group practice without walls

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group practice without walls (GPWW),

a medical practice formed to share economic risk, expenses, and marketing efforts. Physicians retain separate offices and finances. Often a central site is established to house administrative services and some or all ancillary services.

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GPWW			TABLE 1 Definitions of Physician Organization Arrangements in American Hospital Association Surveys Group practice without walls (GPWW): A GPWW occurs when a hospital sponsors the formation of, or provides capital to physicians to establish, a quasi-group to share administrative expenses while remaining independent practitioners. Assessing the Extent of Integration Achieved Through ... by Dynan, Linda; Bazzoli, Gloria J.; Burns, Lawton R. / Journal of Healthcare Management Group Practice without Walls (GPWW) A GPWW can be formed jointly by a hospital and physicians, referred to in this article as an affiliated medical practice corporation (AMPC), or it can be formed independently by community physicians, an independent group practice without walls (IGWW). Models for medical practice integration by Harris, Richard M. / Physician Executive			Ground Zero Ground Zero Syndrome ground, electrical ground-hog ground-level climate grounded grounding pad groundnut groundsel groundsel bush group group A streptococcus group agglutination group agglutinin group antigen Group Authorship group B arbovirus Group B streptococcal disease group B streptococcal septicemia of newborn group B streptococcus group benefits agreement group dynamics group function group home group practice group practice without walls group purchase group specificity group theory group therapy group, blood group-model HMO group-transfer grouper groups grouse grow grower pig scours growing fork growing fracture growing pains growing-finishing pigs growth growth 1 growth 2 growth charts growth curve growth factor growth factor receptor Growth factors growth failure			Group Personnel Unit Group policies Group policies Group policies Group policy Group policy Group policy Group Policy Deployed Printer Connections Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer Group Policy Directory Access Service Group Policy Editor Group Policy Folder Redirection Group Policy Internet Explorer Group Policy IP Security Group Policy Management Console Group Policy Object Group Policy Object Editor Group Policy Preference Group Policy Task Force Group Policy Template Group Policy Wireless group practice group practice group practice group practice Group Practice Diabetes Management Group Practice Improvement Network Group Practice Journal Group Practice Model Group Practice Reporting Option group practice without walls group practices group practices Group Presence Indicator group printing Group Priority Inversion Group Process Support Systems Group Program Manager Group Project File Group Project Work Authorization Group Propagate and Generate Group Property Representative Group Psychological Abuse Scale Group psychology Group psychology Group psychology group psychotherapy group psychotherapy group psychotherapy Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California group Pteridospermae group Pteridospermaphyta group purchase Group purchasing organization Group Qualifying Volume Group Range Indication Type Fire Group Rapid Transit Group Ratio Round Robin Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation group refusal to work

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