SPOTLIGHT: Group physicians see income rise in 2004


After several years of level numbers, group practice physicians in most specialties saw modest gains in compensation in 2004, the American Medical Group Association said. Most specialties saw gains at or above the rate of inflation, led by the primary care specialties. According to the organization, the specialties seeing the largest percentage increases in compensation were: general surgery (8.89 percent), pediatrics and adolescents (8.76 percent), and hematology and oncology (8.52 percent). Story