04/29/2008

BidShift announced that the company has changed its name to Concerro Incorporated. Concerro is introducing 'Excellence in Staffing, powered by HealthStaff 2.0,' a platform that communicates the company's commitment to healthcare staffing.

ebizQ received the following:

Concerro, Latin for 'to bridge or connect', further embraces the company's adoption of Web 2.0 principles and philosophies of collaboration, self-organization and the power of collective intelligence. Concerro's products empower a variety of healthcare organizations, such as acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, hospice and psychiatric facilities, with the ability to cut costs through online staffing, recruit and retain staff, and advance clinical quality with data-driven decision making.

"The Concerro name embodies our philosophy as a company, providing excellence in healthcare staffing, with a focus on collaboration and shift management for nurses," said Graham Barnes, CEO of Concerro. "Our mission is to facilitate self-organization and collective intelligence that will empower healthcare workers in the areas of informed staffing and enterprise-wide communication via a Web 2.0 platform."