#BecauseICan is a Barton Associates campaign featuring the real lives of locum tenens providers and the reasons that they do locum tenens work. For all of the providers featured, the flexible nature of locum work allows them to live life on their own terms. Whether that means frequent travel, volunteer […]
Recent Posts
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#BecauseICan: Volunteer Around the World
Ellen Lowry | 16 October, 2019
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Locum or Permanent Positions: Which Pays More?
Whether you’re just setting out into your nurse practitioner career or are a veteran looking for a career change, filling locum tenens positions can be both a valuable and lucrative way to explore the medical world! Barton Associates helps staff hospitals, clinics, and other organizations with locum tenens providers to […]
Dr. Melissa de Capua DNP PMHNP | 15 October, 2019
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6 Questions Every Provider Should Ask During a Locum Tenens Interview
As a locum tenens provider, you quickly grow accustomed to experiences and situations that are far less common in other career paths. Consider job interviews as an example. Every successful locum tenens engagement starts with a phone-based question-and-answer — a situation colleagues in permanent roles only see when they switch […]
Evan Wade | 10 October, 2019
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Life as a Locum Dentist
Presenting oneself for a locum tenens assignment is like the first day of elementary school. Reverting back to the skinny, little kid waiting in the gym with everyone else, wondering “Who will my teacher be?”, “Who will I know?” or “Which of my friends will be in my class?”. You […]
Karlene Guasteferro DDS, FAGD | 1 October, 2019
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The Faces of Nurse Anesthesia
Nurse anesthetists are registered nurses who have furthered their education to an advanced-practice nurse specializing in nurse anesthesia. The nurse anesthetist, also known as the CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist), plays a crucial role in the administration of anesthesia and pain management. In some areas, they are the sole anesthesia […]
Sonya Brown, CRNA | 24 September, 2019
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Locum Heroes Follow Up: Whitney Holmes, NP
In early 2019, Barton Associates announced the Locum Heroes campaign. Locum Heroes focuses on giving back and recognizing locum tenens providers who make a difference in their communities, near and far. Whitney Holmes, NP was recognized as a 2019 Locum Hero for her work on and off locum tenens assignments. […]
Barton Team | 20 September, 2019
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How Do Telehealth Laws and Regulations Vary By State?
Patients today are increasingly willing to use virtual care and telehealth services, partly because of the convenience and ability to improve access to healthcare. According to a 2017 Virtual Visits Consumer Choice Survey from the Advisory Board, 77% of consumers would consider seeing a healthcare provider virtually. Nearly one in […]
Tayla Holman | 3 September, 2019
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“Pre-Credentialing” for Onboarding Locums
“Pre-credentialing” is a term and process unique to Barton Associates, conceived and used frequently by our in-house credentialing team. The only difference between “pre”-credentialing and regular credentialing is that there is an official assignment and start date for employment during regular credentialing. Pre-credentialing occurs when there are no set dates, […]
Julie Shea | 8 August, 2019
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2019 General Locum Survey
Locum tenens, a Latin term meaning “holding the place,” is a $3.9 billion industry that is projected to reach $6.2 billion in the next 5 years, but not much is known about the providers behind this temporary work. We know it’s an attractive option for medical professionals to gain clinical […]
Julie Shea | 7 August, 2019
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Locum Tenens PCPs and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, there were approximately 209,000 primary care physicians in the United States in 2010 – less than one third of the total number of physicians who spend most of their time in direct patient care. This number includes general practitioners and family […]
Tayla Holman | 18 July, 2019
