November 2005

Productivity of MDs takes a dip,
Medical Economics survey finds

According to the Medical Economics continuing survey of MDs and DOs in office-based practices, physicians in several specialties work fewer hours and see fewer patients in 2005 than they did in 2000.

Among primary-care physicians, the median workweek dropped from 48 to 45 hours for GPs, from 60 to 55 hours for internists, and from 50 to 45 hours for pediatricians. Medical Economics says that these changes reflect a downward trend that began a decade ago.

Similar trends are evident in numbers of patient visits per week. Details of the survey are available at www.memag.com.

Source: Medical Economics, www.memag.com

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