Did Night Call Volume Increase When Self-Employed Physicians Switched to Employment? 3 Statistics

More than half of employed physicians report having lower night call volume than when they were self-employed, according to Medscape’s Employed Doctors Report 2014.

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The report includes responses from 4,600 physicians.

 

When asked to assess the change in their night call volume from when they were self-employed to when they became employed by a healthcare organization, respondents reported the following:

 

•    For 13 percent of employed physicians, night call volume is higher during employment versus self-employment.
•    For 33 percent of employed physicians, night call volume has not changed after employment.
•    For 55 percent of employed physicians, night call volume is lower during employment as compared to self-employment

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