Physicians’ Medical Staff Arrangements With Community Hospitals: 4 Statistics

The most common medical staff arrangement of physicians affiliated with U.S. community hospitals in 2010 was “not employed or under contract,” according to “Physician Practices: Background, Organization, and Market Consolidation,” released by Congressional Research Service.

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The following data was taken from American Hospital Association’s “AHA Hospital Statistics 2012 Edition.”

 

Here are four statistics on physician medical staff arrangements with community hospitals in 2010:

 

•    Not employed or under contract — 55 percent
•    Group contract — 20 percent
•    Employed — 17 percent
•    Individual contract — 7 percent

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