--- title: VISTA Archived Blogs | Industry Updates (3) description: "Industry Updates | At VISTA, we’re dedicated to being our clients’ strategic workforce optimization partner. With our deep industry expertise and exclusive locums MSP technology, we help health systems, hospitals, practices, and government entities build and sustain effective workforce models that ensure patient access to care and organizational stability. VISTA is a leading provider of locum tenens physician staffing, advanced practice providers, and permanent physician search services. For over 30 years, we've helped place physicians and advanced practitioners in nearly every medical specialty within hospitals, clinics, urgent care centers, community-based practices, and government facilities. Let VISTA help you find your perfect work-life balance. (3)" --- [![VISTA-logo-primary-tagline](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VISTA-logo-primary-tagline.png?width=150&height=51&name=VISTA-logo-primary-tagline.png "VISTA-logo-primary-tagline")](https://www.vistastaff.com) # [VISTA Archived Blogs](https://blog.vistastaff.com) ## [Hospitalists – Fastest Growing Specialty in the Industry!](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/hospitalists-fastest-growing-specialty-in-the-industry) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Oct 27, 2014 12:48:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Recent national surveys reveal that hospitalists are the most sought-after providers for [locum tenens opportunities](http://www.vistastaff.com/) in the industry.  Patients’ preferences for on-site and immediate assistance, as well as a personal approach to their specific healthcare needs, have created a growing demand for attentive and available physicians on a consistent basis.  A hospitalist’s ability to manage acute care patients in addition to developing and managing aspects of hospital operations allows facilities to optimize their operations resulting in greater management and care.  Many studies are additionally showing that hospitalists can reduce a patients’ length of stay up to 30% and hospital costs up to 20%. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/hospitalists-fastest-growing-specialty-in-the-industry) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [Cowboy or Pit Crew?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/cowboy-or-pit-crew) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Oct 7, 2014 12:55:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/cowboy-or-pit-crew) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [Professional CV – a must for every physician](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/professional-cv-a-must-for-every-physician) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Jul 7, 2014 1:41:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/professional-cv-a-must-for-every-physician) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [A glimmer of hope for the global health workforce](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/a-glimmer-of-hope-for-the-global-health-workforce) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Jun 12, 2014 1:01:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I was cheered to read that 20 men and women graduated from medical school in Somalia last week, becoming that country’s first new class of physicians in more than two decades. What a feat! Reports say they dodged firefights on the way to school, maneuvering through Mogadishu, one of the world’s most violent cities. The ceremony was held inside the barricaded walls of a hotel. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/a-glimmer-of-hope-for-the-global-health-workforce) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [How Physician Assistants Are Changing Healthcare Delivery](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/how-physician-assistants-are-changing-healthcare-delivery) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Jun 5, 2014 12:46:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) A 2014 survey conducted by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants indicates that the number one concern among healthcare patients today is having access to care when it is most necessary. More people are concerned that they will not have access to a primary care physician when they need it, let alone a specialist for more complicated problems. The survey shows the need for expanding the role of physician assistants in providing primary care. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/how-physician-assistants-are-changing-healthcare-delivery) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [Making surgery affordable and accessible worldwide](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/making-surgery-affordable-and-accessible-worldwide) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Jun 2, 2014 2:47:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/making-surgery-affordable-and-accessible-worldwide) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [Score one for the locum tenens traveler!](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/score-one-for-the-locum-tenens-traveler) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Apr 28, 2014 1:08:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/score-one-for-the-locum-tenens-traveler) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [Why locum tenens is a good bet in an unstable economy](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/why-locum-tenens-is-a-good-bet-in-an-unstable-economy) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Apr 2, 2014 2:39:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I’ve had several conversations recently with physicians who were considering [locum tenens](https://www.vistastaff.com/physicians/physicians-locum-tenens/) work, but were a little concerned about earning an adequate income given the current economic situation. I thought I’d offer some insight into the dynamics of the locum tenens industry, which I hope will increase your comfort level if you happen to be in the same boat. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/why-locum-tenens-is-a-good-bet-in-an-unstable-economy) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [Do you Twitter?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/do-you-twitter) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Feb 3, 2014 2:23:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Greetings to physicians and clients working with VISTA and those we hope to work with in the future. At VISTA we work hard to set the standard for professionalism and responsiveness in the [locum tenens](https://www.vistastaff.com/job-board/), [extended placements](https://www.vistastaff.com/job-board/), and [physician search and consulting](https://www.vistastaff.com/job-board/) industries. We try to stay ahead of the curve and anticipate the ways you prefer to communicate with your physician staffing partners, from the introduction of the service to firming up the final details of the placement. I would very much appreciate hearing your views on social networking. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/do-you-twitter) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) ## [Economic meltdown derail your retirement plans? Think locum tenens.](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/economic-meltdown-derail-your-retirement-plans-think-locum-tenens) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Jan 15, 2014 12:12:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Locum tenens was a great semi-retirement option even before the financial crisis. It makes even more sense now.** [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/economic-meltdown-derail-your-retirement-plans-think-locum-tenens) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/industry-updates) [Previous](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/tag/industry-updates/page/2) [All posts](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/all) [Next](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/tag/industry-updates/page/4)   **Want to read more? Click [here](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive) for even more industry updates.** **Welcome to our Blog!** **About VISTA Staffing Solutions** VISTA Staffing Solutions has over thirty years of experience providing award-winning customer service to clients and providers alike. Headquartered in Salt Lake City with additional offices in Atlanta and Houston, and employs approximately 1,000 people between corporate staff and field clinicians and contracts with over 2,500 physicians across 60+ specialties and subspecialties. 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