Locum tenens coverage becoming ‘more purposeful’ staffing strategy: Definitive Healthcare

Fierce Healthcare – Wednesday, June 24. 2026
By Cailey Gleeson

Locum tenens in healthcare are moving beyond emergency coverage into a “more purposeful” workforce strategy across organizations, according to a new report from Definitive Healthcare.

The data and analytics company used a proprietary algorithm based on billing activity and affiliations data to infer that the number of locum tenens professionals has grown more than 23% since 2022.

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