As health workforce shortages become more common in the United States, the use of temporary health care providers has increased. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) often experience staffing shortages and barriers to recruitment, but their use of temporary health care providers is not well understood.
This article describes a study that analyzed data from 2013-2017 to investigate trends in the use of temporary health care providers at FQHCs and what factors were associated with their use.