by that date.

"The health care industry, along with their business-community partners, cannot continue to support outdated and wasteful technology. The time for action is now," said Jessee.

*The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) developed an implementation guide to enable automated and interoperable identification

using standardized health-insurance ID cards. The guide standardizes present practice and brings uniformity of information, appearance and technology to the more than 100 million cards now issued by health care providers, health plans, government programs and others. For more information and to download the WEDI implementation guide, visit www.wedi.org.

About MGMA
MGMA is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Since 1926, MGMA has delivered
networking, professional education and resources, and political advocacy for medical practice management. Today, MGMA's 21,500 members lead 13,500 organizations nationwide in which some 270,000 physicians provide as much as 40 percent of the health care services delivered in the United States.

MGMA's mission is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent. MGMA promotes the group practice model as the optimal framework for health care delivery, assisting group practices in providing efficient, safe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA is headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and maintains a government affairs office in Washington, D.C.

Please visit mgma.com.

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