According to an AMA survey of more than 12,400 responses from physicians and nonphysician providers across 30 states and more than 80 health systems, 5% of physicians did not take a single day of PTO in 2023.
That number is up from 4.7% the previous year. An additional 5.7% took one to five vacation days in 2023 while 13.7% took six to 10 days, 24.5% took 11 to 15 days, 27.6% took 16 to 20 days and 23.4% took more than 20 days.
While 27.9% of physicians said they do not work during PTO, 30.6% reported working one to 30 minutes a day, 20.8% worked 31 to 60 minutes a day, 14.3% worked 61 to 90 minutes per day and 6.3% worked more than 90 minutes a day.
The most commonly cited barrier for physicians taking time off was the potential volume of inbox work faced on return, according to the report.
