AMN 2017 Annual Report

4 services program, in which we manage all or a portion of a client’s contingent staffing needs. This service includes both the placement of our own healthcare professionals and the utilization of other staffing agencies to fulfill the client’s staffing needs. We believe an MSP reduces redundancies for our clients and allows them to optimize their staffing utilization. We often use our own VMS technology as part of our MSP, which we believe further enhances the value of our service offering. In 2017, we had approximately $1.2 billion in annualized gross billings under management under our MSPs and approximately 40% of our consolidated revenue flowed through MSP relationships compared to approximately 1% in 2008. (9) Vendor Management Systems . Some clients and prospective clients wish to utilize a vendor-neutral VMS technology that allows them to self-manage the procurement of their contingent clinical labor. We provide two VMS technologies, ShiftWise and Medefis, to clients that desire this option. Our VMS technology provides, among other things, control over a wide variety of tasks via a single system and consolidated reporting. In 2017, we had approximately $1.2 billion in annualized gross billings flow through our VMS programs, for which we typically earn a 4-5% fee. (10) Recruitment Process Outsourcing . We offer our clients RPO services, customized to their particular needs, pursuant to which we recruit, hire and/or onboard permanent clinical and nonclinical positions on behalf of the client. Our RPO program leverages our expertise and support systems to replace or complement a client’s existing internal recruitment function for permanent staffing needs, providing flexibility to our clients to determine how to best garner the recruiting resources necessary to fill their permanent staffing needs. (11) Workforce Optimization Services . We provide workforce optimization services, including consulting, data analytics, predictive modeling and SaaS-based scheduling technology. Through the acquisition of Avantas, we acquired proprietary scheduling software, Smart Square, which utilizes predictive analytics to create better, more accurate and timely staffing plans for a client, which we believe effectively reduces the client’s aggregate clinical labor spend. (12) Health Information Management. Through our recent acquisition of Peak, we offer remote medical coding, case management and related health information management consulting solutions to hospitals and physician medical groups nationwide. Our Healthcare Professionals The recruitment and retention of a sufficient number of qualified healthcare professionals to work temporary assignments on our behalf is critical to the success of our business. Healthcare professionals choose temporary assignments for a variety of reasons that include seeking flexible work opportunities, exploring diverse practice settings, building skills and experience by working at prestigious healthcare facilities, avoiding the demands and political environment of working as permanent staff, working through life and career transitions, and as a means of access into a permanent staff position.