A big increase in the percentage of healthcare facilities seeking locum tenens physicians reflects both the physician shortage in the United States and the growing turnover among employed doctors, ...

Locum tenens are being increasingly used in hospitals, ambulatory care centers, urgent care clinics, primary care clinics, and long-term acute care centers, and the trend shows no signs of reversing.

Telehealth has revolutionized the way healthcare is delivered, offering a lifeline to patients who have barriers to in-person consultations. One notable case study from LocumTenens.com demonstrates ...

I’ve worked locum tenens off and on since 1982. Flexible schedules allowed me to write several books, pursue a parallel career as a medical journalist, lead medical missions in the Philippines, and ...

About 52,000 physicians worked as locum tenens in 2019, representing about 6% of all practicing physicians. About 85% of hospitals, medical groups, and other provider venues used locum tenens doctors ...

More NPs and PAs are choosing to work on as locum tenens, new survey says. Most locum tenens physicians and other advanced practice providers working as temporary hires were not deterred by the threat ...

Eighty-five percent of healthcare facilities have used locum tenens in the past year to fill gaps caused by a shortage of physicians, according to a new survey. Hospitals, medical groups, and other ...

The majority of physicians are familiar with the concept of locum tenens jobs, but most don't stop to think whether these temporary assignments might work for them. We work with physicians at every ...

Locum tenens work has many advantages, such as flexibility, both in terms of time commitment and the possibility of practicing in different geographic areas. However, there are some disadvantages with ...

No practicing dentist likes to think that there will be a day when he or she can't make it into the office from an injury, illness, or family crisis. Most of us don't plan for anything contrary to ...

Aya Healthcare has acquired Locum’s Nest, a UK-based workforce solutions provider that connects healthcare professionals with available shifts in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals through a ...