A snapshot of today's physician: 15 statistics

Practice Management

Here is a snapshot of a physician in today's healthcare climate, according to A Survey of America’s Physicians in 2014: Practice Patterns and Perspectives.

The physicians of 2014:

 

•    Say morale is very or somewhat negative — 56 percent
•    Have implemented electronic medical records — 85 percent
•    Say workload is at capacity or overextended — 81 percent
•    Are employed by hospital or group — 53 percent
•    Would not recommend medicine as a career — 50 percent
•    Are in groups of 11 or more — 50 percent
•    Have patients covered by Medicare/Medicaid — 49 percent
•    Will accelerate their retirement plans — 39 percent
•    Limit/do not see Medicaid patients — 38 percent
•    Are in private practice — 35 percent
•    Participate in state/federal exchanges — 33 percent
•    Participate in accountable care organizations — 26 percent
•    Limit/do not see Medicare patients — 24 percent
•    Are in solo practice — 17 percent
•    Will switch to concierge — 13 percent

 

The statistics are based on responses from more than 20,000 physicians.

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