April 2019

Providing solutions to physician executives, physicians, and administrators at every medical group in the country

The flagship publication of AMGA, the Group Practice Journal offers dynamic business solutions to physician leaders and administrators at medical groups around the world.

Penned by healthcare professionals, articles give a view from the trenches of modern medicine on a wide variety of topics. For over 60 years, the Group Practice Journal has been helping medical groups become financially successful while delivering the highest quality health care to their communities.

Features

Case Study

The Big Six
By David R. Flum, M.D., M.P.H.
UW Medicine adopted six strategies to achieve mission-driven and patient-centered excellence

 
Case Study

Rules of the Code
Featuring Stephanie Devaney, Ph.D., and Marc S. Williams, M.D.
Precision medicine in practice: NIH’s All of Us Research Program and Geisinger’s Genomic Medicine Institute

Case Study

No Secret Sauce
By Victoria Farias
A proven, no-nonsense approach to MSSP

Case Study

Congratulations, It’s an App
By David Sawin
SSH Babies maternity app boosts HCAHPS scores

Best Practices

Buyers’ Market
By Josh Weiner
Build loyalty into the patient experience

Tech Talk

The Connected Patient
By Stephen H. Dart
Today’s online portals connect patients and providers

Trends

What Do Patients Really Want?
By Tashfeen Ekram, M.D., FACR
Technology to bridge the wellness–satisfaction gap

Operations

Stop the Cycle, I Want to Get Off
By Dan Pope

Departments

Publisher’s Comment

Collaborating for Performance Excellence
By Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A.
A new collaborative will drive clinical and operational efficiency

In Washington

CHRONIC Empowerment
By Darryl M. Drevna, M.A.
AMGA endorses flexibility in new MA benefits

Industry Insights

Adoption Papers
Automating business processes as transaction volume increases

Foundation Cornerstone

Healthier by the Million
100 million healthier Americans by 2025: Will you help us get there?