A new app launched in Australia focused on engaging physicians for house calls could disrupt the locum tenens industry, according to an iMedicalApps report.
The app is called Doctors for Australia. Here are five key notes:
1. The app connects hospitals with locum tenens physicians directly, cutting out the middle man.
2. The hospital posts immediately available open shifts and vetted physicians are able to apply for the temporary jobs.
3. Australia has a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for registering health practitioners; in the United States, variation in federal and state licensing could be an issue if a platform crosses state lines.
4. The locum tenens industry is a billion-dollar industry and companies that fill staffing needs at hospitals are ripe for disruption, according to the article. These companies charge high fees and may note fill the hospital with practitioners who match the culture or brand at the hospital.
5. Although Silicon Valley is known as the "tech hub" more innovations in healthcare innovation is happening outside of the West Coast.