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SIA reports more than half of staffing agencies using an MSP or VMS are dissatisfied with their provider. Locums Digest 78 explores what agencies should consider before making a switch: https://loom.ly/KChZJxM In this edition of Locums Digest, 81% of SIA survey respondents use a VMS, and 55% use an MSP, but both received low Net Promoter Scores. More than half may switch providers by year’s end. SIA suggests that program managers assess if the issue lies with the provider or the underuse of services and encourages MSP/VMS companies to help clients better utilize their systems to strengthen partnerships. Also in this issue: Medicus explores the nationwide radiology shortage; All Star explores how locum tenens can be an effective recruiting tool for rural facilities; MPLT, Interim Physicians, Jackson Healthcare, and Jackson and Coker receive service awards; Elite365 acquires Critical Connections, Inc.; Barton Associates earns “Healthcare Staffing and Recruiting Company of the Year” honors; employers brace for 8% increase in healthcare costs, and more. Want to be the first to know when locum tenens news breaks? Sign up for our newsletter (https://loom.ly/SE_r_uA). Locums Digest 78 features news and stories from Medicus Healthcare Solutions, Jackson Healthcare, AMN Healthcare, All Star Healthcare Solutions, Interim Physicians, MPLT Healthcare, Jackson + Coker, and more.

America’s healthcare system is expensive and inaccessible to too many. In a new Locums Profile, we profile research firm Advisory Board and its mission to improve healthcare at https://loom.ly/5vOjGAo. Today’s healthcare leaders are grappling with the immense challenge of navigating acute clinician shortages, surging service demand, declining reimbursements, rising costs, and growing provider burnout. Having the right support can make all the difference in such a harsh environment. For more than 40 years, Advisory Board has equipped healthcare leaders with the resources to craft effective business strategies that address these issues. The firm collaborates with a diverse array of organizations—major healthcare systems, rural hospitals, locum tenens staffing firms, and even corporate retailers—ensuring every perspective is considered. We recently met with Advisory Board’s Daniel Kuzmanovich, a healthcare strategist, facilitator, and thought leader, to discuss the firm’s philosophy. The result is a new Locums Profile that may open your eyes. Read the story: https://loom.ly/5vOjGAo #HealthcareStaffing #LocumTenens

In this edition of The Week in Locums: An exclusive recap of NALTO’s webinar on professional ethics in locum tenens, plus new editions of Locums Digest and Locums CME. Let’s dive in! * During Locum Tenens Week, four NALTO board members unpacked NALTO’s Code of Ethics, a 12-page guide that's set the industry standard for more than 20 years. The webinar highlighted how these principles sustain trust and integrity across the locum tenens landscape. Read the story: https://loom.ly/DnAyAbA * Locums CME 38 examines AMN's report showing that APPs made up 25% of their candidate searches in 2023. This edition also offers Locumstory’s tips for foreign-born physicians, explores the rising demand for residency graduates, and tackles the gender gap in burnout—which affects more than half of female physicians. Check it out: https://loom.ly/ereKB8w * Locums Digest 77 covers Medicus’ report on the growing healthcare access crisis in underserved areas, notes an 8% salary boost for emergency medicine physicians since 2022, highlights AMN’s Q2 revenue gains, and introduces OnCall Solutions’ new president, Michael Skovira. Plus, we celebrate providers honored by Barton Associates and All Star Healthcare during National Locum Tenens Week. Get the full scoop: https://loom.ly/iIgT5UY * We also published CME 39 last Friday, which included insights on how locums can relieve the strain on overworked PCPs, tips for choosing a locums agency, key malpractice insurance questions, and more: https://loom.ly/kZS2Law Haven’t signed up for our bi-weekly newsletter yet? Be the first to know when locum tenens news breaks by joining our email list: https://loom.ly/SE_r_uA That’s it for this week, see you next time!

