Medical Economics December 19, 2023
Health care leaders increasingly are looking to technology for solutions to the challenges facing primary care
Clinicians are in the midst of a deep staffing crisis, with 63% of clinician leaders citing clinician turnover and understaffing as top morale challenges, according to BDO’s 2023 Clinician Experience Survey. This problem is exacerbated by an aging workforce and a decline in students opting to attend medical school.
The shortage is particularly challenging for primary care, with medical students increasingly choosing more lucrative career paths, such as those in specialties, as well as in biotech and pharmaceuticals. In fact, the U.S. may experience a shortage of up to 48,000 primary care physicians by 2034, according to a report from the Association of American...