October 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 Companies They Keep
Lexington Clinic’s proven strategies for implementing direct-to-employer programs

Trends

Closing in on the Bull’s Eye
By Kristin Oliver, M.D., Melanie Mouzoon, M.D., FAAP, FABM, Jennifer L.Z. Nkonga, M.S., and Elizabeth Ciemins, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.
Moving from volume to value through HPV vaccination

Case Study

Magic Numbers
By Mark Kirschbaum, Ph.D., RN, and Jill Gaddes, M.S.N.,
R.N., CNML
Building a population health program for MSSP success

Case Study

Multiple Choice Test
By Thomas Isaac, M.D., M.B.A, M.P.H.
Choosing Wisely initiative improves health outcomes

Case Study

The Right Mixture
Featuring Michael R. Canady, M.D., M.B.A., CPE, FACS, FAAPL; John Cunningham, M.S., M.B.A., FACMPE; and Todd Fowler, M.B.A., FACMPE
Merging a rural, not-for-profit healthcare system with a rural, for-profit physician group

Trends

Down With Silos
By Alycia Rose James and Mary Costello
Benefits of incorporating clinical research into physician practice

Trends

Prime Time
By Jim Kuhn
Modernizing for access that patients expect

Columns

Publisher’s Comment

Together, We Are Making a Healthier America
By Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A.
AMGA member groups prove that collaboration works

In Washington

Mixed Signals
By Darryl M. Drevna, M.A.
CMS’ start-and-stop approach to value-based care

Industry Insights

Setting the Standard
Prescribing trends in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Foundation Cornerstone

Our Best Shot
Three years, 5.5 Million patients healthier