Data Facts Background Screening Blog

There are few industries more regulated the than healthcare industry. Not only are there seriously stiff fines in play for non-compliance, many positions in the healthcare field are literally involved in life-and-death actions and decisions. 

Healthcare background checks are critical in making certain the best, safest hiring decisions are made. Data Facts has helped healthcare HR professionals make these decisions for many years, and recently added another product to their solution suite.

Today, healthcare companies face a variety of hiring challenges. It is integral to an effective healthcare hiring policy for employers to invest time to ensure their policy for conducting a background check on applicants is relevant, compliant, and meets hiring regulations.

Here are four best practices to make healthcare hiring a success:

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With the adoption of health information technology (HIT) and the promotion of a nationwide health information exchange, healthcare organizations are finding themselves with changing HR needs. 

HR has to ensure its hospitals, nursing homes and managed care providers are staffed with qualified employees and address the ongoing demands HIT implementations have on their workforce.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. will add 5.6 million healthcare and social assistance jobs through 2020.  As one of the fastest growing sectors, here are four tips to alleviate healthcare HR growing pains: