MGMA
Medical Group Management Association
MGMA started as a small network of clinic managers, called the National Association of Clinic Managers, which met for the first time in Madison, Wis., in 1926. The association's name was changed to the Medical Group Management Association in 1963 to reflect the diverse management roles found in group practice...
In 1961, MGMA hired its first executive director, Edward B. Stevens, FACMPE, who served until 1971. Richard V. Grant, PhD, FACMPE served as executive director from 1971-1993. Frederick J. "Fritz" Wenzel, MBA, FACMPE, was interim executive vice president/CEO from 1993-1996. Thomas L Adams served from 1996-1998. William F. Jessee, MD, FACMPE, took the reins as president and CEO of MGMA, ACMPE and the MGMA Center for Research in 1999.
MGMA serves 21,500 members who lead and manage more than 13,500 organizations in which almost 270,000 physicians practice...
Its diverse membership comprises administrators, CEOs, physicians in management, board members, office manager and many other management professionals. They work in medical practices and ambulatory care organizations of all sizes and types, including integrated systems and hospital- and medical school-affiliated practices.
