According to a physicians' survey in 2024, as a result of the physician shortage in the United States, nearly nine in ten physicians said patients had experienced longer wait times. Most noticeably, over a third of physicians stated patients received later-stage diagnoses due to physician shortage.
Share of U.S. physicians who said patient access to care have been impacted due to the physician shortage in 2024
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: "From your perspective, which of the following have patients experienced as a result of the physician shortage?"
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). Share of U.S. physicians who said patient access to care have been impacted due to the physician shortage in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489019/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-patients/
Doximity. "Share of U.S. physicians who said patient access to care have been impacted due to the physician shortage in 2024." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489019/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-patients/
Doximity. (2024). Share of U.S. physicians who said patient access to care have been impacted due to the physician shortage in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489019/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-patients/
Doximity. "Share of U.S. Physicians Who Said Patient Access to Care Have Been Impacted Due to The Physician Shortage in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489019/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-patients/
Doximity, Share of U.S. physicians who said patient access to care have been impacted due to the physician shortage in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489019/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-patients/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of U.S. physicians who said patient access to care have been impacted due to the physician shortage in 2024 [Graph], Doximity, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489019/us-physician-shortage-impact-on-patients/
