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This webinar – scheduled for October 20, 2026, at 1 pm ET (12 pm CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT) – is eligible for ACMPE, ACHE (live only), CME (live only), CPE (live only), PDC (live only) and CEU credit, and will be made available as a recording.

The default response to a rural vacancy is to post the job. Sometimes that's the best decision. Other times the better answer is a locums bridge with a defined end date, an APP-led model with specialty backup, a telehealth arrangement, a regional partnership — or a decision not to staff the service line at all. 

This session presents new national research from Jackson Physician Search, LocumTenens.com, and MGMA on how rural organizations choose among coverage models, how often those choices are made deliberately versus by default, and what separates organizations that execute quickly from those that stall. 

Panelists will explore the research’s decision matrix live: which specialties and market conditions favor permanent recruitment, where bridge coverage buys the right kind of time, where team redesign is the durable answer, and how to sequence models rather than treat them as alternatives. A rural health executive will pressure-test the matrix against actual budget cycles and medical staff politics. 

This 60-minute webinar will provide you with the knowledge to:

• Differentiate the market and specialty conditions under which permanent recruitment, locum tenens bridge coverage, APP-led team models, telehealth, or regional partnership is the appropriate first move
• Evaluate coverage strategies using continuity, cost, and speed-to-coverage metrics
• Develop a specialty coverage playbook with escalation pathways for staffing risks

Brought to you by Jackson Physician Search and LocumTenens.com

Terms of registration: By registering for a complimentary sponsored educational webinar, participants understand that their contact information, excluding phone numbers, will be shared with the specific sponsor. Please reference their websites' privacy policies: Jackson Physician Search, LocumTenens.com.

Delivery method: Internet Live Course | Group Internet Based
Learning level: Intermediate - Education that builds on a basic curriculum, designed to improve your ability to analyze and apply skills learned to a topic or knowledge area.
Learning format: Traditional
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of the topic or knowledge area.
Advance preparation: None
Duration: 60 minutes

Claiming Credit: If you wish to claim continuing education credit, you must attend the live webinar and complete the session evaluation in order to meet the requirements of the accrediting organizations.

• ACMPE, medical practice administrators in certification and Fellowship through ACMPE
• ACHE, American College of Healthcare Executives Qualified Education
• CME, licensed physicians (MD/DO)
• CPE, Continuing Professional Education for accountants
  • Attendance at the live instructor-led program  
• CEU, generic continuing education credit
• PDC, professional development credits for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

For detailed continuing education credit information, click here.

**PLEASE NOTE: CEU credit types and totals are listed as a good faith estimate. Actual CEU types and totals offered at time of presentation may vary. Final CEU credit listing will be published on or before the day of the presentation.

Webinars are delivered live using online web conferencing software, which allows you to interact directly with presenters and colleagues through your web browser. 

This webinar will be hosted in Zoom Webinars and will consist of a 60-minute presentation and question-and-answer session. You will receive informational emails with instructions to access the live event and related resources, as well as steps to claim continuing education credits.

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This webinar is brought to you by Jackson Physician Search and LocumTenens.com. There is no registration fee.

Live Instructor Cancellation Policy
If for any reason MGMA must cancel this program, MGMA will notify participants by email of the cancellation no less than 48 hours prior to the expected start time.

Contact the MGMA Service Center for cancellations or refunds:
Toll-free: 877.275.6462, ext. 1888
Email: service@mgma.org 

Complaint resolution policy
Please contact the MGMA Service Center toll-free at 877.ASK.MGMA (275.6462) for issues or concerns with this webinar.