Market Trends & Insights

Market Trends & Insights

‘I Think This Called Me’: A Chat with 2024 Locum Hero Dr. Christine Rizkalla, DMD

“It’s very humbling—I don’t see myself as a hero,” Rizkalla said about being named this year’s Locum Hero. “As a healthcare professional, I believe that […]

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Barton Associates Breaks Into the Top 100 Largest U.S. Staffing Firms, Top 30 U.S. Healthcare Staffing Firms

Barton Associates was named the 96th-largest staffing firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), climbing 21 spots from last year. In addition, Barton […]

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Barton Associates Breaks Into the Top 100 Largest U.S. Staffing Firms

Barton Associates rises 21 spots on SIA list to No. 96, showcasing rapid growth.

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Survey Finds Nearly Half of PAs Find the Term ‘Mid-Level Provider’ Offensive

In recent years, the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) has encouraged the discontinuation of using “mid-level provider” to describe physician assistants/associates (PAs), arguing that […]

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Barton Associates Announces Sixth Annual “Locum Heroes” Contest

Nominations will be accepted from June 3 through June 28, 2024, and can be submitted on Barton Associates' “Locum Heroes” nomination page.

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Survey: 9 in 10 PAs Believe the PA Licensure Compact is Taking Too Long to Implement

Learn more about what the PAs in our network think about the PA Licensure Compact!

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Trends in Emergency Healthcare: Go Locum, Go Rural

A study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine says 92% of the 48,835 clinically active emergency physicians in the United States practice in more […]

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Barton Associates Promotes Vanessa Moriarty to Senior Director of Staffing & Sales

In her new role, Moriarty will leverage her vast knowledge of the locum tenens industry to lead teams of experienced staffing consultants and account executives […]

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Report: Healthcare Facilities Across the U.S. Struggle to Fill PA Positions

Experienced and skilled physician assistants (PAs) are in demand across the country—and according to some PAs, healthcare facilities across the United States are struggling to […]

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Survey Finds Travel Clinicians and Locum Tenens Providers are 17% Happier Than Permanent Peers

We recently surveyed our network of travel, locum tenens, and permanent physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), dentists, registered nurses (RNs) and allied health […]

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VP of Talent Strategy Katie Kuhl Featured in Boston Business Journal’s ‘People on the Move’

Check out Katie's feature in the Boston Business Journal!

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Barton Associates Welcomes Katie Kuhl as Vice President of Talent Strategy

Kuhl will leverage her extensive talent and human resources expertise to shape Barton Associates' people operations strategy through the development and implementation of comprehensive talent […]

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