Tag: Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

MGMA hosted their “2021 Medicare Update” yesterday Dec. 10th. That presentation has been recorded and is available for MGMA members on their website.

For your convenience the slide deck has been place in POET InK’s files. To view follow this path.

MGMA, October 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the previously growing importance of advanced practice providers (APPs) in care delivery and practice performance.

Increasing demands for healthcare point to a projected physician shortage, estimated to reach between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians by 2033.1 One strategy to address this shortage is to close gaps in primary care access through increased use of APPs. One estimate points to expanded use of nurse practitioners (NPs) could reduce primary care physician (PCP) shortages by 70%.2
Many practices already recognize the substantial boost that APPs can provide to practice performance, with APP utilization growing. MGMA data show that almost 67% of Better Performer practices employ APPs; for physician-owned practices, that rate jumps to
almost 87%.3

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