CME: Big Business Just Got Bigger

The recent release of the “ACCME Annual Report Data 2003” makes it official: CME just keeps growing — to the tune of $1.77 billion in total income reported in 2003. This is an 11 percent increase over 2002's income of almost $1.6 billion, which in turn was up 14.5 percent over the previous year. Average income per organization also is up to $2,545,935, a 9.4 percent increase over the previous year. Specialty physician-member organizations reported the highest total income, followed by medical