Nearly six weeks later, I am just now settling in after the 2008 MGMA annual conference. As has been in the past, I was a bit overwhelmed by the number of people there, notwithstanding the vendors. I made some great contacts and even a few friends. The vendors represented cutting edge technologies that, if we pay attention, can help us achieve an optimal level of profitability, compliance, quality and patient satisfaction. In fact, I can't see any reason why every medical practice can't be a best practice, even in light of the constraints we face dealing every day with unscrupulous payers and payer practices.
I am already looking forward to MGMA 2009 and hope to see old friends and make new ones there.
Frank Cohen, MPA
Senior Analyst
MITSI