Twenty years ago, locum tenens physicians were a relative anomaly at hospitals and medical groups. Today, 77% of facilities are using locum tenens physicians to maintain services while they seek ...

Irving, Texas-based AMN Healthcare, parent company of Staff Care, a major source of locum tenens physicians, is staffing much less temporary physicians now compared to five years ago, according to an ...

Imagine a dream job where you could work when you want, where you want, how you want, ignore local politics, enjoy generous compensation, and bask in appreciation from patients, peers, and even ...

Many physicians who are coming to the end of the end of their careers are keeping their hand in medicine by doing locum tenens work. Despite the fact that younger physicians are moving into temporary ...

Traditionally, locum tenens have been used as a way for hospitals to replace a physician that is out of the office temporarily. But that is not the only way to use locum tenens. The model can be used ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Close to three quarters (71%) of locum tenens physicians and other advanced practice healthcare professionals working on a temporary basis have treated Covid-19 patients, ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CHG Healthcare, the nation’s largest provider of locum tenens services, today released its 2023 State of Locum Tenens Report, an overview of trends in today’s ...

Hospitalized patients fare just as well when they're treated by temporary locum tenens doctors as the permanent physicians they replace, according to a new study. Researchers found no difference in 30 ...

Thirty-seven percent of physicians and advanced practice providers that work on a locum tenens basis do it as a side job on top of an additional permanant role as a clinician, according to an April ...

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 ...

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 ...