Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More and more doctors are trading their independence for a hospital paycheck. Some 55% of doctors now work for hospitals or health ...

While doctors may bemoan their employer's rules or feel they lack input into key decisions, most say the pros outweigh the cons. In fact, employed physicians say they like having a steady salary and ...

Becker’s spoke with 21 physicians on what’s driving physicians to private practice over hospitals. Editor’s note. These answers were edited lightly for brevity and clarity. Eugenio Hernandez, MD. Vice ...

The percentage of physicians in private practice has continued to decline, according to the American Medical Association's (AMA) biennial Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. In 2024, 42.2% of ...

Physicians are flocking to employed models — almost 70 percent of physicians reported being employed at the end of 2020, with 1 in 5 being employed by corporate entities, according to a report from ...

Credit: Getty Images. From 2012 to 2022, the proportion of physicians in private practice declined from 60.1% to 46.7%, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association. Significant ...

For the first time, most physicians worked outside of physician-owned practices in 2020, as doctors continue to gravitate toward employment by hospitals and other organizations, according to a new ...

Disruption has redefined health care in the past decade. For private practice physicians, the biggest disruptor has been consolidation. The trend of local hospitals merging into massive health systems ...