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Physician’s Foundation Survey Results
Staff Reporters
According to the Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2008, doctors reported a variety of professional discontents in a survey conducted by the Physicians’ Foundation, to which 11,950 primary care physicians and specialists responded.
Legal Origins
The Physicians’ Foundation, began in 2003 through the settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by doctors and medical associations against private insurers, says it seeks to “advance the work of practicing physicians and to improve the quality of health care for all Americans,” And, its most recent survey found that:
Survey Results:
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94 percent of respondents said the time they’ve devote to non-clinical paperwork in the past three years has increased, while 63 percent said the paperwork has meant they spend less time per patient.
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82 percent said their practices would be “unsustainable” if proposed Medicare pay cuts were made.
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78 percent believe there is a shortage of primary care docs in the U.S.
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49 percent said that over the next three years they plan to reduce the number of patients they see or stop practicing entirely.
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60 percent would not recommend medicine as a career to young people.
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42 percent said professional morale is either “poor” or “very low.”
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17 percent rated the financial position of their practices as “healthy and profitable.”
Assessment
Perhaps the most unpleasant finding was that only 06 percent described the morale of their colleagues as “positive.”
Conclusion
And so, your thoughts and comments on this Executive-Post are appreciated. Do you essentially agree, or disagree, with these results?
Related Information Sources:
Practice Management: http://www.springerpub.com/prod.aspx?prod_id=23759
Physician Financial Planning: http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/0763745790
Medical Risk Management: http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763733421
Healthcare Organizations: www.HealthcareFinancials.com
Health Administration Terms: www.HealthDictionarySeries.com
Physician Advisors: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.com
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