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Physician practice management
Reference
Medicare fee schedule: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/mpfsapp/default.asp
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Practice management membership groups
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Englewood , CO
Description: represents medical groups and independent practice associations; members tend to be non-physician administrators of groups practices, but some are physicians.
Tel number: 303/799-1111
Web site: www.mgma.com
American Medical Group Association ( AMGA ). Alexandria , VA
Description: tends to represent large multi-specialty groups.
Tel number: 703/838-0033
Web site: http://www. a mga.org/
European Healthcare Management Association (EHMA), Dublin , Ireland
Description: works on trying to raise standards of managerial performance in Europe .
Tel number: 011-353 1 283 9299
Web site: http://www.ehma.org
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Managed care consultants
Managed Care Resources, Burr Ridge , IL
Description: assists both healthcare providers and employers.
Tel number: 630/654-6100
Web site: http://www.mcres.com/
Managed Care on Line (MCOL), Modesto , CA .
Description: an Internet-based business-to-business health management and managed care resource company.
Tel number: 209/577-4888
Web site: http://www.mcol.com/
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Managed care degree programs
American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), Tampa , FL
Description: sponsors educational programs .
Tel number: 800-562-8088
Web site: http://www.acpe.org
American College of Managed Care Medicine, Richmond , VA
Description: provides information and education for physicians and others interested in the successful practice of medicine under contemporary market conditions.
Tel number: 804/527-1905
Web site: http://www.acmcm.org/
American College of Managed Care Medicine (ACMCM), Richmond , VA
Description: puts on educational programs for physicians and other health care professionals.
Tel number: 804/527-1906
Web site : http://www.acmcm.org/
Michael J. Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State College. Kennesaw , GA
Description: offers courses for physician executives.
Tel number: 770/423-6425
Web site: ralsup@kcmail.kennesaw.edu
School of Public Policy and Management, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC
Description: puts on courses for physician executives.
Tel number: 843/792-3327
Web site: New: www.musc.edu/hap
Center for Public Service of the College of Arts and Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Description: offers courses to the general public.
Tel number: 973/761-9510
Web site: http://artsci.shu.edu/cps/
Healthcare Business Education program at the Graduate School of Business, University of
St. Thomas , St. Paul , MN
Description: a physician leadership college.
Tel number: 651/962-4128
Web site: http://www.stthomas.edu/mmgm/
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Physician recruitment and locum tenens
National Association of Physician Recruiters, Orlando , FL
Description: represents recruiting firms, hospitals, medical groups, individuals and vendor organizations.
Tel number: 407/774-7880
Web site: http://www.napr.org/
Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR), Roseville , MN
Description: represents recruiters at hospitals, health systems and medical groups
Web site: http://www.aspr.org
Cejka Search, St. Louis , MO
Description: undertakes traditional physician search, executive search and broad-based management consulting
Tel number: 314/726-1603
Web site: http://www.cejkasearch.com/
CompHealth, Norwalk , CT
Description: provides locum tenens physicians and physicians for permanent posts.
Tel number: 203/866-1144
Web site: http://www.comphealth.com/index.html
MedHunters, Toronto , ON , Canada
Description: jobs for physicians, nurses and allied health professionals.
Tel number: 800/664-0278
Web site: http://www.medhunters.com/links/mdMain.html .
MHA Group, Irving , TX
Description: provides clinical health care staffing and consulting services.
Tel number: 469/524-1400
Web site: http://www.mhagroup.com/
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Medical administrators
American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA), Des Plaines , IL
Description: serves healthcare management at all levels, within all types of health organizations
Tel number: 847/759-8601
Web site: http://www.aameda.org
Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM), Pensacola , FL
Description: organization of physician practice managers.
Tel number: 800/451-9311
Web site: http://www.pahcom.com
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Transcriptionists
American Association of Medical Transcriptionists, Modesto , CA
Description: organization for the people who write up doctors' notes for the patient's medical record.
Tel number: 800/982-2182
Web site: http://www.aamt.org/
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Voice recognition systems
Voice Recognition Specialists, West Palm Beach FL
Description: Operated by 21st Century Eloquence.
Tel number: 800/245-2133
Web site: http://voicerecognition.com/
ScanSoft, Burlington , MA
Description: supplier of speech and imaging solutions that help facilitate information exchange.
Tel number: 781/565-5000
Web site: http://www.lhs.com/
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Billing and payment
American Medical Billing Association, Sulphur , OK
Description: represents small medical billing companies and individuals.
Tel number: 580/622-2624
Web site: http://www.ambanet.net/
Healthcare Billing and Management Association (HBMA), Laguna Beach , CA
Description: trade association for medical billing companies representing physicians, dentists other healthcare providers and some hospitals.
Tel number: 877/640-4262
Web site: http://www.hbma.org
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Practice management software
athenahealth.com. Waltham , MA
Description: provides Web-based workflow automation services for physician offices.
Tel number: 781/642-8800
Web site: www.athenahealth.com
McKesson, San Francisco , CA
Description: Its Atlanta office is site for makers of ClaimCheck, the premier product for managed care plans.
Tel number: 415/983-8300
Web site: http://www.mckhboc.com/
CodeCorrect, Yakima , WA
Description: provides Internet-based medical coding and compliance software for hospitals and physicians.
Tel number: 877/937-3600
Web site: www.codecorrect.com
Emedsolutions, Charlotte , NC
Description: Provides software for special billings such as case rates and contact payments.
Tel number: 704/609-5881
Web site: http://www.emedsolutionsllc.com/index.html
IDX Systems Corp, Burlington VT
Description: uses information technology to maximize value in the delivery of healthcare — by improving the quality of patient service, enhancing medical outcomes and reducing the cost of care.
Tel number: 888/439-6584
Web site: http://www.idx.com/
Ingenix, Salt Lake City , UT
Description: offers clinical and cost management products; part of UnitedHealth Group.
Tel number: 801/982-3000
Web site: www.ingenix.com
Keane Inc., Boston , MA
Description: management application software for companies and government.
Tel number: 978/725-3637
Web site : www.keane.com
Medical Present Value (MPV), San Antonio , TX
Description: provides billing software accessible over the Web that can be used to predict payments.
Tel number: 866/930-1230
Web site: www.mpv.com
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores , CA
Description: known primarily for its database management software.
Tel number: 650/506-7000
Web site: http://www.oracle.com/
ViPS Inc., Baltimore , MD
Description: sells healthcare software for antifraud, auto-adjudication, medical management decision support.
Tel number: 888/289-8477
Web site: http://www.vips.com/?source=goto
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Architects
American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA), Lenexa , KS
Description: board certification for Architects who practice as healthcare specialists.
Tel number: 913/492-4307
Web site: http://www.healtharchitects.org
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