November/December 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
Doc Is My Co-Pilot
Featuring Mark Briesacher, M.D., Karyn Springer, M.D., and Mark Milligan, M.D.
Evolving Intermountain Healthcare’s Medical Group Board and governance model
Trends
We Can Do It!
Featuring Joanne Conroy, M.D.
The business case for gender equity
Trends
More than a Feeling
Featuring Patrice M. Weiss, M.D.
How Carilion Clinic is transforming organization culture, patient safety, and patient experience
Case Study
Strength in Numbers
By Emily Edleblute, M.S., RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K, and Steven L. Delaveris, D.O.
Central alert team platform as a model cell for care transformation
Case Study
It’s in the Blood
By Renu Joshi, M.D.
A team approach for populations in a large hospital system
Trends
Short-Handed
By Andrea Caliri, M.D.
Scribes rebuilding patient-provider relationships
Departments
Publisher’s Comment
Where the Best Get Better
By Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A.
Premier medical groups and health systems will be sharing best practices at AMGA’s 2020 Annual Conference
In Washington
Wrongly Accused
By Darryl Drevna, M.A.
CMS, OIG propose Stark and anti-kickback flexibilities
Industry Insights
Clean Bills of Health
Consumers give healthcare providers low scores on billing
Foundation Cornerstone
We Did It!
Campaign exceeds goal of improving diabetes care for 1 million people
Thought Leader
Ready for a Revolution
An interview with XPRIZE Foundation’s Peter Diamandis, M.D.