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medical group practice  

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  • Medical group practice, a form of medical practice that dates back to the 1800s, can be defined in a number of ways. The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), an organization representing group practice executives, administrators, and managers, and the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician association, consider medical group practices to have the following elements: (a) a formal or legal arrangement; (b) three or more physicians; and (c) shared business and clinical operations, facilities, staff, and equipment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Medical Group Practice]

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