FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2011
Contact: Rob
Brogna
508-793-5394
774-317-0422
Robert.brogna@umassmemorial.org
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WORCESTER - The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2010 Report Based on
2009 Data identified UMass Memorial Community Medical Group as a "better
performer" because of superior operational performance compared with similar
medical group practices nationwide. Community Medical Group was acknowledged in
two performance areas: patient satisfaction and productivity, capacity and
staffing.
Community Medical Group is a division of UMass Memorial Medical Group, and
includes 145 physicians, 13 nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and
494 employees based at 65 sites across Central Massachusetts.
"We are proud to have been acknowledged for our work in these very important
performance areas," said William Corbett, MD, vice president of community
practices at UMass Memorial. "Providing consistently excellent care to our
patients in an efficient and cost-effective way is imperative in today's heath
care environment. To be used as a benchmark by the very organization we use to
benchmark ourselves is an honor and a testament to our staff's commitment and
hard work."
The MGMA report, a benchmarking standard among medical groups for over a
decade, was produced using data from respondents to the MGMA Cost Survey: 2010
Reports Based on 2009 Data as well as data from a questionnaire that assessed
management behaviors, practices and procedures of better performers. The report
profiles medical practices that have demonstrated success in one or more areas:
profitability and cost management; productivity, capacity and staffing; accounts
receivable and collections; patient satisfaction; and managed care
operations.
About UMass Memorial Community Medical Group
Community
Medical Group (CMG) is a division of UMass Memorial Medical Group that includes
145 physicians, 13 nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and 494
employees based at 65 sites across central Massachusetts. In fiscal year 2010,
CMG conducted 515,000 visits/procedures.
Predominantly primary care physicians in internal medicine, pediatrics,
medicine/pediatrics, geriatrics and family medicine, CMG also includes 44
specialists in obstetrics/gynecology, gynecology, neurology, pulmonary,
infectious disease, cardiology, orthopedics, surgery, urology, hematology,
dermatology, endocrinology, and nephrology.
About MGMA
MGMA is the premier membership association for
professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Since 1926,
MGMA has delivered networking, professional education and resources, and
political advocacy for medical practice management. Today, MGMA's 22,500 members
lead 13,700 organizations nationwide in which some 275,000 physicians provide
more than 40 percent of the health care services delivered in the United
States.
MGMA's mission is to continually improve the performance of medical group
practice professionals and the organizations they represent. MGMA promotes the
group practice model as the optimal framework for health care delivery,
assisting group practices in providing efficient, safe, patient-focused and
affordable care. MGMA is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, and maintains a
government affairs office in Washington, D.C. Please visit www.mgma.com.