The Disappearance of the Patient-Doctor Bond
It used to be that your doctor was your go-to man or woman. Whenever you had a cough or a rash or needed a check-up, it was the same friendly face at the same family practice. Over years of knowing one-another, doctors and patients began to be comfortable enough around each other and familiar enough that treating almost anything was a lot easier. After all, it’s a lot easier when a physician knows an extensive medical history of a...
2015 Healthcare Predictions: What to Expect
The economy upswing has finally reached the healthcare sector and in 2015 we’ll definitely be seeing some major changes. The unemployment rate is estimated to drop to just 6.5% in the new year which will cause more people to feel financially comfortable enough to make doctor visits. Additionally, the drug industry will see some new changes as well. More people are going to be acquiring specialty drugs and having costly...
Some Physicians Don’t Know How to Treat Patients with Disabilities
Less than 20% of medical schools specialize in teaching students how to talk with disabled patients about their needs. However, nearly 20% of Americans are physically or mentally disabled. Particularly in locum positions where healthcare professionals are always thrown in new environments with every assignment, should we be more equipped with knowledge of handling the special needs of our patients? One issue our society has is that...
New Year Resolutions for Locum Tenens
About 40% of people will make New Years resolutions this year. Of those, far less will actually achieve them. However, being the overly-optimistic person I am, I still like to believe resolutions made to improve myself each year can come true. The only reason people don’t follow through with these plans after the new year starts is that many set these crazy, unachievable goals. If you set a couple realistic hopes for the year,...
What is a Locum Tenens?
Here’s the setting: you’re at the grocery store and you run into a friend you had way back during your undergrad years that you probably haven’t seen since you attended your last toga-party. They shoot the same old small-talk and ask, “what’s new with you?” You tell them you’ve been exploring new places as a locum tenens. The response is almost always the same. “What is a locum...