Primary care physicians spend 61.8 hours/week caring for patient panel, according to study

Primary care physicians (PCPs) spend an average of 61.8 hours per week caring for a patient panel, according to a study ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Percentage of primary care physicians, by subspecialty

Internal medicine represents the largest primary care specialty, with 41.4% of all primary care physicians practicing in this field, according to new data from KFF. In contrast, geriatrics represents ...
MedPage Today on MSN

Primary Care Docs Spend This Many Hours Per Week Caring for Patients

Primary care physicians (PCPs) clocked more than 60 hours a week caring for their patient panel, a cross-sectional study ...
Seattle Magazine

Top Doctors 2020: Internal Medicine

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Internists focus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases, ...

Study finds psychiatry, primary care, and OB/GYN subspecialties hit hardest by physician attrition

A nationwide, longitudinal study characterized how physician attrition rates from clinical practice have changed and the factors associated with a differential likelihood of attrition. The study found ...
STAT

We were inspired to become primary care physicians. Now we’re reconsidering a field in crisis

Nearly three years ago, we began training as primary care doctors in two residency programs at a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital. We understood the value of longitudinal patient-doctor ...
HealthDay on MSN

Primary Care Physicians Spend 61.8 Hours/Week Caring for Patient Panel

Primary care physicians (PCPs) spend an average of 61.8 hours per week caring for a patient panel, according to a study ...