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1. 1. Locum Tenens | Executive Bios | VISTA Staffing Solutions

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   Published on: 7/15/2008   Last Visited: 7/15/2008

   VISTA Staffing Solutions was founded in 1990 by Mark S. Brouse, president, Katie Abby, executive vice president, and Clarke Shaw, senior vice president.
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   Katie Abby
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   Katie Abby
   
   Executive Vice President
   
   Katie Abby is responsible for day-to-day operations of VISTA's US locum tenens service and new business ventures, including international locum tenens in Australia and New Zealand, long-term staffing in the US, and physician search and consulting in both locales.Katie is an experienced operations manager and contributes to division-wide training, mentoring, and management programs.She helped develop the standards for physician recruitment, credentials review, and matching with appropriate practices that shape the entire locum tenens industry to this day.
   
   Katie worked as a physician recruiter for CompHealth, a large locum tenens staffing company, for more than five years prior to co-founding Salt Lake City-based VISTA Staffing Solutions in 1990.
   
   Katie is immediate past president of the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO), an association she helped found to establish and enforce standards for ethics and sound business practices within the locum tenens industry.She is a member of the board of directors of International Volunteers in Urology, an organization that provides education and health care worldwide.In 2006 she spent three weeks in Tibet as a volunteer for One HEART, an organization that trains physicians and birth volunteers on sterile birth techniques and emergency rescue measures.An avid fitness enthusiast, Katie has created a wellness culture within VISTA that makes fitness and health a priority for employees and physicians.She completed the Wisconsin Ironman this summer and ran the Boston Marathon in 2005.

2. 2. Locum Tenens | Executive Bios | VISTA Staffing Solutions

   www.vistastaff.com/about/press - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/15/2008   Last Visited: 7/15/2008

   VISTA Staffing Solutions was founded in 1990 by Mark S. Brouse, president, Katie Abby, executive vice president, and Clarke Shaw, senior vice president.
   ...
   Katie Abby
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   Katie Abby
   
   Executive Vice President
   
   Katie Abby is responsible for day-to-day operations of VISTA's US locum tenens service and new business ventures, including international locum tenens in Australia and New Zealand, long-term staffing in the US, and physician search and consulting in both locales.Katie is an experienced operations manager and contributes to division-wide training, mentoring, and management programs.She helped develop the standards for physician recruitment, credentials review, and matching with appropriate practices that shape the entire locum tenens industry to this day.
   
   Katie worked as a physician recruiter for CompHealth, a large locum tenens staffing company, for more than five years prior to co-founding Salt Lake City-based VISTA Staffing Solutions in 1990.
   
   Katie is immediate past president of the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO), an association she helped found to establish and enforce standards for ethics and sound business practices within the locum tenens industry.She is a member of the board of directors of International Volunteers in Urology, an organization that provides education and health care worldwide.In 2006 she spent three weeks in Tibet as a volunteer for One HEART, an organization that trains physicians and birth volunteers on sterile birth techniques and emergency rescue measures.An avid fitness enthusiast, Katie has created a wellness culture within VISTA that makes fitness and health a priority for employees and physicians.She completed the Wisconsin Ironman this summer and ran the Boston Marathon in 2005.

3. 3. Locum Tenens | Press Releases | VISTA Staffing Solutions

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   Published on: 4/21/2006   Last Visited: 7/15/2008

   Katie Abby, COO of VISTA Staffing Solutions, Spoke of Successes and Challenges
   
   Salt Lake City, Utah—April 21, 2006— The outgoing president of the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO), Katie Abby, summarized an eventful and successful 18-month tenure on April 20, 2006 at the NALTO Spring Meeting.
   
   Of the achievements Abby noted in her presentation, the highlight occurred in mid-2005.At that time, NALTO member companies worked together to overcome an attempt by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) to classify locum tenens physicians as staffing company employees in order to collect employer taxes.Thus, classifying locum tenens physicians as independent contractors remains the industry standard.
   
   "This was a significant challenge to the very core of our industry, and I am proud that NALTO members united to overcome it," said Abby."Overall, it was a privilege to serve as the president of an association that promotes an exciting and growing industry.More so because its members ultimately improve access to high-quality care for patients around the country."
   
   During the 18 months that Abby led NALTO, two member companies reached a milestone by becoming the first in the locum tenens industry to be publicly traded.The association gained four new members, bringing the total membership to 36 companies, and an associate membership was added as an option for organizations affiliated with the industry.In addition, board participation was expanded with the addition of a new board seat and two new board members.Abby, who is chief operating officer of VISTA Staffing Solutions, will continue to serve as a member of the NALTO board of directors.