About the MGMA Center for Research

Current Research Initiatives

Patient Safety Tools for Physician Practices

• Physician Practice Patient Safety Assessment (PPPSA)
• Pathways for Patient Safety

Partners: Health Research and Education Trust, Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Funded by the Commonwealth Fund

Patient-Centered Medical Home

The patient-centered medical home has been promoted as an enhanced model of primary care. But medical home advocates and physicians have differing views on what they should and shouldn't include.

Partners: Urban Institute, American College of Physicians
Funded by the Commonwealth Fund

Medical Office Disaster and Emergency Preparedness

Partners: Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health, Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program
Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services

Lessons for Financial Success

Funded by the United Health Foundation

Projects in Progress

• Impact of Physician Compensation by Insurers at Medicare Rate
  Partner: Urban Institute
  Funded by MedPAC
  
  
• Business Case for Electronic Health Records
  Partner: University of Minnesota
  Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Association

Background

The MGMA Center for Research is the research and development companion to the Medical Group Management Association and is responsible for conducting quantitative and qualitative research to advance the art and science of medical group management.

The MGMA Center for Research is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable corporation. As such, it has responsibility to serve the public's interests, as well as those interests related to the MGMA membership. The Center for Research is governed by a Board of Directors which is elected by and comprised de facto of the MGMA Board of Directors.

The Center for Research relies on foundation, corporate and government grants and revenue from education programs, publications, software and services provided to MGMA. In addition, the Center is funded from interest earned on its endowment fund. The endowment was established in 1978 and continues to grow through tax-deductible contributions from individuals and corporations.

Mission

The mission of the MGMA Center for Research is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent.

MGMA Center for Research's mission, vision and values statement

Research Goals and Objectives

• Improve access of ambulatory care to all segments of the public.
• Find solutions to the critical escalation of the cost of medical care.
• Design, implement and evaluate systems of quality improvement.
• Develop and evaluate models for ambulatory care delivery.
• Enhance the quality of care through outcomes research.
• Collect, analyze and publish information of interest to the public.
  

Past Research Initiatives

• Assessing adoption of effective health information technology
• EMR research  
• Physician compensation and risk-bearing arrangements in medical groups
• Physician Services Practice Analysis (PSPA)
• Group Practice Research Network
    

Partner Initiatives

MGMA Center for Research Organization Documents

• MGMA Center for Research Board of Directors
  
• Strategic Plan: Goals for FY2009 - FY2011
  
• Organization Chart (effective Dec. 2009)
  
• Financial Information
  
• MCFR Bylaws (effective June 26, 2010) 
  
• MCFR Articles of Incorporation (effective June 26, 2010) 

Contact Us

For more information about the MGMA Center for Research, contact Dave Gans, 877.275.6462 x1270.