NATIONAL association of travel Healthcare organizations

Back by popular demand, we’re hosting two rounds of facilitated Roundtable Breakouts. Attendees can choose from nine industry focused topics designed to spark guidance, networking, and clarity. We’ve kept several member favorites and added a new General Bootcamp specifically for newer or smaller agencies. Use the list below to plan where you’d like to spend your time:

• General Bootcamp for New/Smaller Agencies
• Clinical & Credentialing
• Traveler Payroll & Client Billing
• Marketing, Lead Generation & Candidate Sourcing
• Traveler Recruitment & Retention
• Market & Specialty Expansion
• Client Sales & Account Management
• Legal & Compliance
• Technology, Automation & AI

Session Description: The healthcare staffing industry continues to navigate a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.  This is shaped by everything from stricter worker- classification rules, expanding pay transparency requirements, and even immigration and work authorization.  Firms are also facing more complex labor, tax, and benefits regulations, along with growing expectations for worker protections such as paid leave and safety standards. At the same time, data‑privacy laws are tightening, raising the stakes for secure handling of credentialing and personal information. These pressures intersect with ongoing co‑employment risks and the unique regulatory demands of healthcare—ranging from licensure and credentialing to patient‑safety standards and state‑level staffing mandates—creating a multifaceted compliance landscape that requires stronger infrastructure, clearer processes, and more strategic risk management. Join our esteemed panel for insights across the legal, compliance, tax and regulatory landscape affecting our industry and how it will impact you and your company.  

Presented By: 

• Claudia Joly - Sr. Director, Legal Compliance and Regulatory Services, AMN
• Jean Cook - COO, TNAA
• Nancy Sotomayor - Partner, Grove Law
• Joseph Smith - Founder & President, Travel Tax

Session Description: Join Erika Bantz from Butler Street Consulting for a dynamic session on unlocking your team’s potential through skill based training and the effective use of AI. Erika will highlight the skills and concepts that matter most in today’s virtual sales environment, including how teams can navigate the modern buying process and deliver continuous value to clients. She will also share practical strategies for helping your teams work more efficiently—freeing them to focus on what they do best: building relationships and generating revenue. 

Presented by: Erika Bantz - Principal, Bulter Street Consulting 

Session Description: Please join Shane Jackson, President of Jackson Healthcare — the parent company of more than 20 healthcare talent and workforce brands for our keynote session- Culture & Leadership to Thrive in any Market. Shane will explore why employee engagement, culture, and leadership are the most powerful drivers of organizational performance, especially in times of uncertainty and change.

Presented By: Shane Jackson - President, Jackson Healthcare 

Back by popular demand, we’re hosting two rounds of facilitated Roundtable Breakouts. Attendees can choose from nine industry focused topics designed to spark guidance, networking, and clarity. We’ve kept several member favorites and added a new General Bootcamp specifically for newer or smaller agencies. Use the list below to plan where you’d like to spend your time:

• General Bootcamp for New/Smaller Agencies
• Clinical & Credentialing
• Traveler Payroll & Client Billing
• Marketing, Lead Generation & Candidate Sourcing
• Traveler Recruitment & Retention
• Market & Specialty Expansion
• Client Sales & Account Management
• Legal & Compliance
• Technology, Automation & AI

Session Description: M&A in healthcare staffing looks very different today than it did just a few years ago. With margin pressure, fluctuating demand, clinician shortages, and a more cautious investment climate, both buyers and sellers are rethinking what makes a deal worthwhile. Consolidation is no longer about rapid expansion—it’s about resilience, strategic alignment, and navigating a market that has fundamentally reset. This panel brings together leaders from across the industry to discuss how deal priorities have shifted, what drives valuation in the current environment, and where investors see opportunity despite the headwinds. Panelists will explore emerging risks, integration realities, and the operational strengths that matter most in today’s transactions. Attendees will gain a grounded view of what successful M&A looks like now and how organizations can position themselves for the next wave of activity. 

• Dwight Cooper - Founder & CEO of multiple staffing companies, Executive Chairman, Hueman People Solutions
• Tom Lingle - Managing Partner, Oakmark
• Chris Sund - President & CEO, Unitimed
• Jay Gao - Managing Partner, Legion Holdings

Session description: In January 2026, NATHO, in partnership with KPMG commissioned and released the Cost of Labor Study. U.S. Nursing, Allied Health and Therapy Staff labor costs study highlights emerging trends and benchmarks related to labor costs for nursing, allied health and therapy professionals across the United States.   Adam McDonald, Managing Director at KPMG, will walk us through some of the key findings and updates since the study was released – 

• Utilizing travel labor is not just a temporary fix, it is a strategic lever for operational excellence and workforce resilience. 

• After accounting for all “baked in” costs, traveling labor delivers measurable savings and strategic value  

• All-in costs average less for traveling nursing and allied professionals than perm staff. 

• Allied travelers are ~9% less expensive, and Nursing  ~13% less expensive.  

Join us for this dynamic and ground breaking session that outlines how temporary healthcare staffing is a strategic, cost-effective solution that helps facilities/hospitals address ongoing staff shortages, burnout, and rising demand. By optimizing staffing, hospitals/facilities can effectively maintain operational performance in an ever-changing labor landscape.  

Presented By: Adam McDonald - Managing Director, KPMG 

Presented by: 

• Earl Dalton - President, NATHO Clinical Chief Officer & VP Clinical Services, Health Carousel 
• Holly Bass - Executive Director, NATHO