July/August 2022

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

Rational Numbers
By Peter Valenzuela, M.D., M.B.A.
Let’s start measuring quality metrics that matter

Best Practices

Aim High
By Jill Powelson, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.B.A., RN, CPC, CPPM
Defining high performance and how you get there

Best Practices

Gut Check
By Francis Colangelo, M.D., M.S.-HQS, FACP
Partnering to improve CRC screening

Best Practices

It’s About Time
By Kevin M. Pantalone, D.O., FACE, and John K. Cuddeback, M.D., Ph.D.
Addressing therapeutic inertia is the key to improving care for people with diabetes

Voices

A Right to Health
IQL22 Spotlight: Shantanu Agrawal, M.D., M.Phil., Elevance Health’s Chief Health Officer

Tech Talk

Show & Tele
By Stephen Ranjan, M.B.A.
The telehealth transformation of diabetes care

Trends

Unbalanced Viral Load
By Mike Hilleary
COVID-19 highlights inequities plaguing the black community
 

Departments 

Publisher’s Comment

The Road to High Performance
By Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A.
Assess your performance with AMGA’s HPPE Program

In Washington

Running Up That Hill
By Madison Schultz
A look at AMGA’s 15th Annual Capitol Hill Day

Industry Insights

Breaking the Cycle
A constructive path forward for social determinants of health 

Foundation Cornerstone

All RIZE
RIZE launches toolkit, celebrates Action Month 

Thought Leader

Valuable Opportunities
An interview with AMGA Consulting’s Kevin McCune, M.D.