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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today submitted formal comments to the Senate Finance Committee regarding healthcare data transparency.

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The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) welcomes Jeanne Luschin, M.B.A., as its new Director of Development.

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Medical groups participating in Measure Up/Pressure Down®, a national hypertension campaign, improved detection or control of high blood pressure for 205,000 Americans living with the disease in the first 12 months of the campaign, the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) announced today.

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Findings just released in the 2014 AMGA Provider Benefits Survey highlight the continuing trend toward consumer accountability through the prevalence of high-deductible (HDHP) and consumer-driven health plans (CDHP) for medical groups.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is pleased to announce the addition of two new Directors of Government Relations to the public policy team. As Directors of Government Relations, Grant Couch and Jamie Miller will represent medical group interests before Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and other key federal agencies.

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On May 15, more than 70 Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign supporters took an action for blood pressure control, reaching 57.4 million Americans.

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The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) announced the addition of HealthyWomen as its 13th national partner of its Measure Up/Pressure Down® campaign to improve high blood pressure (hypertension) prevention, detection, and control.

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The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) today announced the release of the Best Practices in Managing Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Compendium.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is gathering representatives from medical groups and health systems around the country in Washington, DC today and tomorrow for AMGA’s 9th Annual Capitol Hill Day.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced today that Withings, a leader in creating smart consumer connected health devices and applications, is sponsoring a major project with Measure Up/Pressure Down® to improve high blood pressure control through the home use of the new Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor.

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The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) today announced that three medical groups and health systems in the Washington, DC metropolitan area will participate in the inaugural Measure Up/Pressure Down® National Day of Action: Roll Up Your Sleeves! on May 15, 2014.

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Today, the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) announced that nearly 70 organizations will participate in the inaugural Measure Up/Pressure Down® National Day of Action: Roll Up Your Sleeves! event on May 15, 2014.

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The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) today unveiled its plans for National High Blood Pressure Education Month – including free patient resources and a national event – as part of the Measure Up/Pressure Down™ three-year campaign to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection, and control.

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The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) announced the addition of Men’s Health Network as the 12th national nonprofit partner of its Measure Up/Pressure Down™ campaign to improve high blood pressure (hypertension) prevention, detection, and control.

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Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the data set, the Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (Physician and Other Supplier PUF), with information on services and procedures provided to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians and other healthcare professionals.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today presented the AMGA Distinguished Corporate Partner Award to Novartis Pharmaceuticals at its 2014 Annual Conference, April 3-5 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center.

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The American Medical Group Association is convening more than 2,100 participants, representing the nation’s leading healthcare provider organizations, at its 2014 Annual Conference, April 3-5 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website www.amga.org. Based on feedback from member and nonmember group leaders, physicians, and industry partners, AMGA redesigned the site to make navigation easy and intuitive, add more interactive elements, and provide more visual interest. AMGA updated its online presence to reposition the site as a hub of information for industry leaders to access the tools and resources necessary to provide efficient and high-quality patient care. Site visitors can now more readily locate information they seek as well as discover additional resources offered by AMGA.

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The American Medical Group Association is convening more than 2,000 participants, representing the nation’s leading healthcare provider organizations, at its 2014 Annual Conference, April 3-5 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth area).

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AMGA Consulting Services, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Fred Horton as Vice President and Aaron Dobosenski as Consulting Manager.

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Findings released in the 2013 Advanced Practice Clinician Compensation and Pay Practices Survey Report highlight the continuing high demand for advanced practice clinicians (APCs). The report details survey research conducted by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), a trade association representing medical groups and integrated health systems and Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. (SullivanCotter), a healthcare compensation and human resources management consulting firm. The survey revealed that approximately 2/3 of organizations reported an increase in their APC workforce within the past 12 months and 2/3 projected an increase within the next 12 months.

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Grant Will Help Reduce High Blood Pressure Rates of Mid-South Patients

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced today that the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) will join forces with the Measure Up/Pressure Down™ national hypertension campaign as a partner organization.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced significant growth in 2013, welcoming 43 additional medical groups representing nearly 8,000 physicians into membership. The association also continued to enjoy very strong retention with 94% of members renewing.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors, beginning their tenure in January 2014. Joining the AMGA Board are the following:

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As Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) gain traction among both private and public payers, so do expectations that these networks of health care providers will improve the quality of patient care and reduce overall costs. However, new research shows that ACOs have not yet developed the capabilities they need to leverage optimal medication use to achieve those goals.

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The American Medical Group Association announced today that Chester A. “Chet” Speed, J.D., LL.M., has joined AMGA as its new Vice President of Public Policy. Mr. Speed will lead AMGA’s government affairs activities with Congress, the White House, and executive agencies on behalf of its members.

