Oncology Physician Turnover in the United States Based on Medicare Claims Data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Physician turnover rates are rising in the United States. The cancer workforce, which relies heavily on clinical teamwork and care coordination, may be more greatly impacted by turnover. In this study, we aimed to characterize oncologists who move to identify targets for recruitment and retention efforts.

Methods

We identified medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists who treated Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with breast, colorectal, or lung cancer in 2016-2019. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify physician-level and multivariable multinomial regression to identify region-level characteristics associated with turnover. Measures included demographic, practice, and patient-sharing network characteristics.

Results

Our cohort included 25,

SUBMITTER: Cornelius SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11617083 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature