July/August 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

Bring It on Home
By Mike Hilleary
Geisinger at Home brings the care team out of the exam room and into a patient’s home.

 
Case Study

Drop the Needle
Immunizing for health: Sanford Health’s Collaborative experience

Case Study

Back to the Future
Featuring Stephen Klasko, M.D., M.B.A.
What will the next decades in health care look like?

Trends

No More Smoking
By Whitney Davis, M.P.H.; Amy Meador, M.P.H.; Julie Ann Gouveia-Pisano, B.S.Pharm., Pharm.D., BCPS, CPHIMS; Earl Ward Jr., Pharm.D.; Terri Craig, Pharm.D., CPHIMS; Chetna Bhattacharyya, M.D.; Judy McManus, Pharm.D.; and Meg Molloy, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Study highlights drivers and challenges facing comprehensive tobacco treatment programs

Tech Talk

Generation Text
By Gillian Luscri, M.D.
Engage millennial parents to increase well-child visit rates

Departments

Publisher’s Comment

Value-Based Care: What Stands in the Way
By Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A.
The internal and external impediments to value-based care

In Washington

Ready for Risk?
By Chester A. Speed, J.D., LL.M., and Nikita Stempniewicz, Sc.M.
AMGA’s Fourth Annual Risk Survey reveals the pathway to value is needlessly complex

Industry Insights

Still Burning Out
New study highlights physician burnout rates, factors

Foundation Cornerstone

Expanded Impact
Ambassadors help AMGA Foundation Collaboratives reach patients

Thought Leader

Driving Empathetic Change
An interview with Sutter Health Chief Design and Innovation Officer Chris Waugh