Locum Tenens Bridging Gaps in Care on the Frontlines

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare organizations across the country are beginning to onboard emergency response teams comprised of locum tenens clinicians. Translated from Latin, locum tenens means "to hold the place of; to substitute for." Traditionally, locum tenens staffing is a solution for healthcare organizations needing to fill in for physicians or advanced practitioners who are on vacation or a leave of absence. And physicians and advanced practitioners working locum tenens regularly step in to increase access to care for patients living in rural areas facing a shortage, or even an entire lack, of specialists. However, the COVID-19 pandemic is quickly changing the way healthcare organizations utilize locum tenens staffing solutions, and legislative changes are redefining our understanding of where the frontline of care is drawn.

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