Fortune
The tech industry is applying an Uber-style ‘gigification’ model to nursing. It means no workers’ comp, AI managers, and ‘surveillance wages’
Staffing platforms are reshaping nursing by treating healthcare workers as independent contractors, stripping them of benefits like workers' compensation and replacing human management with algorithm-driven scheduling and oversight. The model prioritizes flexibility and cost-cutting for hospitals, but critics warn it transfers financial risk onto already-strained nurses. As healthcare labor shortages persist, the gigification trend raises urgent questions about worker protections in one of the country's most demanding professions.
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