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You need coverage. You need revenue. Our locums deliver both.
Our locums physicians are dedicated to your patients’ health. And we’re dedicated to your financial health. We’ll help you collect as much revenue as possible for each locums doctor we place at your facilities.
Take care of payor enrollment and the ROI takes care of itself
All locum tenens use cases are billable, but we realize the process can be confusing. Without payor enrollment, locums physicians are more like cost centers. However, when billed properly, they become valuable assets to your organization.
It takes up to 226 days to fill a specialty care position, resulting in up to $4.5 million* in lost revenue
It takes up to 189 days to fill a primary care position, resulting in up to $1.9 million* in lost revenue
80% – 90% of all healthcare organizations utilize locum tenens, often to prevent revenue loss gaps**
Our analysis shows that 50% of locums providers’ services go unbilled due to payor enrollment issues
Our experts can help you make locums a revenue generator
*Days to fill position based on AAPPR 2024 Benchmarking Report
**Locums utilization based on State of Locums 2024 report
HCOs that excel in locums billing see up to 8x gross billable multiplier
Watch our helpful guide to payor enrollment
Potential locums revenue estimator
Select a specialty from the list below to see the typical costs—and revenue generated—from a single day of coverage.
Your inputs
Estimated cost results
Projected gross profit or loss
$11,088
Gross ROI multiplier
10.2x
$11,088
10.2x
Total billable charges*
$16,998
Total locums investment*
$1,661
*Actual claims data for CHG Healthcare providers. Aggregated from 73% of all claims data
in the U.S., leveraged with a blend of commercial, CMS, and proprietary claims data from
multiple payors and clearing houses. Compiled quarterly, with a six- to nine-month lag.
Note: Data is directional. Claims represent actual provider billings and not reimbursement
(hospital collection). Reimbursement or payor mix will vary for specific hospitals.
On-site coverage. Wide-ranging financial contributions.
Billing for our locums helps you collect crucial revenue. Let’s look at six other ways that strategically using locum tenens can support your financial goals.
Brings in ancillary fees like imaging/diagnostics, lab work, and therapy services
Frees up FTE physicians to focus on higher-margin procedures
Keeps the referral pipeline running smoothly to high-revenue specialties
Assists with patient retention thanks to appropriate staffing levels
Reduces burnout and resulting turnover on your staff
Enables you to maximize your patient throughput in every department
Let’s build the most impactful staffing solutions for your organization
Our team will help you utilize the best billing methods to capture the maximum revenue dollars from our locums services.