One quarter of surveyed physicians say that temporary “locum tenens” work has expanded their case experience and provided a competitive professional advantage. A locum tenens covers the duties of an ...

From 2009-2010, the number of hospitals and practices using locum tenens physicians rose from 72 to 85 percent, according to at Staff Care, a locum tenens company. Hospitals now account for nearly 60 ...

Locum tenens work was once considered a temporary fix so hospitals can maintain continuity of care during staffing gaps and for clinicians to maintain continuity of employment between permanent ...

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, ...

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: ...

But How Much Does It Pay? Locum tenens primary care physicians generally are paid a daily rate of $600 to $800, says Ebner. Their annual income depends on their ability to keep a full schedule, which ...

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 ...

MIDVALE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As physician shortages deepen across the U.S., health systems are increasingly turning to locum tenens providers to maintain patient access and revenue. CHG ...