BidShift® Changes Name to Concerro

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BidShift, the leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of effective staffing solutions for healthcare organizations, announced Saturday at the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 41^st Annual Meeting and Exposition that the company has changed its name to Concerro, Incorporated. Concerro is introducing ‘Excellence in Staffing, powered by HealthStaff 2.0,’ a new and evolving platform that communicates the company’s ongoing commitment to excellence and innovation in healthcare staffing.

“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.”

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.”

The company unveiled the Concerro name, brand and product direction at AONE, and encouraged conference attendees to attend its celebration at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel located at 1400 6^th Ave. on Saturday, April 26.

About Concerro

Concerro, formerly known as BidShift, and was the first company to manage shifts online with incentives for effective nurse staffing in hospitals. The company’s SaaS technology matches nurses and other healthcare employees with available shifts, online and in real-time. Based in San Diego, Calif., Concerro helps healthcare organizations across the US realize cost savings, recruit and retain staff and advance clinical quality with data-driven decision making. To learn more, visit www.concerro.com.