Jeff Langmaid explains what a locum doc is and why many practitioners close their practice when away. He argues that shutting down for vacation, maternity leave, or education hurts both your business and your patients, then walks through how to keep things running instead.
A locum doc is somebody who comes in when you can't be in your practice. So they say, okay, that starts to make sense. But what would be reasons why you can't be in your practice? And there's such an array of them. It could be that you're taking a vacation. It could be that you're taking a self care day. It could be maternity or paternity leave. It could be that you're going to get continuing education credits or you're visiting your favorite seminar. The reasons are nearly endless. We could break down some of these as we go through. But too many docs out there, and yes, I'm talking to you, if you're listening, is close down their practice when they are unable to be there. And that is such a challenged position from a business and from a clinical perspective.
