Unity Healthcare Achieves MGMA ‘Better Performer’ Status

Lafayette, Ind. -September 7, 2011- The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data  identified Unity Healthcare as a "better performer" because of superior operational performance compared with similar medical group practices nationwide.  

Unity Healthcare has received this award for more than 6 years.  "This recognition exemplifies the extraordinary care given by our physicians and staff," says Dr. Jason Burgett, the Unity Healthcare Board of Directors President. Burgett stated, "The recognition comes to us because of the efforts made by our employees every day. Ultimately, patients receive the biggest benefit from our success; high patient satisfaction along with comprehensive medical services allows Unity to serve our community well and continue to deliver the highest quality medical care."

The MGMA report, a benchmarking standard among medical groups for over a decade, was produced using data from respondents to the MGMA Cost Survey: 2011 Reports Based on 2010 Data as well as data from a questionnaire that assessed management behaviors, practices and procedures of better performers. The report profiles medical practices that have demonstrated success in one or more areas: profitability and cost management; productivity, capacity and staffing; accounts receivable and collections; patient satisfaction; and managed care operations.

About Unity Healthcare:

Unity Healthcare is a renowned medical network with over 80 general and specialty physicians operating from Unity's state-of-the-art medical facility in Lafayette and surrounding communities and provides more than 365,000 patient's visits per year. Unity Healthcare physicians provide an array of medical services with specialists in allergy and asthma, anesthesiology, gastroenterology, general and trauma surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, occupational medicine, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, orthopedic spinal surgery, otolaryngology, pain management, pediatrics, physical therapy, plastic surgery, podiatry, primary care, psychology, radiology, radiation oncology, urology, venous medicine services, and many others. Please visit www.unityhc.com.

About MGMA:

MGMA is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Since 1926, MGMA has delivered networking, professional education and resources, and political advocacy for medical practice management. Today, MGMA's 22,500 members lead 13,700 organizations nationwide in which some 275,000 physicians provide more than 40 percent of the health care services delivered in the United States.

MGMA's mission is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent. MGMA promotes the group practice model as the optimal framework for health care delivery, assisting group practices in providing efficient, safe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA is headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and maintains a government affairs office in Washington, D.C. Please visit mgma.com.