"Most physicians in the United States continue to work in small practices despite the challenging healthcare working environment, according to an updated Policy Research Perspectives from the American Medical Association (AMA).

"These data show that the majority (60.7%) of physicians were in small practices of 10 or fewer physicians, and that practice size changed very little between 2012 and 2014 in the face of profound structural reforms to healthcare delivery," AMA president-elect Andrew W. Gurman, MD, says in a news release.

But the percentage is down markedly from 30 years ago, when more than three quarters of doctors worked in the small practice setting, the report notes. "It is clear that physician practice has undergone marked changes over the past 30 years," the report says."

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"I believe the future remains bright for private practice. While market indicators a few years ago were interpreted by many in the industry as signaling the demise of private practice, more recent data suggests the move away from private practice has not only leveled off, but may move back toward more independence."

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