Nov 4, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Nine of the 10 largest medical groups are located on the East and West coasts
When it comes to the list of the 20 largest physicians groups in the United States, Kaiser Permanente is at the top. With 7,000 physicians, Permanente Medical Group in Northern California is the nation’s largest. Number two is Southern California Permanente Medical Group, based in Pasadena, California. At number 20 is the University of Indiana School of Medicine with 1,481 physicians.
This list was prepared by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and published in Modern Healthcare . One interesting fact is that all but one of the 10 largest medical practices are located on the east or west coast. Overall, six of the top 20 medical groups are located in the Midwest, one in Texas, and the rest in coastal cities.
There are 51, 280 physicians practicing in the nation’s 20 largest medical groups. This represents about 6.4% of the 800,000 physicians licensed in the United States – P. Kirk
20 Largest Medical Groups:
| RANK – GROUP |
# OF DOCTORS |
CITY |
| 1. Permanente Medical Group |
7,000 |
Oakland |
| 2. Southern California Permanente Medical Group |
6,400 |
Pasadena |
| 3. Bellevue Hospital Center |
4,000 |
New York |
| 4. University of Medicine & Dentistry of Newark |
2,816 |
Newark |
| 5. Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Univ. |
2,775 |
New York |
| 6. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
2,700 |
Pittsburgh |
| 7. Johns Hopkins University |
2,694 |
Baltimore |
| 8. Columbia University Medical Center |
2,189 |
New York |
| 9. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
2,000 |
Los Angeles |
| 10. Mayo Clinic |
1,995 |
Rochester |
| 11. University of Washington Medicine |
1,830 |
Seattle |
| 12. Northeastern Ohio Univ. Colleges of Med & Pharmacy |
1,800 |
Rootstown |
| 13. University of Michigan Health System |
1,746 |
Ann Arbor |
| 14. Massachusetts General Hospital |
1,746 |
Boston |
| 15. University of Pennsylvania Medicine |
1,700 |
Philadelphia |
| 16. Baylor College of Medicine |
1,607 |
Houston |
| 17. University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago |
1,604 |
Chicago |
| 18. Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
1,600 |
Chicago |
| 19. Winthrop University Hospital |
1,525 |
Mineola |
| 20. Indiana University School of Medicine |
1,481 |
Indianapolis |
| Total all physicians from all groups: |
51,208 |
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| Source: MGMA, Englewood, Colorado |
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Mar 30, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) recently launched Project SwipeIT. This is an ambitious project to motivate the entire healthcare industry to adopt an electronic patient ID system by the end of 2009! The initiative asks insurers, providers, vendors and professional groups to commit to the deadline, as outlined by the Project SwipeIt portal on MGMA’s Website.
MGMA, a trade association of medical practice management professionals, estimates a nationwide electronic patient ID system could save providers $1 billion annually in unnecessary administrative costs and denied claims. Pathologists and laboratory administrators know that adoption of electronic patient ID would be a great benefit for clinical laboratories and pathology group practices.
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