The AMGA included responses from 117,000 providers representing 272 medical groups in its survey. Productivity is measured in work relative value units.
How five physician specialties compare:
General cardiology
Compensation: 4.4 percent increase
Productivity: 1.8 percent increase
Dermatology
Compensation: 3.3 percent increase
Productivity: 1.6 percent increase
Gastroenterology
Compensation: 0.4 percent decrease
Productivity: 0.7 percent increase
Hospitalist
Compensation: 2.1 percent increase
Productivity: 1.1 percent increase
Psychiatry
Compensation: 15.6 percent increase
Productivity: 1.1 percent decrease
Medical specialties as a whole
Compensation: 3.39 percent increase
Productivity: 1.9 percent decrease
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