3 Statistics on Physician Perception of Where Their Finances Are Heading

Forty-one percent of physicians believe that their financial situation in one year will be worse than this year, according to the “2013 Physician Sentiment Index,” by Epocrates and athenahealth.

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The report includes responses from 1,200 physicians, 30 percent of whom are primary care physicians and 76 percent of whom are specialists.

 

When asked what they believe their financial situation will be in one year, respondents reported the following:

 

•    Better than this year — 17 percent
•    Worse than this year — 41 percent
•    The same as this year — 42 percent

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