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Revolutionizing Healthcare Staffing Through Technology

Matchwell: Revolutionizing Healthcare Staffing Through Technology

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Robert Crowe, Founder and CEO, MatchwellRobert Crowe, Founder and CEO, Matchwell
Healthcare organizations have a litany of operational challenges they face every single day. One of these more prominent challenges that has plagued the healthcare industry for years is staff shortages. Not only is there a clinician deficit, but patient census fluctuations often mean that one organization may be overstaffed while the organization across the street is understaffed. These staffing challenges have only been intensified in 2020 with the introduction of COVID-19 as healthcare organizations quarantine staff and balance surges. Traditionally, healthcare organizations have had to rely on overtime or expensive staffing agencies to fill in the gaps. Meanwhile, just like workers in other industries, healthcare professionals are increasingly seeking more flexible work arrangements to accommodate their own personal work-life balances. Almost every healthcare organization has talked about the challenge of tapping into a flexible workforce in a more seamless and cost-effective way, but all too often overtime and staffing agencies continue to be the default band-aid solution.

Matchwell is the solution.

Based in Durham, North Carolina, Matchwell provides a powerful marketplace platform to assist healthcare organizations in revolutionizing how they access qualified healthcare professionals for flexible work. “We’re helping healthcare organizations tap into a growing workforce of professionals who need a little more flexibility and we’re leveraging technology to make it easy, fast, and more cost efficient than any other solution in the industry,” says Robert Crowe, Founder and CEO at Matchwell.

Matchwell was founded in 2017 by Robert Crowe who had spent two decades in the staffing industry. Every day he witnessed the workforce challenges facing healthcare organizations and realized that these organizations needed a more proactive, cost-efficient and supportive tool in their recruiting and engagement toolkit. Technology makes is possible to take a very difficult logistical issue and make it seem simple – Matchwell’s platform not only helps healthcare organizations replace their agency usage but also helps them access a totally new workforce that has by-in-large been out of reach for many organizations. Similarly, Matchwell helps empower healthcare professionals to pick up extra work by making it easy for them to do so – directly with the healthcare organization. “We eliminated the middleman and the need to have an expensive staffing agency involved – just direct access to great people who are qualified, credentialed, and interested in flex work,” adds Crowe.

In talking through the core competencies of Matchwell’s platform, Crowe elaborates on how his company’s business model, coupled with the technology’s unparalleled ability to connect the dots between clinicians and clinics, is helping revolutionize flexible work in the healthcare field. Matchwell has grown tremendously fast and has some pretty impressive success stories already under their belt. For example, Matchwell has partnered with Kentucky-based Signature HealthCARE— the seventh-largest post-acute healthcare organization in the U.S.—in fulfilling their mission to deliver healthcare in the quickest and most innovative way.

As a result of their collaboration with Matchwell, Signature HealthCARE is now able to offer a new way for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to engage in work with their communities. “Together we are building a network of qualified clinicians that will empower Signature HealthCARE to eliminate agency, reduce overtime, and have an ever-growing pipeline of future full-time hires,” states Crowe.

Matchwell has a mission to help save the US Healthcare industry $1B in agency fees and overtime. But it doesn’t stop there, Matchwell also donates vaccines with every single match in their platform. They’ve partnered with Durham, NC - based Vaccine Ambassadors to facilitate this giving component of their model. According to Crowe, Matchwell’s core ethos is to simply ‘always do the right thing, for the right reasons, and to give back whenever and wherever possible’. This may explain why organizations from all settings – from hospitals to skilled nursing to clinics to home health, assisted living and schools are turning to Matchwell. Looking ahead, Matchwell has a growing waitlist across multiple states and expects to double its footprint in 2021. “In three years, we will be available to every organization who needs to access healthcare professionals across the country and through technology, we can empower people to come together easily for great work and return billions of dollars back to the healthcare system” concludes Crowe.

- Aaron Paul
    November 30, 2020
Top 10 Healthcare Startups - 2020

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Matchwell

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Robert Crowe, Founder and CEO, Matchwell

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Offers a marketplace platform that enables easy, direct and transparent access between healthcare organizations and healthcare professionals for flexible work opportunities

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Matchwell and Indiana Hospital Association unveil nation's first state resource pool for flexible healthcare staffing

DURHAM - Matchwell, announce the launch of the nation's first resource pool for flexible healthcare staffing. In collaboration with the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), the newly unveiled Indiana Resource Pool, powered by IHA and Matchwell, is the first of its kind in the country.
This groundbreaking initiative addresses workforce supply issues, offering IHA members a new approach to access and engage a local, flexible workforce. The Indiana Resource Pool is designed to support healthcare facilities in meeting their staffing needs.
"I couldn't be happier that our technology can help support this initiative," said Robert Crowe, EVP of Per Diem and Local Workforce Strategies at Medical Solutions, and founder of Matchwell. "Since our inception in 2019, Matchwell has been dedicated to helping organizations across the U.S. access and engage their own flexible workforce. This initiative is an extension of that mission."
The Indiana Resource Pool features a technology platform which grants IHA members direct access to pre-vetted clinicians living in Indiana who are seeking shift or contract work. This platform equips healthcare facilities with tools to manage that workforce.
"We are excited to partner with Matchwell on this innovative solution," said Blake Dye, Interim President of the Indiana Hospital Association. "This gives our members unparalleled access to healthcare professionals, ensuring we maintain high-quality care in our communities."
This collaboration marks a significant step forward in addressing healthcare staffing challenges, reflecting both Matchwell and IHA's commitment to supporting healthcare providers and ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient care. Clinicians who want to sign up can do so by visiting https://work.matchwell.app/. Once in the system, they will have access to all open needs for participating locations.

Matchwell and IHA introduce flexible healthcare staffing initiative for Indiana

Medical Solutions brand Matchwell and the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) in the US have partnered to launch the nation's first state resource pool for flexible healthcare staffing.
Dubbed Indiana Resource Pool, the offering aims to address workforce supply challenges by providing members of IHA with access to a regional and flexible workforce.
The initiative is created to support healthcare systems in Indiana to meet their staffing requirements.
It features a technology platform that aids IHA members to access pre-vetted clinicians residing in Indiana who are planning shift or contract work.
Matchwell founder Robert Crowe said: “I couldn’t be happier that our technology can help support this initiative.
“Since our inception in 2019, Matchwell has been dedicated to helping organisations across the US access and engage their own flexible workforce. This initiative is an extension of that mission.”
This platform is also equipped with tools to help healthcare facilities efficiently manage this workforce.
The Matchwell and IHA alliance is intended at tackling healthcare staffing challenges to support healthcare providers and ensure the delivery of patient care.
Indiana Hospital Association interim president Blake Dye said: “We are excited to partner with Matchwell on this innovative solution.
“This gives our members unparalleled access to healthcare professionals, ensuring we maintain high-quality care in our communities.”
Using Matchwell, healthcare systems can attract and retain new clinicians who are looking for work on their terms.
In July 2022, Matchwell was acquired by US-based Medical Solutions, which offers total workforce solutions for the healthcare industry, for an undisclosed sum.
"Matchwell and IHA introduce flexible healthcare staffing initiative for Indiana" was originally created and published by Hospital Management, a GlobalData owned brand.