September 2018

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

Trends

Holding Pattern
By Wayne Hartley, Fred Horton, and Danielle DuBord
Results of the AMGA 2018 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey

 
Case Study

Slashing Burnout
Featuring Susan Rehm, M.D., and Michael Michetti, J.D.
Increasing trust, strengthening culture, and building resilience through a multipronged approach at Cleveland Clinic

Case Study

Screen Time
By Andrew Albert, M.D., M.P.H., and Richard Bone, M.D.
Meeting the colorectal cancer screening challenge at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Operations

Walk the Streamline
By Erin Weber
Challenges in the way value-based care is measured, billed, and paid

Operations

The Doctor’s Examination
By Howard B. Graman, M.D., FACP
A practical approach to the annual professional review 

Operations

Protracted Permission
By Dan Rubin
The impact of prior authorizations … and what you can do about it!

 
Departments
 
Publisher’s Comment

Measure What Drives Quality
By Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A.
AMGA's new set of value measures will simplify the quality reporting process

In Washington

MACRA Economics
By Sam Shames
The devil is in the implementation

Industry Insights

Trending High
The specialties that shone in AMGA’s survey

Foundation Cornerstone

A Group Effort
Dr. Penso supports new pathways, patient outcomes 

Thought Leader

Trusted Partners
An interview with Humana’s Bruce D. Broussard