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PHYSICIANS ARE STILL GR AVITATING TOWARD HOSPITAL EMPLOYMENT. Hospital Employment Trend Continuing BY STEVE BARRETT REPORT FINDS F R O M J U LY 2 012 to July 2015, the number of U.S. physicia ns employed by hospitals rose to 141,000, according to a report released in late 2016 by the Physicia ns Advoca c y Inst it ute a nd Ava lere Hea lth. That 46,000 -physi- cia n increa se, from 95,000 in 2012, underscores the trend of increa sing ho s pit a l a c qu i sit ion s of phy sici a n practices, according to the study. Growth in physician employment by hospitals occurred across all regions of the United States and during each of the six-month periods the study evaluated. Some other fi ndings: + At the end of the three-year period, a lmost two in five physicians were hospita l-employed, compared with about one in four who were hospital- employed at the beginning of the study. + Ow nership of physicia n practices by hospitals or health systems grew 86 percent over the course of the study. + By the end of the study period, physician employment by hospitals was greatest in the Midwest, at 49 percent, followed by the Northeast (42 percent), the West (34 percent), the South (33 percent), and Alaska and Hawaii (27 percent). Reimbursement issues a nd overhead a re the concerns that physicia ns cite most of ten about independent practice, according to a 2015 study by ma nage- ment consulting company Accenture. ■ Women's Hear t Center at Cedars-Sinai Hear t was the leading cause of death among women. ■ CORE P R A C T I C E M A N A G E M E N T ❰❰❰❰❰ 1 5 WHEN YOU DO AS MANY HAND SURGERIES AS WE DO, YOU OFFER THE NEWEST, MOST ADVANCED WAYS TO TREAT THEM. With the largest orthopedic and sports medicine physician practice in Suffolk County, St. Charles has been recognized as one of the best in the region for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. Not just once but several times. No surprise. After all, we deliver the region's most progressive treatments, including minimally invasive hand surgery as well as arthroscopic surgery for elbow and wrist disorders. You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of hospitals that do more minimally invasive hand and elbow surgeries than we do. Our goal? To get you back to your normal life as quickly as possible. And many of the patients who've experienced our expert hand care, give it a resounding thumbs up. IF YOU HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, OSTEOARTHRITIS OR TENDINITIS WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. To learn more call (631) 689-6698 or visit stcharlesorthopedics.com 1 5 M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S L O N G I S L A N D ■ 2 017