Physician Workforce

At least 52 percent of hospitalists reported a family net worth exceeding the national average of $748,800, according to Medscape's "Hospitalist Wealth and Debt Report" released Sept. 5. 

COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen 15.7 percent and deaths have increased by 17.6 percent, according to the CDC's most recent data spanning Aug. 20-26.

The workforce has cycled through various trends in recent months, and healthcare is no exception. 

Emergency medicine has the most burnt-out providers, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association.

Here are the driving causes behind physician misbehavior, according to Medscape's "2023 Physician Behavior Report," based on a survey of 1,671 physicians across 29 specialties:

Fifty-four percent of employed physicians are content with their work-life balance, according to a report from Medscape.

Two of the top 10 most dangerous job sectors in the United States are in the healthcare industry, according to recent analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Fitch Law Firm.

Physician-owned practices have experienced a 40 percent drop in support staff per physician since 2019, according to a recent report from the Medical Group Management Association.

Here is what employed physicians like the least about their jobs, according to Medscape's 2023 "Employed Physicians Report:"

Here is what employed physicians like the most about their jobs, according to Medscape's 2023 "Employed Physicians Report:"