--- title: "New Data on Physician Interest in Locum Tenens and Telemedicine: Stats to Know" description: The latest information on locum tenens and telemedicine. image: https://blog.transonic.com/hubfs/locum%20tenens.jpg --- [![Customer Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/40716/9ebb5f25-e3e3-45fd-b525-1b9073c47d36.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/40716/9ebb5f25-e3e3-45fd-b525-1b9073c47d36) [![Transonic_logo-456](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/email-assets/newsletter/Transonic_logo-456.png?width=190&height=50&name=Transonic_logo-456.png "Transonic_logo-456")](https://www.transonic.com/) [![Talk with an Expert](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/40716/44c87484-21b7-4747-832d-28806f592c2d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/40716/44c87484-21b7-4747-832d-28806f592c2d) ![mail-icon](https://blog.transonic.com/hubfs/Transonic_2019/Images/mail-icon.png) ## Hear more from our team: - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/new-data-physician-interest-locum-tenens-telemedicine-stats&title=New%20Data%20on%20Physician%20Interest%20in%20Locum%20Tenens%20and%20Telemedicine:%20Stats%20to%20Know&picture=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/40716/locum%20tenens.jpg&description=%20The%20latest%20information%20on%20locum%20tenens%20and%20telemedicine.) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/new-data-physician-interest-locum-tenens-telemedicine-stats&title=New%20Data%20on%20Physician%20Interest%20in%20Locum%20Tenens%20and%20Telemedicine:%20Stats%20to%20Know&summary=%20The%20latest%20information%20on%20locum%20tenens%20and%20telemedicine.) - - [**](mailto:?subjetc=&body=New+Data+on+Physician+Interest+in+Locum+Tenens+and+Telemedicine%3A+Stats+to+Know%20-%20https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/new-data-physician-interest-locum-tenens-telemedicine-stats) # New Data on Physician Interest in Locum Tenens and Telemedicine: Stats to Know By [Anna Mueller, MS](https://blog.transonic.com/cardiothoracic-surgery/author/anna-mueller-ms)09 Dec 2019 By 2025, the telemedicine market is projected to exceed $130 billion. This growth is ![Locum Tenens image](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/locum%20tenens.jpg?width=300&name=locum%20tenens.jpg)driven by the growing need to remove geographic boundaries and provide patients with a way to connect with physicians in real-time. Doximity gauged physician interest in telemedicine by how many physicians interacted with job postings that listed telemedicine as a skill. The company also found that the number of physicians who reported telemedicine as a skill doubled between 2015 and 2018. [Here is more on what they found: ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.doximity.com/press/2019TelemedicineAndLocumTenensOpportunitiesStudy.pdf) ![Physician Interest in Locum Tenens By Age](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Physician%20Interest%20in%20Locum%20Tenens%20By%20Age.png?width=560&name=Physician%20Interest%20in%20Locum%20Tenens%20By%20Age.png) ![Metro Areas with the Highest Physician Interest](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Metro%20Areas%20with%20the%20Highest%20Physician%20Interest-1.png?width=560&name=Metro%20Areas%20with%20the%20Highest%20Physician%20Interest-1.png) ![Top Specialties Interested in Telemedicine](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Top%20Specialties%20Interested%20in%20Telemedicine%20(1).png?width=560&name=Top%20Specialties%20Interested%20in%20Telemedicine%20(1).png) In addition to telemedicine interest, Doximity found more physicians expressing an interest in locum tenens work. Like, telemedicine, physician interest in locum tenens work was equal across age groups. ![Physician Interest in Locum Tenens By Age](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Physician%20Interest%20in%20Locum%20Tenens%20By%20Age.png?width=560&name=Physician%20Interest%20in%20Locum%20Tenens%20By%20Age.png) ![Top Specialities Locum Tenens](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Top%20Specialities%20Locum%20Tenens.png?width=560&name=Top%20Specialities%20Locum%20Tenens.png) Dr. Peter Alperin shares these five takeaways from the study for physicians and hospital administrators: 1. Physicians are embracing telemedicine 2. Physicians of all age groups — not just younger doctors — are seeing the benefits of telemedicine for their patients and themselves 3. Telemedicine offers more flexibility and control over a physician’s schedule than a traditional office setting. It also allows physicians to expand their patient base. 4. Telemedicine can serve as an additional source of revenue for physicians. 5. 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