title: Connect with your community. How outreach can strengthen your practice.
abstract: Medical practices invested in community service have found unexpected returns for their businesses, ranging from kinder treatment from payers to high praise from patients to physician loyalty. Four profiled medical groups exemplify getting back by giving--and keep a sound bottom line while doing so.
authors.affiliation: cpope@mgma.com
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D002608:Charities; D003153:Community Health Services; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006277:Health Fairs; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States