As both a healthcare professional and former in-house counsel for a healthcare organization that regularly engaged staffing agencies, I have reviewed healthcare staffing agreements from multiple perspectives. One thing has become clear: many contract issues are not discovered until a dispute arises. Healthcare professionals often focus on compensation and scheduling. Staffing agencies are frequently focused on placement timelines and client relationships. Meanwhile, important

Many people think of lawyers when something has already gone wrong—a dispute, a breached contract, a threatening email, or an unexpected business challenge. In reality, some of the most valuable legal work happens long before any of those situations arise. Before becoming an attorney, I spent years working in healthcare. One lesson that translates across both professions is simple: prevention is usually more effective than treatment. The same principle applies in business and