The hiring of primary care physicians is a high priority for medical groups today, as 74 percent plan to hire more or significantly more PCPs within the next year than they have in the past, according to the 2011 Physician Retention Survey from Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association.
For the 2011 survey, 80 medical organizations responded, representing 14,366 physicians. Other key findings include:
• No groups reported plans to reduce their PCP workforce, and hiring plans for specialists were only "slightly less aggressive" than those for PCPs.
• Male physicians nearing retirement and female physicians entering the workforce — the two fastest growing populations of physicians — were most likely to look for part-time and flexible scheduling options.
• 67 percent of respondents said the involvement of advanced practitioners in their groups had "somewhat" or "significantly" grown in the past five years.
• Nearly half of respondents said PCPs are incented "somewhat more" or "significantly more" for both quality (52 percent) and satisfaction (50 percent) than they were five years ago.
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For the 2011 survey, 80 medical organizations responded, representing 14,366 physicians. Other key findings include:
• No groups reported plans to reduce their PCP workforce, and hiring plans for specialists were only "slightly less aggressive" than those for PCPs.
• Male physicians nearing retirement and female physicians entering the workforce — the two fastest growing populations of physicians — were most likely to look for part-time and flexible scheduling options.
• 67 percent of respondents said the involvement of advanced practitioners in their groups had "somewhat" or "significantly" grown in the past five years.
• Nearly half of respondents said PCPs are incented "somewhat more" or "significantly more" for both quality (52 percent) and satisfaction (50 percent) than they were five years ago.
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