Member Vitals | January 2024

Member Benefits

11/1/2024

January 2024

U pcoming events you won't want to miss plus the latest articles, tools and member benefits!

Webinars

All webinars are FREE for MGMA members!
Webinars are eligible for up to six continuing education credit types, including ACMPE, ACHE, CME, CPE, PDC and CEU. Our webinars are available on demand if you can't attend the live event.

Here's the schedule for the next month.
Click on any webinar to register now!

AI's Role in Enhancing Healthcare - Bolstering Provider Efficiency and Medical Documentation

Discover how AI tools are transforming healthcare by reducing provider burnout, enhancing patient interactions and streamlining medical documentation for more efficient, precise care.

MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR

Your Guide to MGMA Member Benefits

Learn how to use your membership to the max. Member-exclusive content at MGMA is robust—so robust you may be missing something. During this 60-minute interactive webinar, MGMA content leaders will show you the what, why and how of your member benefits.

Cybersecurity Certificate

In this session from the 2024 MGMA Leaders Conference, learn how to future-proof your healthcare practice with innovative MSO strategies that drive growth, ensure compliance and embrace cutting-edge industry trends.

Key Findings from the 2025 State of Payer Enrollment and Credentialing Report

Join MGMA Government Affairs for a comprehensive look ahead to the 2025 Medicare physician payment and quality reporting policy, as well as MGMA's resources and advocacy for practices.

Member Community LIVE

Member Community LIVE is a virtual, informal platform for MGMA members to connect and discuss trending and important healthcare topics with fellow peers.

Register for sessions below - we look forward to seeing you there!

Front-End Revenue Cycle Management
hosted by Tracy Bird
Wednesday, January 15th
@ 11am MST, 1pm EST

Kick-off 2025 with MGMA's first Member Community Live Session of the new year. Hosted by Tracy Bird, "Front End Revenue Cycle Management" is an opportunity for MGMA members to connect on actionable strategies for optimizing front-end processes like patient scheduling, registration and more to help practices enhance patient experiences. This event is a great way to start the new year with new tools and insights while connecting with peers and exchanging ideas in real time! Join us on Wednesday, January 15th! The session will begin at 1:00 PM ET (11:00 AM MST).

Register Today!

Member Community: Peer-To-Peer Connections

Whether you're looking for a quick answer to a problem or to meet with peers on key issues, there are over 60,000 members for you to connect with in the MGMA Member Community.

Recent discussions include:

Employees as Patients
Collection Fees When Accounts are Sent to Collections
OB Hospitalist/Laborist Duties
Casting Tech

Please note: you'll need to log into the community to view & participate in these discussions. To get started, use the same email address and password you use for mgma.com

Latest Member Tools & Checklists

Save time and improve accuracy with our newest MGMA tools and checklists:

Practice Management System Evaluation Checklist: Choose the right PM system with confidence.
Physician Credentialing Checklist: Simplify onboarding with a comprehensive step-by-step guide.
Provider Privileging Checklist: Ensure providers meet all safety and compliance requirements.
2025 HCC Coding Guide for Primary Care: Stay current on documentation and maximize reimbursements.

Sign in now to access these indispensable resources for healthcare leaders.

DataDive - NEW in 2025

MGMA is adding select benchmarking data from our industry-renowned MGMA DataDive data sets.

Here's a sneak peek:

Provider compensation benchmarks by primary care, surgical, nonsurgical and APPs
Support staff FTE
Operating cost per physician
And more!

As an additional way to support you and help create robust data sets for practices like yours, you can bolster the data you receive by participating in our 2025 Data Collection.

Data Collection opens January 6. It's a simple process and accepts your data in any Excel file format.

Podcasts

Have you listened to MGMA's podcast series yet?
New episodes every week!

Here are some recent episodes to get started:

Here's where to check them out:

Member Resource Groups

Based on the tremendous success of MGMA's resource groups in person at the Leaders conference, MGMA is now offering quarterly resource group meetups. Groups will meet online using Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams.

Available groups available:

Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Healthcare Leaders
Black Healthcare Leaders
Hispanic & Latinx Healthcare Leaders
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Leaders
Early Careerist Healthcare Leaders
Late Careerist Healthcare Leaders
Women Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare Leaders in Recovery

Sign up today!

Book Club

Join the MGMA Book Club to discuss a preselected book related to healthcare, business, leadership or technology. Participants will not only learn from their peers and have a fruitful discussion but can also earn ACMPE CEUs.

On the third Wednesday of each month, at 1 pm ET / 12 noon CT / 11 am MT / 10 am PT, our expert moderator, Daniel Williams, will lead the discussion via Zoom about the selected book.

Our reading list: