2008 Editorial Calendar
The Group Practice Journal offers
strategies and best practices from the leading medical groups in the
country. Penned by healthcare professionals, articles offer dynamic,
real-world business solutions to physician leaders and
administrators at medical groups nationwide. Readers look to the
publication to learn strategies and solutions from peers in the
profession, healthcare thought leaders, and industry experts. Topics
range from financial operations, contracting strategies, and
compensation issues to regulatory compliance, groundbreaking
technology, and innovative disease management.
Jan | Feb
| Mar | Apr
| May | Jun
| Jul - Aug | Sept
| Oct | Nov
- Dec
January: Technology
New technology is giving medical groups new tools to help physicians
deliver cost-efficient quality care. This issue will focus on ways
groups are implementing technological solutions to clinical and
operational challenges.
Submission Deadline: November 14, 2007.
Bonus Distribution: HIMSS and Pri-Med South
February: Change Management
In the evolving world of health care, medical groups must
constantly reinvent themselves to remain successful. This issue will
explore operational strategies for anticipating and managing change.
Submission Deadline: December 5, 2007.
Bonus Distribution: AMGA 2008 Annual Conference: Learning from the
Best and Pri-Med Southwest
March: Health Law
Medical group leaders need to be knowledgeable about the evolving
laws governing health care. This issue will examine some of the laws
and regulations that will have an impact on medical groups and the
way they operate in the coming years.
Submission Deadline: January 9.
Bonus Distribution: Pri-Med Midwest
April: Quality and Outcomes
Medical groups must balance sophisticated outcomes measurements with
traditional physician-patient relationships to consistently deliver
quality care. This issue will explore how groups are managing risk
as they struggle to deliver the best care to their patients and will
highlight best practices in quality care.
Submission Deadline: February 13.
Bonus Distribution: TEPR 2008 and Pri-Med West
Bonus Service: AMGA Industry Partner Directory
May: Reimbursement and Revenue Enhancement
New reimbursement models are being developed that redefine the
responsibilities in insurance and health care delivery. This issue
will study ways that medical groups can maximize reimbursement and
enhance the revenue cycle.
Submission Deadline: March 15.
June: Leadership
Medical groups all face the challenges of effectively leading in
times of crisis, as well as developing leaders within their
organizations. This issue will feature exemplary leadership that has
revitalized organizations as well as recruitment and retention
strategies.
Submission Deadline: April 12.
Bonus Service: Readex Ad Perception Study
July/August: Connectivity
With new services and technology along with the rise of consumerism,
medical groups must find new ways to connect with the various
stakeholders in health care. This issue will investigate aspects of
this challenge and various stakeholders—vendors, insurers,
employers, and patients.
Submission Deadline: May 31.
Bonus Distribution: AMGA’s Institute for Quality Leadership Annual
Conference
September: Compensation
Medical group leaders nationwide are searching for the “right”
formula for physician compensation. This issue will explore
effective compensation models that have worked for other groups and
provide analysis of trends found in AMGA’s 2008 Medical Group
Compensation and Financial Survey.
Submission Deadline: July 12.
Bonus Distribution: MGMA’s annual conference and Pri-Med New York
October: Finance
How do you sustain a financially successful medical group in an age
of dwindling reimbursement? This issue explores operational
strategies and options for tapping into various sources of capital
and for streamlining processes.
Submission Deadline: August 16.
Bonus Distribution: Pri-Med East and Pri-Med Mid-Atlantic
November/December: Operations
In the face of dwindling reimbursement, creative operational
solutions are needed. This issue will examine how groups have been
able to save money or find new sources of revenue by focusing on
their operations, while maintaining quality care.
Submission Deadline: September 30.
Story Ideas? Contact Tom Flatt
(703) 838-0033, ext. 328
(703) 548-1890 fax
tflatt@amga.org
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