Industry News – October 2023
Eddie Whalen
Every month, we find the most relevant news and opinions from the industry and publish them to the MGIS blog. Scroll to the bottom of the page to subscribe to the MGIS Advisor Newsletter to make sure you never miss these updates.
Physician Starting Salaries Surging After COVID-19
Yahoo.com – Starting salaries for physicians have rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring continued robust demand for doctors and a limited supply.
A Fourth of U.S. Health Visits Now Delivered by Non-Physicians
Harvard – Health care provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants expected to rise as their ranks grow faster than physicians’.
The Cost of Physician Turnover
Beckers Hospital – Physician turnover rates are increasing as more clinicians experience burnout and decide to retire early, leave the field or refresh their practice setting.
Shrinking Number of Primary Care Physicians Reaching a Tipping Point
Tucson Sentinel – The percentage of U.S. doctors in adult primary care has been declining for years and is now about 25% — a tipping point beyond which many Americans won’t be able to find a family doctor at all.
