MMS 2011 Physician Workforce Study

The Massachusetts Medical Society tenth annual Physician Workforce Study found that physicians in eight specialties are operating under critical or severe labor market conditions:

The study also reports on:

• Physicians’ attitudes towards global payment contracts and accountable care organizations
• The length of time needed to recruit physicians in various specialties
• Regional differences in labor markets across five regions of Massachusetts
• Physicians’ satisfaction with the practice environment and the practice of medicine
• The impact of the professional liability climate on the practice of medicine
• Opinions of the United States health care system

Download the executive summary. (pdf, 13 pages)

Download the full report. (.pdf, 92 pages)

MMS comment and statement