MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT EXAM
What managers need to know about physicans - Answer -1. Physicians are trained to
operate independently
2. Power rests with the physicians
3. Physicians join groups for shared resources, skill enhancement, and referral sources.
4. Work is coordinated through standard routines, communication and knowledge
shared among professionals.
5. Control is extremely difficult.
6. The bureaucracy is set up to serve the physicians needs.
7. Innovation and change are difficult to achieve.
8. The successful professional bureaucracy gives preference to professional goals.
Physician expectations towards managers - Answer --Immediately responsive to their
concerns
-accountable for a high level of competence and performance
Physician Payment and Compensation Traditional Model - Answer -Generate revenue
by billing insurance and collection patient co pays, deductibles, or cash payment.
Earnings go toward physican salary or back into practice if solo. Earnings are split
between group.
How are earnings split between the group? Traditional Model - Answer -Split equally,
split based on ownership or investement percentage of group, split based on
productivity measures, split based on physicians own patiens or services.
Physician Paymen and Compensation, Concierge Model - Answer -Generate revenue
by billing a select, reduced number of patients for monthly fee for nearly unlimited
access to physician. Can accept insurance plus the monthly fee, or just charge the
monthly fee. Primary Care physician needs approximately 250-1,500 patients.
Physician Payment and Compensation, Direct Primary Care Model. - Answer -
Generate revenue by billing the patient directly for what is needed, NO INSURANCE.
Primary Care physician needs approximately 500-1,000 patients.
MGMA - Answer -Medical Group Management Association. Provides education,
legislative information, and career resources.
ACMPE - Answer -American College of Medical Practice Executives. The certification
and fellowship authority of MGMA. Grants the CMPE.
CMPE - Answer -Certified Medical Practice Executive
What managers need to know about physicans - Answer -1. Physicians are trained to
operate independently
2. Power rests with the physicians
3. Physicians join groups for shared resources, skill enhancement, and referral sources.
4. Work is coordinated through standard routines, communication and knowledge
shared among professionals.
5. Control is extremely difficult.
6. The bureaucracy is set up to serve the physicians needs.
7. Innovation and change are difficult to achieve.
8. The successful professional bureaucracy gives preference to professional goals.
Physician expectations towards managers - Answer --Immediately responsive to their
concerns
-accountable for a high level of competence and performance
Physician Payment and Compensation Traditional Model - Answer -Generate revenue
by billing insurance and collection patient co pays, deductibles, or cash payment.
Earnings go toward physican salary or back into practice if solo. Earnings are split
between group.
How are earnings split between the group? Traditional Model - Answer -Split equally,
split based on ownership or investement percentage of group, split based on
productivity measures, split based on physicians own patiens or services.
Physician Paymen and Compensation, Concierge Model - Answer -Generate revenue
by billing a select, reduced number of patients for monthly fee for nearly unlimited
access to physician. Can accept insurance plus the monthly fee, or just charge the
monthly fee. Primary Care physician needs approximately 250-1,500 patients.
Physician Payment and Compensation, Direct Primary Care Model. - Answer -
Generate revenue by billing the patient directly for what is needed, NO INSURANCE.
Primary Care physician needs approximately 500-1,000 patients.
MGMA - Answer -Medical Group Management Association. Provides education,
legislative information, and career resources.
ACMPE - Answer -American College of Medical Practice Executives. The certification
and fellowship authority of MGMA. Grants the CMPE.
CMPE - Answer -Certified Medical Practice Executive
