COVID-19 physician changes experienced U.S. 2021

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes in the last four months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of July 2020 and June 2021. In July 2020, 72 percent of respondents experienced a reduction in income and 43 percent reduced staff numbers. Reduction of income and staff carried on through 2021, although to a lesser extent. From 2020 to 2021, the switch to a primarly telemedicine position seemed to increase among physicians.

Percentage of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes as a result of COVID-19 in July 2020 and June 2021

Characteristic	July 2020	June 2021
Experienced a reduction in income	72%	49%
Reduced staff	43%	32%
Switched to a primarily telemedicine position	12%	18%
Closed my practice	8%	2%
Moved to a new employment situation or practice	6%	9%
Moved from a direct patient care to non-patient care role	5%	3%
Increased staff	3%	6%
Moved from a permenant practice to locum tenens	2%	1%

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2020 to June 2021

Number of respondents

2,504 to 3,513

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Over the last four months have you done or experienced any of the following as a result of COVID-19? Check all that apply.
The figures have been taken from several publications.

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