Physician frustrations: 6 biggest stress points

Here are six of the biggest frustrations that physicians face, according to Physicians Practice’s 2015 Great American Physician Survey.

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•    Too much third-party interference — 39.9 percent
•    Declining ability to practice independently — 13.8 percent
•    The stress is too high — 13 percent
•    The compensation is not high enough — 9.3 percent
•    The hours are too long — 7 percent
•    It is simply not as personally/professionally rewarding as I thought it would be — 6.5 percent

The survey includes responses from 1,001 physicians.

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