This session reframes how executives think about locums by exploring not only how to reduce unnecessary spend, but also how to deploy locums intentionally to relieve operational pain points. From vacation coverage and leaves of absence to transition management, we’ll discuss when a locums physician or advanced practitioner is the right fit and how to safeguard both patient care and the bottom line.

Register to learn:

• When to use locums strategically: vacation and sabbatical coverage, unexpected leaves, service line transitions, physician management group transitions and gaps in hard-to-recruit specialties.
• The real ROI of locums: preventing service disruption, patient leakage and downstream revenue loss.
• How to contain costs through smarter utilization, workforce visibility and system-level decision-making.
• Real-world examples of health systems that are optimizing locums usage to stay mission-aligned while protecting financial performance.