Internist Geeta Arora, MD, a hospitalist based in New York who is licensed to practice in six states, was drawn to a locum tenens career because "I wanted the opportunity to be present with people in ...

The demand for locum tenens physicians has increased significantly over the past several years. Today, they are helping to meettemporary physician staffing needs in hospitals, group practices and ...

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 ...

In a reflection of changing practice patterns, an increasing number of hospitals, medical groups, and other healthcare organizations are hiring locum tenens physicians to fill gaps in care, according ...

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 ...

Locum tenens clinicians can be a short-term solution for doctor shortages, but CMOs must plan carefully how to use them. Locum tenens physicians can plug short-term gaps in the physician workforce, ...

Joe Sturdivant, MD, a practicing locum physician and CMO of IMN Enterprises, a locum tenens staffing agency, joined Becker’s to discuss how working locum tenens has changed the way he works. Question: ...

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.

The healthcare industry is one that is fast-paced, and so, locum tenens providers have a unique and dynamic role to play. Whether you’re a seasoned healthcare professional or a facility in need of ...

For decades, locum tenens firms have acted as matchmakers between physicians and health care facilities in need of additional support. According to the American Medical Association, at any given time, ...