82% of physicians are employed. You don't have to be.
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82% of US physicians are employed. Payer paperwork is one reason owners sell, and it's one you can fix without selling.
As of January 2026, 82% of US physicians work for hospitals or corporate entities. In 2012, 60.1% were in private practice. By 2024, that had fallen to 42.2%, about 18 points lower in twelve years.
Why do owners sell? Among those who did, these reasons rated as important:
- 70.8% cited better payer rates
- 64.9% cited access to costly resources
- 63.6% cited managing payer paperwork
The pressure is real. Medicare physician pay fell 33% after inflation, and you can't hire your way out of that.
Paperwork is the one reason you can fix without selling. WoundScribe takes it off your plate with a free wound care EMR and no seat fees. Here's what you get:
- AI agents that draft the chart, including SOAP notes from conversation
- Checks before you sign
- A charge only when a chart is drafted
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