Primary care has long been a cornerstone of the US healthcare system, but some significant challenges threaten its stability. See what can be done to support PCPs in Locums CME 39: https://loom.ly/kZS2Law Physicians today are up against declining reimbursement rates, an avalanche of tedious administrative tasks, and a growing physician shortage that makes it harder to meet the surging demand for primary care. But facilities can lighten the load by streamlining administrative tasks and embracing flexible options like telehealth or enlisting the help of locum tenens providers to offer relief for facilities feeling the pressure of strained resources. Also in CME 39: What providers should consider before signing on with a locums agency, more pediatric surgeons are interested in locums, tips providers can use to better understand their malpractice coverage; declining reimbursements for CRNA procedures could limit the ability of rural facilities, alarming stats every physician should be concerned about, and more. Want to be the first to know when locum tenens news breaks? Sign up for our newsletter (https://loom.ly/SE_r_uA) . Locums CME 39 features news and stories from: Becker's Healthcare, Medical Economics, CompHealth, LocumTenens.com, All Star Healthcare Solutions, Hayes Locums, and more. #LocumTenens #LocumsCME

In a recent NALTO webinar, industry leaders emphasized the crucial role of professional ethics in locum tenens. Read our webinar summary at https://loom.ly/DnAyAbA or continue for more. The discussion centered around NALTO’s Code of Ethics, a comprehensive 12-page guide that has become the industry standard for ethical practice. From its origins to its practical applications, the webinar highlighted how these guidelines serve as the backbone of ethical conduct, ensuring agencies maintain trust and integrity in every interaction. The panel, which included executives from Wilderness Medical Staffing, LocumTenens. com, and Weatherby Healthcare, shared actionable insights on how agencies can incorporate these ethical principles into their daily operations. They covered everything from maintaining client confidentiality and providing accurate job descriptions to resolving disputes through better communication. The message was clear: ethics are not just guidelines—they are the glue that holds the locum tenens industry together. Scott Selby, NALTO’s ethics committee chair, further explained how adherence to these standards protects agencies and strengthens the entire community. By fostering a culture of transparency and accountability, agencies not only safeguard themselves from potential complaints but also elevate the industry as a whole, making it a trusted space for candidates, clients, and providers alike.

Nearly half of hospital execs don’t feel their facility is prepared to handle its current patient volumes. See how locum tenens can bring much-needed relief in Locums Digest 77: https://loom.ly/iIgT5UY In this edition of Locums Digest, a recent report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions highlights the growing healthcare access crisis in underserved areas. The Q3 Healthcare Market Report revealed that more than 46% of US counties lacked access to a local cardiologist—a figure that soars to 86% in rural areas. The report noted the severity of these staffing shortages has led execs to prioritize provider placement above their cost concerns. Also in this issue: Locum tenens provides a creative solution for industrial sites; emergency medicine salaries have jumped 8% over the last two years; Jackson Healthcare named a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the eighth consecutive year; AMN Healthcare reports 17% growth in locum tenens; OnCall Solutions appoints Michael Skovira as president; and All Star and Barton give special recognition to providers during Locum Tenens Week, and more. Want to be the first to know when locum tenens news breaks? Sign up for our newsletter (https://loom.ly/SE_r_uA). Locums Digest 77 features news and stories from: Medicus Healthcare Solutions, Wilderness Medical Staffing, Jackson Healthcare, AMN Healthcare, All Star Healthcare Solutions, Barton Associates Inc., CompHealth, Weatherby Healthcare, OnCall Solutions, and more.

A recent AMN report says that 25% of candidate searches over the past year have been for APPs. Find out why in today’s Locums CME 38: https://loom.ly/VyzNook and continue reading for more highlights. AMN’s “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentive”s reports growing client demand and increased salaries for APPs from April 2023 to March 2024. Their report attributes this interest in NPs, CRNAs, and PAs to widespread physician shortages but also more opportunities for them to practice in retail clinics, urgent care centers, or through telemedicine. Their report showed that APPs have also seen increased salaries in that same time frame, with starting salaries for NPs increasing from $158,000 to $164,000 in the last year. Plus: Tips to help foreign-born doctors work locum assignments after completing their visa; Wilderness Medical’s complete checklist for locums; 55% of female physicians report symptoms of burnout compared to only 42% of male doctors; one in five doctors experience pandemic-related PTSD; AI chatbots make health information more accessible for patients, and more. Locums CME 38 features news and stories from HealthLeaders, Wilderness Medical Staffing, VISTA Staffing, MPLT Healthcare, Advisory Board, American Medical Association, and more.

