January/February 2024

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

Go Your Own Way
By Mike Hilleary
Four medical groups chart their health equity journey

Voices

Standard Issues
Featuring Elisabeth Stambaugh, MD, MMM; Keren Rosenblum, MD, FACOG; and Keith (Tony) Jones, MD
Don’t let gender be the measure of success

Trends

Time to Reboot
By Kevin McCune, MD
Progress on the journey to value and where we go from here

Case Study

Some Like a Bot
By Jose Rocha MHL, CPPM, CPC, and Krishna Kurapati, MS
Self-service features keep patients happy; workflow changes cut administrative burden

Tech Talk

The Price of Security
By Matt Murren
How smart healthcare organizations are managing the resulting risk

Operations

Your Compliance Is Requested
By Stephen Mehaffey
More homework for the Comparative Analysis Trends

Departments

Publisher’s Comment

Innovation in the Sunshine
By Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer
Join us at the AMGA 2024 Annual Conference in Orlando

In Washington

Cool, Calm & Connected
Congress must keep telehealth

Industry Insights

Pain Points
By Jeff Mohl, PhD, and Elizabeth L. Ciemins, PhD, MPH, MA
Identifying chronic opioid use at the point of care

Foundation Cornerstone

Our New Year’s Resolutions
AMGA Foundation impact and outlook