How Telehealth is Affecting Rural Hospitals
Rural hospitals face multiple challenges in providing care to their patients. Issues such as reliable transportation, an inability to find staff willing to work in their area, and a general…
Rural hospitals face multiple challenges in providing care to their patients. Issues such as reliable transportation, an inability to find staff willing to work in their area, and a general…
In-house recruiters may not be working directly with patients, but the decisions they make regarding the workforce have great potential to influence your medical group’s overall performance. When your organization…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals were already amid historic workforce shortages and shrinking budgets. Coronavirus only exacerbated this growing trend, shining a spotlight on the American healthcare system’s challenges…
Misinformation continues to surround the use of the Q6 modifier, or the billing for services provided by a locum tenens physician, resulting in mistakes that prove costly or even detrimental to…
Healthcare leaders have different ideas on what workforce optimization is and why it is essential to their healthcare system. Understanding contingent staffing needs, providing in-demand clinicians to your facilities, and…
VISTA recently embarked on an engagement with a large multi-specialty medical and healthcare management group to discuss the challenges they were facing. These challenges included the following major areas: cost…
According to AAMC, by 2032, the American healthcare system will be short almost 122,000 physicians. This ongoing physician shortage is only going to get worse. With the lack of qualified clinicians,…
Patient expectations have never been higher. And it is up to you to create an effective workforce management strategy that will help you meet or exceed these expectations. While plans…
Human resources professionals encounter a large amount of data every day. When used correctly, this data can help increase profits and even generate revenue. The term for this deep dive…
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The healthcare industry continuously faces fluctuations in staffing, demanding flexible solutions that can adapt to varying needs across different settings. Locum tenens, a Latin term meaning “to hold the place,”…
In the challenging world of medical specialties, urology stands out as one of the most demanding, often leading to high levels of stress and professional burnout. This issue is a…
The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration for many, but for locum tenens healthcare professionals, it can also be a time of unique challenges and opportunities. In…
During National Physician Assistants Week, we celebrate the significant contributions of Physician Assistants (PAs) to healthcare. These highly trained and skilled individuals play a crucial role in providing quality patient…
Rapid technological advancements have opened up new possibilities in various industries, and healthcare is no exception. Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a game-changer in medicine, with its ability to…
If you’re a nurse practitioner thinking about taking on locum tenens work, there’s no better source of advice than the practitioners who have already been through it. Locum tenens NPs…
The locum tenens market continues to grow as hospitals and clinics face ongoing physician shortages and rising patient demand. More than 52,000 physicians take locum assignments each year, and over…
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