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What Docs Don't Get Taught in Medical School: Physician Business Training

This 7-hour course from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine provides physicians with a strong understanding of the business of medical practices. Participants who enroll through ACOG will have access to a proprietary starting salary report for ob-gyns and a PDF eBook with concept recaps of the material. The course topics include:

  • Practice Models and Business Entities
  • Insurance Reimbursement Models
  • Understanding Physician Compensation
  • Physician Contracting and Negotiations
  • Coding and Documentation
  • Practice Financial Performance and Profitability
  • Credentialing
  • Financial Statements
  • Personal Finance for the Physician

Instructors for this course include professionals that come from backgrounds in healthcare administration, law, finance, physician services, and data analysis.

This course will be available until February 28, 2027.

Credits

ACCME Accreditation

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

College Cognate Credit(s)

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 7 Category 1 College Cognate Credits. The College has a reciprocity agreement with the AMA that allows AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to be equivalent to College Cognate Credits.