According to surveyed physicians in 2024, 80 percent of physicians in health systems (or IDNs and ACOs) reported their clinical practice was moderately or severely impacted by the physician shortage in the United States. In comparison, only 46 percent of physicians in solo practices stated so. Severity was highest among physicians working in larger health organizations.
Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated the physician shortage had a severe impact on their clinical practice in 2024, by practice type
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U.S. physicians, actively serving in clinical practice, across a broad range of medical specialties, including primary care, emergency medicine and critical care, and both surgical and non-surgical specialties
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Source adds the following information:
Original question: "How would you describe the impact of the physician shortage in your clinical practice? "
Respondents were "U.S. physicians, actively serving in clinical practice, across a broad range of medical specialties, including primary care, emergency medicine and critical care, and both surgical and non-surgical specialties. Survey participant demographics are not population-based. Therefore, findings may not be able to be extrapolated to the broader physician population."
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Doximity. (May 23, 2024). Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated the physician shortage had a severe impact on their clinical practice in 2024, by practice type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488958/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-clinical-practice-by-practice-type/
Doximity. "Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated the physician shortage had a severe impact on their clinical practice in 2024, by practice type." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488958/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-clinical-practice-by-practice-type/
Doximity. (2024). Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated the physician shortage had a severe impact on their clinical practice in 2024, by practice type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488958/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-clinical-practice-by-practice-type/
Doximity. "Percentage of U.S. Physicians Who Stated The Physician Shortage Had a Severe Impact on Their Clinical Practice in 2024, by Practice Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488958/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-clinical-practice-by-practice-type/
Doximity, Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated the physician shortage had a severe impact on their clinical practice in 2024, by practice type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488958/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-clinical-practice-by-practice-type/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated the physician shortage had a severe impact on their clinical practice in 2024, by practice type [Graph], Doximity, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488958/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-clinical-practice-by-practice-type/
