abstract:rightThe Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), founded in 1926, is the principal voice for medical group practice management professionals in the United States. MGMA serves 22,500 members who lead and manage more than 13,700 organizations in which almost 275,000 physicians practice.
Data from the MedicalGroupManagementAssociation shows that physician productivity in these employed relationships, measured simply by RVUs, declines up to 25% compared with independent practices.
Estimates by hospitals that acquire medical practices and institutions that track these trends such as the MedicalGroupManagementAssociation show that physician productivity falls under these arrangements, sometimes by more than 25% (more on this below).
The analysis of physician pay by the MedicalGroupManagementAssociation indicates a greater shift to lower-cost primary care as employers, insurance companies and government health programs try to provide financial incentives to health professionals who work in outpatient care settings.