AMGA survey shows medical group profits are on the slide.
Holding down increases in physician and nurse compensation and improved management of human resource costs helped capitated providers in the Eastern region improve per physician median profits to $1,686 in 2001 from a median loss of $767 in 2000, according to the 2002 financial operations survey from the American Medical Group Association. Find out what the successful groups have in common.
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