
Medical staffing: The pros and cons of locum tenens
Locum tenens, roughly translated, means “to hold the place of,” and this strategy can be particularly beneficial for physicians, as well as staffing agencies.

Locum tenens, roughly translated, means “to hold the place of,” and this strategy can be particularly beneficial for physicians, as well as staffing agencies.


A health epidemic increases staffing demands, and healthcare staffing agencies must be able to support institutions with the necessary workforce resources.

A vendor neutral VMS allows stakeholders to make the best staffing decisions to support their facility.

Staffing agencies must ensure that their tools, capabilities and services match health care providers’ needs.

Sixty percent of organizations are losing time and money by using manual processes for job entry, candidate matching and submission.

Recruitment teams need the right technological capabilities to eliminate time-consuming, manual processes and boost efficient filling of open positions.

Vendor management requires specific tools and capabilities.

There are a few ways organizations can streamline their credential verification and management.