by MDSP Blog Admin | Mar 13, 2025 | Around MDSP, Employers
In 2025, hospital mergers and acquisitions are reaching record highs, driven by rising operational costs, regulatory changes, and the need to expand access to care, especially in rural areas. Major deals, totaling over $50 billion, are reshaping healthcare by improving efficiency, integrating advanced technology, and expanding specialized services to underserved communities.
Are there concerns about reduced competition, job consolidations, and potential disruptions in service integration?
Read the entire article by clicking here: https://www.salesdatagenerator.com/blog/top-hospital-and-health-system-mergers-of-2025/
By: Orlando Mansur
by MDSP Blog Admin | Jan 16, 2025 | Employers, Providers
Locum tenens offers a flexible and rewarding career path for physicians at any stage of their journey, yet several myths surround this practice. Let’s debunk the top misconceptions.
Myth #1: Locum Tenens is Only for Retiring Physicians
While locum tenens is a popular option for seasoned physicians transitioning into semi-retirement, it offers valuable benefits at any career stage. Newly graduated physicians can explore diverse locations and practice settings before committing to a permanent role. Mid-career physicians often use locum tenens to increase income or develop new skills.
Myth #2: You Can’t Work Locums Full-Time
Many physicians successfully make locum tenens their full-time career, enjoying the flexibility and freedom it provides. Locums offers a better work-life balance, allowing more time for travel, family, and combating burnout.
Myth #3: You Have to Accept Every Opportunity
With locum tenens, you’re in control. You choose the assignments you take, how often you work, and which opportunities to decline.
Myth #4: Locum Assignments Are Only Short-Term
Locum tenens offers flexible assignment lengths to suit any lifestyle. Options range from short-term contracts lasting days or weeks to longer ones lasting months. Many assignments also offer recurring contracts, allowing physicians to return periodically, which benefits underserved communities.
Myth #5: Locum Tenens Work is Unstable
Locum tenens offers flexibility with the option to create a predictable schedule. Working with reputable agencies ensures consistent placements and reliable support
Myth #6: Locum Tenens Requires Constant Travel
Many assume locum tenens work always involves traveling, but that’s not the case. Physicians can take local assignments, allowing them to work temporarily or part-time in their own area or nearby. In fact, 51% of locum physicians work locally.
Myth #7: Locum Tenens Physicians Provide Lower-Quality Care
Studies show locum tenens physicians provide care on par with permanent staff. A study found no difference in mortality rates between patients treated by locum and non-locum physicians. Additionally, research found patients treated by locums had shorter hospital stays, lower costs, and no increase in readmissions or mortality.
by MDSP Blog Admin | Nov 6, 2024 | Employers, Providers
Hospitalists have taken over inpatient care from primary care physicians, allowing for dedicated, round-the-clock hospital coverage that improves patient outcomes and hospital efficiency while addressing the physician shortage. Studies show hospitalists reduce hospital stays, readmissions, and costs, allowing primary care physicians to focus on outpatient care and enhancing the overall quality of patient care in both rural and urban hospitals.
By Stefanie Asin
Read the entire article by clicking here: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/the-rise-of-hospitalists-explained.html
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