Data for the report was collected from physicians in the first quarter of 2022. Specialties surveyed included ophthalmology, cardiology, family medicine, internal medicine, dermatology and urology.
Here’s how the percentage of physicians claiming ownership interest in their practices has changed in the last five years:
2017:
Ownership interest: 50 percent of physicians
No ownership interest: 50 percent
2018:
Ownership interest: 50 percent of physicians
No ownership interest: 50 percent
2019:
Ownership interest: 49 percent of physicians
No ownership interest: 51 percent
2020:
Ownership interest: 51 percent of physicians
No ownership interest: 29 percent
2021:
Ownership interest: 45 percent of physicians
No ownership interest: 55 percent
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