Rural docs say they need help as 'adequate' physician presence becomes the exception, not the norm.
|Slideshows|April 17, 2019
- April 25, 2019 edition
- Volume 96
- Issue 8
90th annual Physician Report: Despite challenges, doctors remain productive
Author(s)Medical Economics Staff
A slideshow with data on physician productivity and medical practice staff
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Both internists and family physicians reported seeing more patients per week in 2018 than 2017, but these results are still well below 2012 levels. Physicians working in a hospital in-patient setting saw the biggest increase in the number of patients seen, while those in private practice saw the smallest.
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