LocumTenens.com Expands Solutions for Healthcare Workforce Optimization with Acquisition of Nashville-Based Kimedics
ALPHARETTA, Ga. and NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 31, 2023) -- LocumTenens.com, part of the Jackson Healthcare® family of companies, today announced that it has acquired Kimedics, the workforce management platform provider whose solutions streamline workforce operations, improve efficiency, help control cost and enable healthcare organizations to make faster, more informed decisions.
Recognizing the growing importance of strategic workforce planning and management, LocumTenens.com began working with Kimedics to create a customized solution for its customers in 2021. Based on success and uptake in the market, the businesses discovered their ability to deliver even more capabilities and rich insights to positively impact today’s healthcare organizations.
Through this strategic acquisition, LocumTenens.com has further expanded its suite of workforce optimization solutions, arming healthcare organizations with robust, next-generation workforce management powered by actionable insights. Leveraging the Kimedics platform, customers can execute innovative workforce strategies, drawing on robust analytics and intelligence to provide visibility into every aspect of staffing operations.
“The healthcare workforce landscape is only becoming more complex,” said Chris Franklin, president, LocumTenens.com. “Through our acquisition of Kimedics, we now have even more ways to empower our customers with real-time insights to drive their unique clinical staffing strategies.”
“LocumTenens.com is committed to staying ahead of the ever-evolving healthcare staffing landscape. With a focus on improving patient care through the strategic use of workforce planning technologies, we are excited to come together and extend our reach to make a difference for providers and patients alike,” said Sarah Ramsey, CEO and founder, Kimedics.
Kimedics will maintain its operational autonomy and retain its brand identity as an independent entity of LocumTenens.com, working with its existing leadership team.
About Kimedics
Kimedics is solely focused on helping organizations optimize their healthcare workforce. Through its innovative workforce management platform built specifically for the healthcare market, it manages and collaborates with healthcare providers, healthcare operators and healthcare partners to efficiently deploy clinical staff within and between organizations. Leveraging Kimedics, healthcare organizations benefit from shared visibility to efficiently manage workforce onboarding, schedules and spend within organizations, between organizations and with their workforce. Learn more at www.kimedics.com.
About LocumTenens.com
LocumTenens.com specializes in optimizing healthcare staffing strategies with flexible, hybrid and temporary placement of physicians, advanced practice providers and psychologists through both onsite and telehealth services. As operators of the locum tenens industry’s most-visited job board, LocumTenens.com connects healthcare organizations with medical professionals to ensure patients have access to quality care. Founded in 1995, LocumTenens.com is a leader in the healthcare staffing industry and an employer of choice, placing clinicians who deliver care to more than seven million patients in over 4,000 healthcare facilities in the U.S. Headquartered in Atlanta, LocumTenens.com is a Jackson Healthcare® company. Learn more at www.LocumTenens.com.
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