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Holston Medical Group (HMG) presented four principles for putting analytics into action at the American Medical Group Association’s Institute of Quality Leadership Conference (AMGA IQL) in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, September 26.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced the new officers of its Board of Directors, to begin their tenure in January 2014. The Board of Directors represents the leadership of some of AMGA's most prominent member medical groups.

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The American Medical Group Association (AGMA) announced today that Ralphs, a supermarket chain in the Southern California area, awarded $5,000 to Measure Up/Pressure Down™, a national effort to control rates of high blood pressure across the nation.

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Yesterday, the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees released a bipartisan and bicameral draft legislative framework that would fully repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula and provide a 10-year period of payment stability, at a zero percent annual update.

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Cornerstone Health Care, in High Point, NC, is on the leading edge of physician practices in transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based payment. They have found that visit volume is being replaced by the concept of “panel size” as the primary measure of work effort for primary care physicians.

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Experts from Mayo Clinic’s Office of Population Heath Management (OPHM) discussed their model for value-based community healthcare in a peer-to-peer breakout session at the American Medical Group Association’s Institute of Quality Leadership Conference (AMGA IQL) in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, September 26.

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The American Medical Group Association’s (AMGA) Measure Up/Pressure Down™ national hypertension campaign received the 2013 Heart Healthy Stroke Free Award from the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention, announced today at the National Forum’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is convening more than 450 participants, representing the leaders of the nation's preeminent healthcare provider organizations, at the IQL 2013 Annual Conference, September 25 - 27 at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today announced that the recipient of the 2013 AMGA Acclaim Award is The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) for “Transforming Health Care through Leadership and Technology,” an innovative initiative that achieves superior performance through physician leadership, advanced information technology, and a mission-driven culture of collaboration.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced today findings from its 2013 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey, conducted by the national consulting firm of Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. Findings show an increase in the number of provider organizations reporting stronger financial performance for the first time in nearly a decade. The survey reported that groups, on average, broke even financially after years of operating with a negative margin – the average median national operating margin in 2011 was -$1,235 per physician. Survey results also showed that 61 percent of specialties experienced increased compensation in 2012.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced that Heritage Provider Network (HPN), a network made up of a group practice and IPA in Southern California, New York, and Arizona, has joined the organization’s medical group membership.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announces the launch of its interactive job board, the AMGA Career Center. With its focus on healthcare industry companies, the AMGA Career Center offers its members—and the healthcare industry at large—an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced today that the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) donated $20,000 to support Measure Up/Pressure Down, a national campaign to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection, and control, spearheaded by the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF), AMGA's nonprofit education and research arm.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) today unveiled two major resources for healthcare providers, patients, employers, and other stakeholders as part of the Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection, and control.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today announced the release of the Best Practices in Managing Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Compendium.

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As stock prices and home sales rise, physician turnover reaches the highest rate since the first year data was collected in 2005, and exceeds pre-recession levels. Medical groups reported an average turnover rate of 6.8 percent in 2012, according to the 8th annual Physician Retention Survey from Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA).

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced today that it will present the AMGA Distinguished Corporate Partner Award on March 15 to Exact Sciences at its 2012 Annual Conference, March 14-16 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando. The AMGA Distinguished Corporate Partner Award is presented annually to a non-medical group organization for providing excellent service and value to medical groups and their patients.

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The American Medical Group Association is convening more than 2,000 participants, representing the nation’s leading healthcare provider organizations, at its 2013 Annual Conference, March 14-16 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort. The conference is setting attendance records for this dynamic, cutting-edge gathering, which has become the gold standard for leadership conferences in health care, primarily because of the caliber of presenting faculty and attending healthcare professionals.

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The American Medical Group Association announced today that the American Heart Association and American Stoke Association will collaborate on Measure Up/Pressure Down, a national campaign to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection and control, spearheaded by the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF), AMGA's nonprofit education and research arm. The organizations will work together to promote high blood pressure awareness and develop educational resources and tools for physicians and patients.

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The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF), the philanthropic arm of the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced the appointment of a new Board chair and three new Board members.

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Findings released today in the 2012 Advanced Practice Clinician Compensation and Pay Practices Survey Report from Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. (SullivanCotter), a health care compensation and human resources management consulting firm, and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), a trade association representing medical groups and integrated health systems, indicated an increase in demand for Advance Practice Clinicians (APCs) as well as an increase in salaries for this group.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors, beginning their tenure in January 2013. Joining the AMGA Board are the following

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and DOTmed today announced a partnership which will provide AMGA members with the online tools, knowledge, and techniques to effectively market their used medical equipment and idle assets to a global marketplace. The partnership, which will see a DOTmed portal integrated into the AMGA website, is designed to provide AMGA members with medical equipment buying and selling education, enhanced auction services and programs, and easy access.