First off, what’s the meaning of locum tenens? Locum tenens is a Latin word that roughly translates into “to hold a place”. Locum tenens physicians help or replace other physicians on a temporary basis, from a few days span to like six months or more. Locum tenens… The post 4 Reasons To Use Locum Tenens Providers appeared first on Locums, Inc..

FOUR REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD USE LOCUM TENENS

First off, what’s the meaning of locum tenens? Locum tenens is a Latin word that roughly translates into “to hold a place”. Locum tenens physicians help or replace other physicians on a temporary basis, from a few days span to like six months or more. Locum tenens are a very useful and crucial part of the medical field most especially to facilities that are under-staffed. When a healthcare facility, or employer faces temporary conditions of staffing such as vacancies, illness, or some other cause, locum tenens physicians are called upon to help fill those vacancies and maintain adequate patient care.
While at first glance, facilities might not see the utilizing of locum tenens coverage as a solution to their problems, there are four vital reasons why medical employers benefit from the services provide by locum tenens providers.

These advantages are listed below;

REASON NUMBER ONE  – PATIENTS VOLUME CAN BE BUILT UP IF LOCUM TENENS PROVIDERS ARE EMPLOYED
The number of patients a facility is able to safely see in a day will determine the profit that the healthcare provider brings to the facility. This is a very limited number. Now, what will happen if one of these health care provider doesn’t turn up in a day or resigns, but the facility is keen on seeing more patient each and every day in order to generate better revenue? The only reasonable step will be to employ the services of another healthcare provider. However, facilities are usually not able to support the requirements of a full time healthcare provider while they are trying to build up their patient load. This is where the importance of locum tenens providers is exercised as a major asset to any healthcare facility. With the help of locum tenens providers, facilities will be able to grow their patient load until they have the resources to employ the services of another full-time, permanent provider. Flexibility is something that can be found amongst locum tenens providers. They can be flexible with their schedule, and can also work up to full time as more patients start visiting a healthcare facility.

REASON NUMBER TWO  -WHILE A FACILITY SEARCHES FOR ANOTHER PERMANENT PROVIDER, LOCUM TENENS PROVIDERS CAN CONTINUE SEEING THE PATIENTS
According to some recent researches, it takes a facility an average of 250 days or eight months for them to be able to locate a competent and permanent provider. So instead of leaving many people with no access to medical care and shutting their doors, locum tenens are hired to save the day. They are employed to fill in till a healthcare provider finds a suitable and competent permanent provider. Locum tenens providers will enable the facility to continue providing healthcare to patients, helping the facility remain in business, and helping them generate more revenue till a new permanent provider is found.

REASON NUMBER THREE  – PHYSICIAN BURNOUT IS AVOIDED WHEN YOU HIRE LOCUM TENENS PROVIDERS
Healthcare providers being away from their facilities simply means loss of revenue, longer waiting time, and might even lead to patients being angry due to appointment cancellations, etc. But employing the services of a locum tenens provider while a permanent healthcare provider is away will ensure that everyone remains happy. The permanent provider will be able to balance their personal life with their work, which will in turn provide them with the better ability to deal with patients. Patients on the other hand will also be happy as there will be no need for cancelled appointments and they’ll have their normal waiting times. The hiring of a locum tenens provider will also ensure that while a healthcare’s permanent provider is sick or on vacation, the facility will not lose revenue.

REASON NUMBER FOUR – HEALTHCARE FACILITIES WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR RISKS WITH LOCUM TENENS PROVIDERS One very important thing in healthcare facilities is the management of risks, especially as medical malpractice insurance is currently on the rise. Healthcare facilities can get less risks when they hire locum tenens providers than when they hire permanent placement providers. Facilities can provide locum tenens providers with some rigorous internal quality assurance check before they start working. Locum tenens providers will have to go through quality assurance check with every facility in which their services are being employed. Before they start working, they must have completed a series of these assurance checks in order to determine how capable and qualified they are. Additionally, facilities are exempted from paying medical malpractice insurance on the locum tenens providers they employ. This means that should a locum tenens provider be sued for a crime or something while working for the healthcare facility, the facility will be exempted from the financial burden and the patient’s reaction.

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