Here are some changes that physicians have experienced over the past year, according to data from the Physicians Foundation's "2023 Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians."
The results are based on data from 2,114 survey responses gathered from June 8-28.
|
Change |
Percentage |
|
Experienced a reduction in income |
28 percent |
|
Reduced staff |
25 percent |
|
Cut back on work hours |
24 percent |
|
Experienced an increase in income |
23 percent |
|
Moved to a new employment situation or practice |
20 percent |
|
Increased staff |
9 percent |
|
Experienced a merger at their hospital or practice |
8 percent |
|
Experienced an acquisition at their hospital or practice |
7 percent |
|
Moved from a direct clinical role to a non-clinical role |
5 percent |
|
Switched to a primarily telemedicine practice |
4 percent |
|
Moved from a permanent practice to locum tenens |
2 percent |
|
Retired |
2 percent |
|
Moved to a private equity funded hospital or practice |
2 percent |
|
Closed practice |
2 percent |
|
Other |
1 percent |
|
None of the above |
20 percent |