Medical practice costs creep higher
Jacqueline Fellows, for HealthLeaders Media, March 1, 2013
An MGMA-ACMPE report finds a "64% increase in total operating costs for multi-specialty practices" since 2001. In comparison, 2011 shows a modest 1.27% increase from 2010 for physician-owned practices.
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