To create the survey, Health Media collected over 12,500 responses.
Here’s how practice locations differed between eight specialties:
1. Gastroenterology
Solo private practice: 10.9 percent
Non-government hospital: 24.4 percent
Single-specialty practice: 28.6 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 16 percent
2. Dermatology
Solo private practice: 24.2 percent
Non-government hospital: 1.5 percent
Single-specialty practice: 40.9 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 19.7 percent
3. Family medicine
Solo private practice: 12.3 percent
Non-government hospital: 6.3 percent
Single-specialty practice: 22 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 15.2 percent
4. Cardiology
Solo private practice: 6 percent
Non-government hospital: 33.1 percent
Single-specialty practice: 25.9 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 18.6 percent
5. Endocrinology
Solo private practice: 11.9 percent
Non-government hospital: 18.2 percent
Single-specialty practice: 16.8 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 30.1 percent
6. Neurology
Solo private practice: 11.8 percent
Non-government hospital: 28.4 percent
Single-specialty practice: 17.6 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 11.8 percent
7. Pediatrics
Solo private practice: 11.8 percent
Non-government hospital: 23.6 percent
Single-specialty practice: 25.7 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 13.5 percent
8. Infectious disease
Solo private practice: 4.5 percent
Non-government hospital: 16.4 percent
Single-specialty practice: 19.4 percent
Multispecialty group practice: 10.4 percent
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