AUPHA and MGMA will be hosting a joint Academic Forum at the 2018 MGMA Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. The Academic Forum, with peer-reviewed papers, will be held on the morning of September 30th from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. In addition to MGMA's theme of “People & Possibilities", the Academic Forum will be focused on “The Consumerism of Health Care – Through the Lens of Medical Group Practice and Ambulatory Care" to encourage practitioners and vendors to observe current research that has a practical application to the world of practice management broadly.