While the majority of medical specialties saw modest increases in compensation in 2005, most medical groups in the United States are still operating at a loss, according to the 2006 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey conducted by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA; Alexandria, VA). The section of the annual survey that examines financial operations found that medical groups were operating at an average loss of $1,264 per physician, based on median performance per physician.

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October 2006 - Table of Contents

LIR October 2006 (full PDF issue)

Hospital Outreach Programs Hold Their Own Against Key Competitors

Acquisition Is Path to Market Share in Southeast

Measuring Up Against Quest and LabCorp: Inside the Duopoly

Quest Pays $43m for InSure Test Maker

Psychemedics, Orchid Land New Contracts

AMGA Survey Finds Most Medical Groups Still Operating at a Loss

BD to Pay $350 Million for Pap Test Maker TriPath

Laposata Wins G-2 Laboratory Public Service National Leadership Award

Lab Stocks Down 1%; Monogram Loses 13%

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