The Ultimate Guide to Member Benefits

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Ask MGMA

Have a difficult question or need help with a complicated practice management issue? With our Ask MGMA program, you can lean on our team of experts to provide answers, recommendations and the tools you need to be successful. Your question will be submitted directly to our team of subject matter experts and you will receive a confirmation email the day your question is submitted. One of our experts will then do the necessary research and respond back within 2 business days.

• Ask MGMA ★★★★★    

Body of Knowledge

The Body Of Knowledge (BOK) embodies the collective wisdom and expertise of the medical practice management community. Developed through rigorous review and validation by members of our profession, the BOK reflects the critical skills and knowledge required to excel as a medical practice professional. It's the complete set of concepts, terms and activities that make up medical practice management. 

The 6 BOK books are available at substantial discounts for MGMA members. 

• Body Of Knowledge overview & books  

Books & More 

As an MGMA member, you get a substantial discount on every book, guide, fillable workbook, and package in our store. Plus, you'll get FREE standard shipping on all purchases. 

• Browse MGMA Books  
• The most popular items on the MGMA Store 

Conferences

We host multiple events throughout the year (in-person and online) to help you focus on your career growth, receive actionable solutions to challenges in your organization and connect with people like you. MGMA Members receive an exclusive discount on registration.

• MGMA Focus | Operations Conference - March 2-4, Las Vegas, NV
• MGMA Focus | Financial Conference - April 13-15, Washington DC
• MGMA Focus | Digital Health Conference - May 18-20, Houston, TX
• MGMA Focus | Private Practice Conference - June 22-24, 2025, Minneapolis, MN
• MGMA Summit - June 3-5, online
• Leaders Conference - September 28-October 1, Orlando, FL

Data Reports

We offer several free data reports every year that provide both an overview and detailed insights from our DataDive datasets, highlighted frontline challenges in medical groups and offered prescriptive insights to help you move forward. 

• Data Reports  

Government Advocacy 

MGMA advocates for the issues and legislation affecting you and your practice in Washington, D.C.
Have a question? Our team can provide direct help. 

• Advocacy letters & press statements 
• Position Papers
• Washington Connection newsletter signup ★★★★★
• Email govaff@mgma.org to reach our team of experts  

Insight Articles

While our magazine MGMA Connections comes out only 4 times per year, we're publishing great content every week that will expand your knowledge and provide valuable insights into today's most important topics. Check them out! 

• The latest articles
• List of all articles with the newest ones first  

Member Vitals

Our monthly roundup of upcoming webinars, conferences and Member Community Live events, the latest podcasts, and new member benefits you can use immediately. We send this to all members at the end of every month. 

• Read Member Vitals online here  

Mentor Program

The MGMA Mentor program matches an experienced MGMA member with a member earlier in their career and seeking guidance. It's a rewarding experience for both mentors and mentees. 

• Mentor Program overview 
• Sign up to be a mentor or a mentee now 
• Member Spotlight podcast - a lovely discussion with a recent mentor & mentee discussing how the program worked for them. Listen to this and you'll want to sign up immediately!  

MGMA Stat

MGMA Stat is a weekly polling program via text with thousands of participating healthcare leaders. It's an easy and fun way to keep a pulse on what's going on right now in the medical practice industry. 

How it works: 

1. Every Tuesday, you'll receive a single question via text message. It's a multiple choice question, so it takes only a moment to answer.  
2. On Thursday, MGMA will send the poll results via text, plus a link with more information and actionable tips on the poll topic.  

Sign up for MGMA immediately by texting STAT to 33550. 

Newsletters

The MGMA newsletters you should consider signing up for. 

• Insights - this weekly news roundup includes a curated selection of healthcare news from everywhere (not just MGMA). 
• Hot Jobs - the latest healthcare management job postings plus job-seeking tips, sent every 2 weeks. 
• Washington Connection - the latest in health policy and regulation news, sent weekly. 
• Education Spotlight - a monthly update of new education opportunities from MGMA

Sign up for any or all of these in Account > My Dashboard > Preferences.  

Online Courses

While many MGMA online courses require an additional fee or an Ed Plus subscription, we do have courses that are FREE for members like you!

• Essentials of Group Practice Management 
• Medical Practice Evaluation Tool 
• List of all online courses  

Podcasts

Our series of podcasts focused on developing and curating relevant content in healthcare leadership and innovation to inform, educate and inspire you! 

• Recent podcasts and topics  

Practice Savings

MGMA has partnered with an elite group of vendors to offer your business excellent ways to save, regardless whether you're a practice with 1 or 1,000 providers. 

• MGMA BestPrice - our preferred Group Purchasing Organization. Join more than 3,000 MGMA members who together saved over $11 million last year. 
• MGMA ERP - NetSuite for Healthcare. A unified, cloud-based business management platform to automate core processes and provide real-time visibility into operational and financial performance. 
• MGMA Rates powered by HexIQ. Peek behind the curtain to see any negotiated rate for any reimbursement code between any commercial payer and provider in any service setting. This is a serious game changer!
• MGMA Scrubs powered by Uniform Stores. A powerful and efficient way to manage your team or individual uniform program, plus savings on every purchase. 
• MGMA Travel powered by HealthTrust Travel. Take advantage of exclusive Al technology that aggregates public, private, and "hidden" fares so you always get the best prices while using a single platform.  

Staffing Playbooks & Resource Center

Playbooks are step-by-step guides to solving problems you face in your medical practice. Each playbook collects resources including MGMA data, tools, products and expert insights in a 5-8 page guide. We launched this new initiative with a series of 6 playbooks focused on staffing. We also created an online hub of all our staffing resources in a single place. 

• Explore our Staffing Playbook series
• Hub for Staffing & Retention resources  

Tools & Checklists & Calculators

We have 146 tools and checklists to help you excel at your job (including Excel templates, of course). Here are the main categories sorted by job function plus direct links to a few of the tools our members find most useful: 

• All Member Tools & Checklists
  • RVU Calculation Tool - Our most popular tool ★★★★★
  • Evaluation and Management Profile Tool - another one of our most popular tools
  • 2024 Medical Coding and Billing Toolkit - essential information!
• Finance Tools
  • Finance & Revenue Cycle Management
  • Provider Employment Contracting 
  • Risk & Compliance
• Human Resources
  • Culture
  • Recruiting & Onboarding
  • Risk & Compliance
• Leadership
  • Business Strategy 
  • Practice Operations 
• Operations
  • Patient Experience
  • Clinical Support
• What's new – search all tools with the newest ones at the top  
• Calculators - a few of our tools allow you to enter essential data and get quick answers

Volunteer Opportunities

Experience the satisfaction of giving back to your profession when you share your talents and time in our 500-strong volunteer network. It's a great way to meet people and do something meaningful at the same time!

• Volunteer Opportunity overview  

Webinars

Whether you're a brand-new member or have been part of MGMA for a while, one benefit you can take advantage of immediately is our webinar program. Every month we feature an excellent line-up of speakers and subjects to keep you on top of the industry. You can also watch recorded episodes of nearly all past webinars. Webinars are eligible for up to six continuing education credit types, including ACMPE, ACHE, CME, CPE, PDC and CEU. We encourage you to attend the live session so you can ask questions! 

• Webinar schedule ★★★★★