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While Physician's Away, LT Rules Help You Garner Pay

Published on Fri May 20, 2016

Follow these locum tenens rules to max out pay for ‘substitute.’ It’s getting warmer as summer approaches, and that means many staff members will be taking vacations — including physicians. When a physician takes an extended leave, the practice often hires a locum tenens (LT) physician to provide coverage. Benefit: When you hire an LT physician, you can bill for [...]
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