Top 10 Biggest Concerns for Currently Practicing Physicians

Here are the most pressing career concerns for both practicing physicians, according to The Medicus Firm’s 2013 “Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey.”

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1. Compensation and/or reimbursement — 53.9 percent
2. Work/life balance — 45.2 percent
3. Work-related burnout and stress — 22.1 percent
4. Impact of healthcare reform — 16.6 percent
5. Lack of autonomy or control in my practice — 11.8 percent
6. Quality of healthcare — 10.8 percent
7. Finding a new practice opportunity — 7.3 percent
8. Malpractice issues — 6.7 percent
9. Patient-physician relationships — 5.2 percent
10. Implementing electronic medical records — 5 percent

 

 

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