Top 3 reasons physicians cited for leaving private practice in 2015

In 2015, 56 percent of employed physicians had previously been in private practice, according to a survey by Jackson Healthcare.

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Jackson Healthcare surveyed U.S. physicians who had been in private practice, but have left it for employment.

 

Here are the top three reasons physicians cite for leaving private practice:

 

•    The overhead and cost of maintaining a medical practice was too high — 33 percent
•    I want to focus on the practice of medicine and patient care, rather than administrative hassles — 27 percent
•    Reimbursement cuts — 26 percent

 

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