American Medical Group Association (AMGA) news and information

Mixed reaction continues to pour in from physician organizations, practices and politicians regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Dr. Jerry Penso has been named chief medical and quality officer of the American Medical Group Association. He starts Sept. 1.
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The Obama administration and healthcare industry groups say they will continue gearing up for full implementation of the federal healthcare overhaul, even as some worry the U.S. Supreme Court will pull the plug.
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After being close to disowning its creation last year, the American Medical Group Association was back to touting its role in the creation of accountable care organizations at its annual conference last weekend in San Diego, and it even provided a little more context and back story—which...
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John Hasse's talk "Leadership Lessons from the Jazz Masters" at the American Medical Group Association's conference was a rousing success.
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Dr. Farzad Mostashari pleaded and cajoled his audience during a talk at the AMGA annual conference to send comments on the proposed Stage 2 meaningful-use requirements.
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The public policy team of the American Medical Group Association expressed little optimism that Congress would ever get around to replacing the sustainable-growth rate formula for Medicare payments to physicians, but they told attendees at the AMGA's annual conference in San Diego that the...
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Care coordination and willingness to be accountable for patient outcomes are the keys to improving healthcare quality while reducing costs, said the opening speakers at the American Medical Group Association annual conference in San Diego—and they added that AMGA members are driving these...
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Preventing costly turnover among medical practice groups will require hospitals and physician practices to offer more flexible working arrangements and the kinds of incentives that were once considered perks but are now seen as standard offerings by job applicants, a new study says.
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As someone who has Googled AMGA in search of the American Medical Group Association only to find the American Meat Goat Association's website instead, Outliers is aware that acronyms used in healthcare are not unique to the world of medicine.
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