July/August 2023
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
Bots of Gold
Featuring Marijka Grey, MD, MBA, FACP, and Brisa Urquieta de Hernandez, PhD
Using artificial intelligence to reach marginalized communities
Case Study
Year of the CAT
How Acclaim Award Honoree Baylor Scott & White transformed into a more customer-centric medical group
Best Practices
Running on Empty
By Susan L. Montminy, EdD, MPA, BSN, RN, CPHRM, CPPS
Retaining nurses on the leading edge of population health initiatives
Case Study
Value on the Bayou
By Kevin McCune, MD
Ochsner Health’s Phil Oravetz speaks on Healthy State and strategies for population health and VBC
Trends
Gene Counters
By Megan Czarniecki, MS, MA, CGC
The role of genetics in population health management
Trends
Roll Call
By Nisha Venugopal, PhD
Patient registries: the key to accelerating rare disease research
Operations
The Rules of the Code
By Kelsi O’Brien, MHSA
For hospital-based E/M codes, less is more in 2023 (or is it?)
Trends
Risk Management
By Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP, FAADM
Health risk-informed telemedical help for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities
Departments
Publisher’s Comment
Population Health: Getting Granular
By Jerry Penso, MD, MBA
Join AMGA for Population Health Week this November
In Washington
MACRA: A Fixer-Upper or a Tear-Down?
By Darryl Drevna, MA
AMGA joins the task force for value-based care
Industry Insights
It’s the Relationships, Dummy!
By Elizabeth L. Ciemins, PhD, MPH, MA; Cori Cohen Grant, PhD, MBA; Meghana Tallam; and John Cuddeback, MD, PhD
Using Relational Coordination to assess work group communication
Foundation Cornerstone
Foundation Cornerstone
RIZE to the Challenge
RIZE Symposium coming this fall