Around 40.6% of practicing healthcare providers in the U.S. currently are nonphysicians, according to Kaufman Hall’s quarterly “Physician Flash Report.”
The report draws on data from more than 1,300 hospitals and 200,000 providers, according to a May 7 news release sent to Becker’s.
Surgical and primary care roles are facing shortages in the U.S., and new professionals entering the healthcare workforce can fill these positions faster than physicians, who face longer training and education requirements.
The report forecasts that nonphysician clinicians and physicians will soon make up equal parts of the provider workforce nationally.
“When deployed correctly, advanced practice providers let physicians practice at the top of their license. They give doctors more time to focus on diagnosis and treatment, which can make physician practices more efficient and address other challenges, including physician burnout,” Matthew Bates, managing director and physician enterprise service line leader at Kaufman Hall, said in the release.
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