Here are 10 numbers on the cardiology workforce in the last year:
50%: The percentage of U.S. counties that lack access to a cardiologist, according to a Medicus white paper published Feb. 20.
8,650: The projected shortage of cardiologists by 2037, according to Medicus.
5%: The anticipated growth in cardiology by 2033, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
60%: The percentage of cardiologists who are older than 55.
8%: The expected rise in cardiac inpatient procedures. Outpatient procedures are expected to rise by 25%.
2.83%: The cut made by CMS to its 2025 physician payment rule, continuing the trend of declining reimbursements.
Nearly 50%: The share of all private cardiology practices were a part of a private equity portfolio, according to MedAxiom’s 2024 “Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey.”
22 million: The number of Americans who need to travel almost 90 miles, round trip, to seek specialty cardiology care, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
29%: The percentage that Medicare reimbursements have fallen for cardiology, with even greater declines for cardiac and thoracic surgery, according to a study published in INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.
66%: The share of cardiologists who reported feeling t burned out for at least 13 months, according to Medscape‘s “Cardiologist Burnout & Depression Report 2024.”
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