Locum Tenens Week- Advice for New Locum Providers from Dr. Lee B.
Locum Tenens Week is Aug. 14th-18th. In celebration, we asked Dr. Lee B. to share his experiences and offer advice for physicians considering embarking on a career as a locum provider. Dr. B. began his locum journey with Wapiti nine years ago. He and his wife, Tonnie, have been married for 25 years and live […]
Healthcare Staffing Shortages Persist in the Upper Midwest
Healthcare staffing shortages continue to plague the Upper Midwest, according to new data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released on July 1, 2023. The study looks at need-met statistics for every state. But, we will focus on the Upper Midwest region: South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Michigan, and Iowa. […]
Provider Spotlight: Dr. Eric M.
Dr. Eric M. takes front and center this month in the Provider Spotlight. Dr. M. began working for Wapiti in 2020 and joined our team full-time in March 2022. He was born and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota, ne hour south of Minneapolis. Dr. Eric M. is a valued member of the Wapiti family. We are […]
Guest Blog: Mitigating Burnout by Dr. Bryan J.
(Dr. Bryan J. is a Wapiti physician in Michigan. He was kind enough to share his insights on provider burnout.) Feel like you are spinning your wheels, less effective at work, emotionally exhausted, or feeling depersonalized? If you find yourself answering yes to any of these questions, then there is a good chance that you […]
AI in Healthcare: Powerful Tools That Could Transform Medicine
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare has the potential to change how medical professionals deliver care. While the technology will never replace providers and other front-line medical staff, healthcare systems can leverage AI to improve patient care radically. Here are a few ways this evolving technology can have a positive impact on the medical ecosystem. Diagnostics […]
Survey Finds Improved Nurse Mental Health Post-Pandemic
Nurse mental health can directly impact provider mental health and, eventually, patient care. Nurse/provider teamwork can suffer when one or the other is struggling. Poor mental health that results from overwork, lack of support, or a toxic culture can act as a contagion that infects an entire department or organization. The current staffing shortages facing […]