API Healthcare is adding external staffing solutions to its human capital management portfolio with the acquisition of Clearview Staffing Software, Inc.

Based in Hartford, Wis., API specializes in solutions that place employees where they’re needed within the healthcare setting, giving hospitals and other healthcare providers an opportunity to manage labor costs while preserving quality of care. Adding Dallas-based Clearview to the mix, officials said, allows providers to manage external sources of labor while allowing API to extend its solutions to healthcare staffing agencies.

“The synergy created by adding Clearview’s products to the API Healthcare suite supports our vision of providing an integrated, healthcare-focused solution that addresses the challenges around optimizing workforce utilization,” said J.P. Fingado, API’s president and chief executive officer.  “Hospitals and agencies recognize that there is a great deal of inefficiency and tension inherent in their current relationships. Our combined solutions and technology give us the unique ability to address these issues by maximizing operational efficiencies and streamlining workflows, thereby improving hospital-agency relationships.”

Founded in 1982, API offers a platform of human capital management services that include time and attendance, staffing and scheduling, patient classification, payroll and human resources. Clearview’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions allow staffing agencies to automate recruiting, onboarding, licensing, credentialing, scheduling, managing and paying temporary medical professionals.

“By becoming a part of API Healthcare, we are able to join a successful, larger company and have a greater impact on the management of the healthcare workforce,” said David Gorman, Clearview’s president and co-founder. “The integration of the API Healthcare and Clearview solutions will enable hospitals and health systems to maximize both internal and external staffing resources. The solutions will also make it easier for agencies and hospitals to work together, resulting in a win/win situation.”