The 5 Must Haves to Efficiently Manage Internal Resource Pools with Mouhamad Abbas
Mouhamad “Mo” Abbas, President of Vendor Management Solutions at AMN Healthcare, joins the show to discuss internal float pools and internal agencies in healthcare. In this episode, we explore why this topic is relevant in the current healthcare landscape, the difference between internal float pools and internal agencies, and their benefits for clinicians. Mo also highlights the critical components of setting up a successful float pool or internal agency, including technology platforms, clinician experience, centralized scheduling, compliance and credentialing, and data analytics. Finally, he shares the success story of a hospital system that achieved cost savings and workforce optimization by implementing a technology platform.
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Timestamps
00:00 Meet Mo
01:27 The Relevance of Internal Float Pools and Internal Agencies
06:22 Barriers to Setting Up a Float Pool or Internal Agency
08:26 Key Must-Haves for Setting Up a Successful Internal Float Pool
13:52 Benefits and Success of Implementing Internal Float Pools
About Kerry
Kerry Perez hosts the Elevate Care Podcast, dedicated to driving innovation in workforce technology, total talent management, and workforce staffing needs.
As the Vice President, Enterprise Strategy at AMN Healthcare, Kerry Perez leads the design and implementation of enterprise strategies to fuel growth and achieve market leadership.
With over 15 years of experience in various healthcare roles at AMN, including recruitment, marketing, innovation, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions, Kerry established AMN's Diligence and Integration Management Office in her previous role. There, she oversaw the strategic and functional integration of new acquisitions to enhance value.
Guided by principles of customer obsession, ambitious thinking, and tangible results, Kerry's personal and professional mantra is "Be a Somebody who Makes Everybody Feel Like a Somebody." Committed to mentoring emerging leaders and building high-performing teams, Kerry holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Economics and Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
About Mo
Mouhamad “Mo” Abbas, joined as President of Vendor Management Systems (VMS) in 2022 . In this role, he is responsible for all AMN’s VMS solutions (ShiftWise Flex, Medefis and b4Health).
Mr. Abbas joined AMN with over 20 years of experience in global talent management and as a SaaS and technology entrepreneur. He believes in making an impact to society by having an exceptional vision beyond the VMS in services and value delivery. He has a proven track record delivering state-of-the-art VMS solutions and has successfully implemented talent solutions and change management with several multi-industry global companies with various technologies.
Mr. Abbas most recently served as the Chief of Operations and Technology Innovations for Simplify Workforce, which he helped co-found. During his tenure there, he developed and drove market strategies, created a scalable model, and led marketing and sales, and implementation to multiple cross-industry clients, while also leading product innovation.
Mr. Abbas earned his MBA degree in MIS from St Edwards University, Austin, TX.
About The Show
Elevate Care Podcast delves into the latest trends, thinking, and best practices shaping the landscape of healthcare. From total talent management to solutions and strategies to expand the reach of care, we discuss methods to enable high quality, flexible workforce and care delivery. We will discuss the latest advancements in technology, the impact of emerging models and settings, physical and virtual, and address strategies to identify and obtain an optimal workforce mix. Tune in to gain valuable insights from thought leaders focused on improving healthcare quality, workforce well-being, and patient outcomes.