From: A national survey of 'inactive' physicians in the United States of America: enticements to reentry
 | Fully retired (n = 436) | Not currently active (n = 500) | Reentered (n = 226) |
---|---|---|---|
 | Reason not currently active | Reason was inactiveb | |
 | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Personal health issues/concerns | 37.8 (165) | 37.8 (189) | 28.8 (65) |
"Hassle factor" (ex: paperwork, compliance issues)d | 37.4 (163) | 28.2 (141) | 21.7 (49) |
Rising medical malpractice premiums c | 27.8 (121) | 21.4 (107) | 13.7 (31) |
Lack of professional satisfaction | 25.2 (110) | 22.2 (111) | 19.9 (45) |
On call responsibility | 19.0 (83) | 17.6 (88) | 11.9 (27) |
Insufficient reimbursement rates c | 20.6 (90) | 15.0 (75) | 14.6 (33) |
Pursuing a non-medical career c | 12.2 (53) | 17.8 (89) | 6.6 (15) |
Need to care for young children e | 6.4 (28) | 18.4 (92) | 29.6 (67) |
Practice not economically viable | 12.8 (56) | 11.8 (59) | 10.6 (24) |
Improvement in personal/family finances | 13.1 (57) | 9.2 (46) | 7.1 (16) |
Need to care for other family member(s) e | 5.5 (24) | 15.2 (76) | 6.6 (15) |
Hard to keep up with clinical advances | 5.5 (24) | 5.0 (25) | 0.4 (1) |
Inadequate practice volume | 2.8 (12) | 2.0 (10) | 0.4 (1) |
Other | 24.5 (107) | 9.4 (147) | 32.3 (73) |