A group practice is a group of doctors, dentists, nurse
practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and possibly
other healthcare providers who practice together. Group practice
providers share their individual knowledge, skills and resources
to provide specialized and coordinated care to patients. A group
practice may be a small group of providers that share a physical
space, often located in a clinic, hospital department, or
medical or dental office. Group practices may also be large and
include hundreds of providers as part of an organized system of
care, such as a large health plan or hospital system. Patients
benefit by the medical knowledge of all specialists in a group
practice. Group practices may specialize in an area of care
(e.g., cardiac care) and include various specialists (e.g.,
cardiologist and cardiac surgeon). Together, these specialists
provide comprehensive and efficient care to patients with simple
to complex conditions. For example, a critically ill patient
with advanced kidney dise