In 2012, the average rate of medical group physician turnover was 6.8 percent, up slightly from 6.5 percent in 2011, but much higher than the 2009 rate of 5.9 percent, according to the survey.
Also, medical groups do not expect a reprieve from losing physicians this year: 36 percent of the groups expect the physician retirement rate to increase in 2013.
The survey reflects responses from 80 physician groups that collectively employ 19,596 physicians.
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