Hospital Locum Tenens: An Alternative Value-Add

Today, most hospital physicians are experiencing some level of burnout due to increased challenges with greater work activities, high levels of patient needs, and low staffing levels. These challenges lead to a desire for early retirement and physicians looking for new medical-related career options. This has placed increased pressures on hospitals to either ramp-up their recruiting efforts or consider alternative staffing models to support their clinical specialty services.  As an alternative, many hospitals are turning to locum tenens for physician staffing support providing value to the hospital, its workforce, and most importantly, for patients. In this episode of Value-Based Care Insights, Daniel J. Marino talks with Richard Heim from LocumsPro to discuss some of the benefits locum tenens bring to hospital patients and staff. Insights Recent information shows that 53% of physicians today are experiencing some level of burnout which may impact care delivery. Malpractice and ongoing political struggles are having a negative effect on physician recruitment for hospitals. Personal situations such as maternity or paternity leave, or a desire for work/life balance, may require hospitals to consider alternative staffing in which locum tenens can cover.