Last year, 27 states made it easier for non-physicians to provide patient care after receiving specialized training. See what’s changed at https://loom.ly/SMgBEjs or continue for more. In Locums CME 37: States have broadened the scope of practice and prescriptive authority for non-physician healthcare providers such as PAs, nurse-midwives, registered nurses, and dental hygienists. Fifty bills were passed to relieve pressure on the industry’s provider shortage and make it easier for patients to receive basic care like vaccines or local anesthesia. Plus: How telemedicine enhances flexibility for locums, understanding the financial benefits of locum tenens, finding success in locum tenens neurology, a surprising AMA survey finds a surprising decrease in physician burnout, NP education, major healthcare staffing trends, and so much more. Locums CME 37 features news and stories from: National Conference of State Legislatures, All Star Healthcare Solutions, MPLT Healthcare, VISTA Staffing, American Medical Association, Hayes Locums and more.

In this edition of The Week in Locums: A special recap of National Locum Tenens Week, a deep dive into the history of NALTO, and–hot off the presses–Locums Digest 76 and CME 37. Let’s go! * The 8th annual National Locum Tenens Week has come and gone. In celebration of this year’s event, we took a trip down memory lane to explore how a tense meeting at an Atlanta airport lounge led to the creation of the industry’s first and only professional organization, NALTO. Read the full story: https://loom.ly/gNZr92A * In true Locumpedia fashion, we showcased some of the most creative Locum Tenens Week campaigns from Floyd Lee, Wilderness Medical, Cross Country, Locumstory, Interim Physicians, and more. Check it out: https://loom.ly/Mb1nM-0 * In Locums Digest 76, we explore healthcare staffing market trends and workforce solutions staffing firms use to meet their clients’ needs. We cover the highest-paying states for physicians, agency mergers and acquisitions, preview SIA’s largest locum staffing firms, and how telehealth alleviated the primary care shortage during the pandemic. Get the full scoop here: https://loom.ly/tYmuMoU * In other news... Locums CME 37 will drop later this week (continuing locums education for docs). Inside, we dive into the 2023 bills enacted to broaden the scope of nonphysician healthcare providers, tax advantages available to locum doctors, how peer coaching significantly reduced burnout in a Massachusetts hospital system, the widespread consequences of the anesthesia shortage for rural healthcare facilities, and more. Stay tuned for the link, and keep an eye out for CME 38 and Digest 77 coming soon! Haven’t signed up for our bi-weekly newsletter yet? Be the first to know when locum tenens news breaks by joining our email list: https://loom.ly/SE_r_uA That’s it for this week. See you next time!

The supply of NPs and PAs is expected to swell over the next decade. Find out why and learn how to prepare in a new Locums Digest: https://loom.ly/tYmuMoU In Locums Digest 76: The healthcare staffing industry expects so much growth in the NP and PA workforce for two reasons—population growth and training that makes them suited for all types of healthcare environments. SIA covers this and more in its most recent “US Healthcare Staffing Market Assessment.” Plus: Why agencies play an essential role in a healthcare facility’s locums success; Weatherby determines the metro areas offering higher locum salaries; what providers need to know about malpractice insurance; CHG announces its next president; TheraEx is SVC’s most recent acquisition; recruiting insights from Odyssey’s Jim Stone; a preview of Locumpedia’s coverage on NALTO’s ethics webinar, and more. Locums Digest 76 features news and stories from: Staffing Industry Analysts, CHG Healthcare, VISTA Staffing, NALTO -- National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations, Weatherby Healthcare, and more.