MGMA makes MedAssets AdminiServe Partner

Revenue cycle management software provider MedAssets has been selected by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) as an AdminiServe Partner to help MGMA members control costs and manage margins.

MGMA, based in Englewood, Colo., is an organization whose members are administrators of 13,700 medical group practices representing more than 275,000 physicians. MGMA’s AdminiServe Partner Network consists of a group of suppliers and vendors.

Through its group purchasing organization, MedAssets will provide more than 21,500 MGMA members with contracting services and technology, the Atlanta-based company stated. 

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