Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) news and information

MGMA-ACMPE, the Englewood, Colo.-based association that represents medical practice executives and administrators nationwide, named Garth Jordan COO.
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The future of U.S. healthcare and the future of the Medical Group Management Association will be discussed by the 5,000 people expected to attend the MGMA annual conference Oct. 6-9 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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Health information technology is hot. How hot? Pay increases for health IT leaders in medical groups last year outstripped raises for most physicians, according to a survey by the MGMA.
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In June, the MGMA-ACMPE released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice management challenges. In this edition of "Practice Makes Perfect," we'll tackle No. 1 on that list: Dealing with rising operating costs.
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When he heard that the CMS had redesigned its Physician Compare website, Dr. Douglas Denham checked it out.
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Quality and patient satisfaction play a small, yet growing, role in determining physician compensation, according to a survey from the MGMA.
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U.S. House of Representatives committee chairmen asked for guidance on replacing the sustainable growth-rate Medicare physician payment formula, and healthcare associations were happy to comply. The responses reflected the concerns of each responding association's constituency—particularly...
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The rates for on-call physicians vary greatly—anywhere from $75 to $2,400 in median daily compensation—depending on specialty. That's according to the MGMA Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey for 2013.
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Last June, MGMA-ACMPE released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice management challenges. In this edition of "Practice Makes Perfect," we'll tackle No. 4 on that list: Dealing with rising operating costs.
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Momentum is building among House leaders to draft and introduce legislation this year that would repeal Medicare's troublesome sustainable growth-rate formula used to pay physicians, but upcoming budget battles could thwart those efforts.
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