Physicians Employed By Hospitals Increases by 34%
“Hospitals employed some 211,500 physicians in 2010, a 34% increase since 2000, according to the latest survey statistics from the American Hospital Association (AHA), as analyzed by Medscape Medical News.
During that same period, the number of allopathic and osteopathic physicians in patient care and other healthcare roles increased from about 733,000 to 858,000, for only a 17% gain, according to statistical reports from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
The rise in hospital employment for physicians is another sign that medicine is making a concerted turn from cottage industry to big business.”
