National Locum Tenens Week 2026: 10 Years of Temporary Providers, Permanent Impact
This week, OnCall Solutions joins staffing firms and hospitals across the country in celebrating National Locum Tenens Week, running August 10 through 14, 2026. It’s a milestone year: NALTO’s 10th annual observance, built around a theme that captures exactly what we see every day in this industry, “Temporary Providers, Permanent Impact.” Ten Years, and You’re […]
Physician Noncompetes Remain Fragmented: What the Post-FTC Reality Means for Recruiting and Locums Partnerships in 2026 and Beyond
When the FTC issued its sweeping noncompete rule in April 2024, healthcare organizations went through a rapid recalibration of their physician employment strategies. When a federal district court struck down the rule in August 2024, many of those same organizations exhaled and returned to their existing agreements. That exhale was premature. Healthcare noncompetes haven’t returned […]
Temporary Physician Staffing: When to Use Locum Tenens vs Flex Pool Staffing
When a coverage gap opens up, the instinct is to move fast. But moving fast in the wrong direction, using the wrong staffing model for the type of gap you actually have, costs time, money, and sometimes patient access. Physician staffing agencies often help healthcare facilities compare temporary coverage models, including locum tenens staffing and […]
Physician Career Guide: How to Choose the Best Locum Tenens Agency
Choosing a locum tenens agency shapes your experience long before you step into a new facility. It determines how fast you get privileged, how clear your pay is, how travel is handled, and what happens when a schedule changes with zero warning. A locum tenens agency connects clinicians with temporary assignments and often coordinates credentialing, […]
Short-Notice Locum Tenens Coverage Without Cutting Corners
Every hospital administrator has been promised a locum tenens physician who will be on site by a specific date. And most have experienced the version of that conversation where the date slips, the physician’s file is incomplete, and the credentialing committee raises questions that the agency somehow didn’t anticipate. Short-notice coverage requests are a reality […]
National Hospital Week 2026: Honoring the Teams Where Healing Happens
Healing doesn’t happen in buildings. It happens because of the people inside them. That’s why we’re proud to celebrate National Hospital Week 2026, May 10–16. This week is our opportunity to honor the physicians, APPs, nurses, and every member of the hospital team who show up every day to make healing possible. This year’s theme, […]
OnCall Solutions Names Michael Skovira, MBA, MPAS, PA-C, as Chief Executive Officer
OnCall Solutions, a healthcare staffing firm delivering clinically focused locum tenens and permanent placement solutions for physicians and advanced practice providers, has appointed Michael Skovira, MBA, MPAS, PA-C, as Chief Executive Officer. Michael joined OnCall Solutions in July 2024 as President and has played a central role in the company’s leadership and growth. He brings […]
How to Become a Nurse Practitioner: Understanding the Role, Training, and Career Outlook
You don’t choose a career in medicine lightly. You choose it because you want real responsibility, meaningful patient relationships, and a path that continues to expand as healthcare evolves. The challenge is figuring out which role gives you all of that without boxing you in. That’s why the nurse practitioner (NP) path gets so much […]
Why Physician Credentialing Delays Slow Hospital Operations & How to Speed Up Onboarding
Every hospital knows the frustration of having a qualified physician who’s ready to work but is stuck in credentialing limbo. The process of verifying a clinician’s education, training, licensure, and work history before granting hospital privileges is essential to patient safety. Unfortunately, it has also become one of the most significant operational bottlenecks in physician […]
How Locum Tenens and Other Flexible Staffing Models Help Reduce Physician Overtime
For hospitals and medical groups, assigning extra shifts to full-timers may feel like the fastest way to fill gaps. But what begins as a short-term fix can quickly turn into a long-term financial and clinical burden. Paying up to twice a physician’s base hourly rate can strain budgets, and the hidden costs are even greater. […]