title: Strength in numbers. Medical group practices fill vital niche in U.S. health care system.
abstract: As the Medical Group Management Association initiates and celebrates National Medical Group Practice Week, Jan. 26-30, we look back at the evolution of this care delivery model in the United States. Echoes of the historical forces shaping group practice remain; modern pressures continue to influence it. Medical group practice has proven a necessary, responsive and adaptable segment of the health care delivery system.
authors.affiliation: lhs@mgma.com
authors.forename: Lisa H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Schneck
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States