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The healthcare sector continues to evolve rapidly, with all efforts focused on three core matters: Improving patient care. Reducing healthcare costs and hospital expenditures. Bolstering intelligent population health management through modern technology. Effective staffing is a powerful tool that can help healthcare organizations achieve these goals in 2017. To that […]

Working in a new environment is a challenge. You have to prove yourself to the current personnel who have been working at the practice, organization, or hospital, and they may have years of experience with the system. The locum has to learn all the proper steps, avoid errors, and minimize […]

More hospitals and other medical facilities are beginning to capitalize on the immense value of locum tenens providers, especially as staffing problems remain widespread. At the same time, it appears many medical practitioners are becoming fond of locum tenens as a profession as opposed to working traditional full-time jobs. Although […]

Physician burnout is among the most dangerous and widespread symptoms of staff shortages in the medical sector. Unfortunately, this issue has intensified in each of the past few years, and healthcare leaders need to find ways to alleviate the pressures that lead physicians to run out of steam. Let’s first […]

Rob Indresano, our president and COO, was recently published in Becker’s Hospital Review. His article details the current supply-demand crisis in healthcare and how staffing solutions such as staffing NPs and PAs, embracing telemedicine, and filling staffing gaps with locum tenens providers can help hospitals, practices, and organizations get through […]

As the cold fall season brings us closer to the winter months, it’s time to start planning for holiday coverage at your organization. Thanks to vacations and winter illnesses, many facilities find themselves without sufficient coverage from November through January. This can result in a decrease in revenue, burnout among […]

There’s a shortage of psychiatrists in the United States, even in the wake of greater mental health awareness. As Americans struggle to find the care they need, administrators at hospitals, practices, and organizations should consider the benefits of using telepsychiatry and locum tenens psychiatrists. A Lack of Healthcare Professionals We’ll […]

The U.S. healthcare sector has been among the most heavily affected by skills gaps and talent shortages over the past several years. This has led to a direct increase in the amount of strain placed on physicians and other medical practitioners, which can compromise the quality and efficiency of any […]