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Planning on heading to Anaheim for the annual Medical Group Management Association conference? Here are 8 items to put on your agenda.

Collecting data to analyze practice operations doesn't need to be intimidating. 'One expert explains why.

Performing random audits at your practice is a thing of the past. Here's how to use predictive analytics to get the most out of audits.

A pediatric roundtable at MGMA16 led to the realization that there's wisdom in identifying the industry forces that we cannot change.

Medical groups should encourage and develop physician leadership skills, so that all physicians are optimally engaged in running the practice.

Administrators got together at the Medical Group Management Association's Annual Conference to share best practices for running an outstanding practice.

Medical practice compliance can be challenging, but implementing a basic compliance program can help you avoid violations.

In today’s consumer-based healthcare market, patients expect personalized, retail-like service along with high quality clinical care.

Negotiating the rate increase you want from a payer is a "war of attrition," says one expert. Here are 10 ways they'll try to trip your practice up.

One medical practice made the transition to embrace value-based care, but not without achieving some obstacles first. Here’s what it learned.

Physicians Practice spoke with Medical Group Management Association CEO, Halee Fischer-Wright, on the MACRA final rule and the reasons for physician angst.

Here are 10 ways to ensure that an acquisition between a medical practice and its purchasing organization will go smoothly.

Looking for ways to increase patient volume at your practice? Scribes, APPs, and medical students are three potential roles to help you out.

Successful medical practices will employ a team model in which physicians supply clinical expertise and everyone partners for better patient outcomes.

For independent practices worried the future means merging or an acquisition, collaboration may be the key to survival.

Once considered elitist, direct primary care practices are gaining ground with physicians and patients alike.

Before your practice enacts major changes to its physician compensation, take it slow and get everyone on board early, experts say.

The final MACRA rule was released a few weeks ago. Not surprisingly, MGMA16 plans to provide attendees a lot of information on the subject.

Independent practices are facing an abundance of challenges from external factors. One consultant is looking to help them through case-study learning.

If you are attending this year’s Medical Group Management Association conference in San Francisco, here are nine things to put on your agenda.

The decisions your practice makes and the steps it takes toward value-based care today will have a big impact tomorrow. Here's what you need to know.

You likely have a patient portal to meet meaningful use, but here's how to put it into practice to really help your practice staff and your patients.

To create change within an organization, practices must change physician compensation plans. Here’s a guide on how to do that.

Non-physician providers, if used properly, can add value to a practice's patient care as well as the bottom line.

New healthcare models rely heavily on teams. But how do you work together if you can't communicate effectively? Here's how.

While the latest rule clarification for CMS on the use of EHRs answers some questions for physicians, there are plenty remaining.

By bucking the traditional system, Iora Health is providing a new approach to primary care.

Independent practices can succeed in risk-based contracting. It’s just a matter of understanding why, how, and what, according to Farzad Mostashari.

Whether staff, patients, or even your physicians, millennials possess a unique set of characteristics. Here's what you need to know to reach them.

One medical group successfully transitioned from volume to value-based care using a complete analytics offering to track performance metrics.