Welcome to FierceHealthcare's live coverage of MGMA's 2009 Annual Conference
Practice managers and physicians are coming together at MGMA’s annual conference during a tense time. Consider that U.S. practices are turning out less revenue, practice overhead is climbing and support staff prices increasing. All the while, Congress is poised to stand the industry on its head. It’s no wonder that medical groups are feeling battered.
With such a “perfect storm†brewing, FierceHealthcare has dispatched its team of expert healthcare journalists to cover the Denver conference and report the news in real time. Whether your organization’s travel budget was cut and you couldn’t make it to the show – or if you’re at the event but don’t want to miss a thing, check back here for updates throughout the Oct. 11- 14 conference.
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MGMA 2009 Commentary:
MGMA 2009: Emanuel avoids controversy, calls for greater use of analyticsMGMA 2009: Are practices giving up already?
MGMA 2009: A warning from the airline business
MGMA 2009: Mobile Patient Communicator deployed for patient services
MGMA 2009: Time to get your business moving
MGMA 2009 Articles:
- MGMA 09: Health reform bills would mandate electronic transactions
- Surescripts will certify on new NCPDP standard; few expect competition to CCHIT
- MGMA 09: MGMA teams with AMGA, Perot to aid extension centers
- MGMA 09: GE notes strong EMR interest, with ARRA crush still to come
- SPOTLIGHT: Watch web ratings to avoid managed care de-selection, MGMA speakers say
- MGMA 2009: Knowing the right practice metrics to follow is critical, speaker says
- MGMA 2009: New wiki offers community support for medical coders
