Physician Attrition Rates on the Rise Since 2013
A recent study has found that the rate of physician attrition from clinical practice has increased since 2013.
According to the study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of California at San Francisco, led by Rotenstein, M.D., analyzed data from 712,395 physicians who provided care to Medicare patients between 2013 and 2022.
- The study found a significant increase in unadjusted rates of clinical practice attrition, from 3.5% in 2013 to 4.9% in 2019.
- The analyses included physicians who were 70.8% male and 90.8% in urban settings.
The researchers characterized the rates of physician attrition from clinical practice and described the factors associated with a differential likelihood of attrition.
Author's summary: Physician attrition rates have risen since 2013, with significant increases observed between 2013 and 2019.
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