Benchmark of the Week: Top 10 practice challenges, 2009

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Article Overview

This article reviews a 2009 Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) survey of physician practices and highlights the top-ranked operational and financial challenges reported by respondents. It is useful for practice managers, physicians, and revenue cycle professionals who want a quick snapshot of the broad issues affecting medical practices and the type of survey-based benchmark data used to frame them.

Why This Topic Matters

Benchmark articles like this help readers understand the main pressures affecting physician practices and how those concerns are changing over time. The piece provides context for practice management planning, revenue cycle awareness, and comparing one year’s survey results with another.

What You Will Learn

  • How MGMA gathered physician practice challenge data in its 2009 survey
  • What broad categories of issues were most prominent among respondents
  • How survey-based benchmark summaries can be used to understand practice management priorities
  • Which general areas of practice operations were highlighted as the main concerns

Who Should Read This

  • Physicians
  • Practice managers
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Healthcare administrators
  • Medical group leadership

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