U.S. physicians continue to sell their private practices andseek employment with health care systems, according to a newAccenture survey.
By 2013, less than one-third of physicians are expected toremain truly independent. Accenture reports the rate of independentphysicians employed by health systems will grow by an annual 5percent over three years.
“Health reform is challenging the entire system to deliverimproved care through insight driven health,” Kristin Ficery,senior executive at Accenture Health, says in a statement. “We seean increasing number of physicians leaving private practice to joinhospital systems, which will force all stakeholders to revise andrefine their business models, product offerings and servicestrategies.”
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