Experts estimate that the companies collectively spend $8,000 to $13,000 a year per physician.
"Yet we are losing $125,000 per physician per year," he said.
The financial incentives in the administration plan — more than $40,000 per physician over a few years, to install and use electronic health records — could accelerate adoption.
The Obama administration is spending billions to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records, with incentive payments of more than $40,000 per physician over five years.
By the standards of neighbors like Germany and Belgium, Dr. Bijleveld said, family doctors in the Netherlands have more patients -- on average 2,350 per physician -- and earn less, about $50,000 a year after taxes and overhead.
The Obama administration's health technology plan, which is part of the economic recovery package, includes incentive payments for adopting electronic health records — more than $40,000 per physician and up to several million dollars for hospitals.
"If only half of the 20,000 obstetricians in this country do abortions, they can do a million a year at a rate of two per physician per week," the statement noted.
Annual working time per physician: 1750 hours.
There was a mean of 9.7 patients per physician.
Germany had the highest number of publications per physician per 1000 population in 2010 (27) and 2000 (58).
Per physician re-evaluation, the child looked improved, was tolerating oral fluids without difficulty, was afebrile, and his vital signs were normal.
