This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes in the last four months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of July 2020 and June 2021. In July 2020, 72 percent of respondents experienced a reduction in income and 43 percent reduced staff numbers. Reduction of income and staff carried on through 2021, although to a lesser extent. From 2020 to 2021, the switch to a primarly telemedicine position seemed to increase among physicians.
Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021
Characteristic
July 2020
June 2021
Experienced a reduction in income
72%
49%
Reduced staff
43%
32%
Switched to a primarily telemedicine position
12%
18%
Closed my practice
8%
2%
Moved to a new employment situation or practice
6%
9%
Moved from a direct patient care to non-patient care role
Original question: Over the last four months have you done or experienced any of the following as a result of COVID-19? Check all that apply.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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The Physicians Foundation. (June 1, 2021). Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184678/covid-us-physician-experience-changes/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021." Chart. June 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184678/covid-us-physician-experience-changes/
The Physicians Foundation. (2021). Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184678/covid-us-physician-experience-changes/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Physicians Who Experienced Select Changes as a Result of Covid-19 in July 2020 and June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184678/covid-us-physician-experience-changes/
The Physicians Foundation, Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184678/covid-us-physician-experience-changes/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, June 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184678/covid-us-physician-experience-changes/
