Most hiring workflows have gone digital: applicant tracking, e-signatures, automated background checks, digital I-9s: organizations have invested heavily in streamlining the process from offer to day one. Yet for many HR, talent acquisition, and compliance teams, one piece of the ... Read More
Category: Compliance
Finding the right candidate is only half the work. Getting them from offer acceptance to day one without losing momentum is where many hiring processes quietly break down. Disconnected tools, manual handoffs, and limited visibility into screening progress can slow ... Read More
May 15, 2026Ashley McManus
Most conversations in background screening focus on the same short list: faster turnaround times, new AI features, cleaner candidate experiences, better platform integrations. Those things matter, but there's a quieter factor that often determines whether real innovation actually happens, and ... Read More
May 11, 2026Ashley McManus
A "good enough" background check might actually be good enough for a lot of industries: healthcare is not one of them.
Place a clinician at the bedside, send a caregiver into a patient's home, or staff a critical hospital department, and ... Read More
May 4, 2026Ashley McManus
AI is everywhere in 2026. Every vendor pitch deck seems to promise "AI-powered" everything; faster decisions, lower costs, fewer errors. Background screening is no exception.
But if you're responsible for hiring in healthcare or healthcare staffing, you can't afford to adopt ... Read More
April 27, 2026Ashley McManus
If your hiring volume has dipped and your team has more breathing room than it did a year ago, you are in a better position than you might think. Slower periods tend to surface inefficiencies that rapid growth buried, and ... Read More
April 16, 2026Ashley McManus
A recap of a joint Universal Background Screening & Verisys webinar
The headlines keep coming.
Another healthcare organization fined for employing an excluded provider. A health plan forced to repay millions for claims tied to a sanctioned clinician. A large system struggling ... Read More
April 13, 2026Ashley McManus
Effective April 18, 2026, a new amendment to New York’s Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) dramatically limits how New York employers can use an applicant’s or employee’s credit history. In general, it will be unlawful for employers to request or use credit reports or ... Read More
April 10, 2026Ashley McManus
Candidate Fraud and Identity in 2026: Getting It Right Without Breaking the Experience
If you lead a healthcare system or a healthcare staffing firm, you've almost certainly felt it by now: candidate fraud is no longer a fringe issue. It comes ... Read More
April 1, 2026Ashley McManus
How embedded compliance in background screening protects healthcare staffing firms — without slowing down clinical hiring
There's a conversation happening in healthcare staffing organizations across the country, usually between a compliance manager and a recruiter, and it usually goes something like ... Read More
March 20, 2026Ashley McManus










