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?