Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Healthcare Finance News December 16, 2024
Days to fill the position of a primary care physician is 125 days and up to 135 days for a specialist, according to AAPPR report.
Heading into 2025, the physician shortage is no better than in past years and in fact, is continuing to worsen, according to Carey Goryl, CEO of the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR).
Every year the time to fill positions has increased, Goryl said. Current physicians days to fill is 125 days for a primary care physician and up to 135 days for a specialist. Recruiting to a rural area is even more challenging since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic..
To license and credential a physician easily adds another 4-6 months...