This Health Industry Insights NewsFlash discusses Healthcare workforce managers' being caught in a vise between the need for better skill sets for personnel and a perceived shrinking pool of quality nursing and caregiving talent. If vendors can't fix the talent pool issues, they are at least now trying to ease the business process pressure. This translates into IT solutions that integrate hiring automation, employee selection, and employee performance measurement. Healthcare providers that install workforce and talent management IT solutions can hope to drive and refine better workforce management practices and achieve measurable business results with an eye toward better healthcare services for patients.