USER GUIDE

MGMA Incredibly agile, the MGMA DataDive online platform is accessible from anywhere and is easy to use. You can rest easy knowing that with our high volumes of data, percentile ranges are on target and accurate. Whether you want to simplify a compensation package proposal or find out how to become more competitive in your market, MGMA DataDive has enlightening insights that can’t be found anywhere else.

LET’S JUMP INTO MGMA DATADIVE!

Accessing MGMA DataDive

Getting Around: A Visual Guide

Pro Tools

Support

1

2

3

4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Visit www.mgma.com.

2. Log in with your existing MGMA account credentials by clicking “Sign In” at thetop right of the page.

ACCESSING MGMA DATADIVE

System Requirements: The main benefit of MGMA DataDive is that there is nothing to download, no corrupt files and no system processing. If you have internet access, you can view MGMA DataDive.

Supported Devices: MGMA DataDive can be accessed on any device with internet access:

DesktopsSmartphones Tablets

Laptops

MGMA DataDive 1

3. After signing in, type “data.mgma.com” in the url search bar, or click the“DATA” tab. If you click the “DATA” tab, scroll down the page until you see the“Order or Access MGMA DataDive” bar, and click “Access MGMA DataDive”OR click the “BENCHMARKING DATA” tab in the left navigation, then click thetop “Access MGMA DataDive” card.

4. Select the “DataDive” tile on the next page. As we update license agreements,you may be asked to accept the agreement. If you do not see the “Accept”button, you may need to use a different internet browser.

1. Report access: If you have access to multiple reports, this is where you can toggle between them. Click the report title and a drop-down menu will appear. For this example, we see 2020 MGMA DataDive Provider Compensation.

2. Choose a benchmark: Step 1 within MGMA DataDive allows you to choose a benchmark to see an overall metric for evaluation. Click “Show more options” to see a comprehensive list of benchmarks to view.

3. Display by: Step 2 within MGMA DataDive allows you to filter the data. For example, if you choose “Total Compensation” in Step 1, and “Geographic Section” in Step 2, you will be shown total compensation benchmarks (median) specific to four U.S. regions. Click “Show more options” to see a comprehensive list of filter options.

4. Limit data by: Step 3 within MGMA DataDive allows you to filter even further by the criteria you select. For example, with all the above criteria still active, and you select “Years in Specialty,” you will be able to see the total compensation, by each region, of someone in a specific specialty with anywhere from one to over 23 years of experience in that specialty.

5. Choose measures: To the right, just above the data table, you can click “Choose measures” to see a drop-down menu of even more specific values. For example, if you select “75th %tile” along with the above criteria, you will then be shown a data table with both median compensation benchmarks and values in the 75th percentile of compensation benchmarks.

6. Table of results: After filters are applied, your results are shown here.

7. Resources: This area provides helpful guides, a glossary, survey demographics, best practices and FAQs.

8. Table Options: • Save results as a favorite and retrieve later in “Saved Tables.”• Share results by exporting into an Excel or PDF file.• Start from scratch again by clicking “Reset Table.”• Dig deeper into minor geographic regions or exact percentiles

in the Pro Report Builder.

9. Search: To find a specialty you are looking for more quickly, type the name into this field.

10. Research and Insights: Go beyond the data with MGMA Research and Analysis reports, whitepapers and more from our Research Team.

GETTING AROUND: A VISUAL GUIDE

MGMA DataDive 2

10

Selecting a report may prompt you to also select a year, shown here:

How to compare your data in the Pro Report Builder:

NOTE: If you participate in the MGMA Surveys, your survey data will be

pre-populated for you and you can skip steps 2-8.

1. Click “Pro Report Builder” in “Table Options.”

2. Click “Custom Group Data”.

3. Click “Add Group”.

4. Name your group and select “Add Group”. Your group will now appear

under the “Group Name” field.

5. Click the pencil and paper icon for the dataset you’d like to benchmark

against.

6. Within the data entry screen, you may either enter your practice data

directly on the forms or you may complete via Excel by clicking the Excel

button at the top, downloading and completing the template, and then

uploading the completed template within the Excel Upload tab.

7. Once your data entry is complete, either via the web forms or Excel

upload, click the Process Data button at the top.

8. Once your data reaches 100% processed, click the Close Window

button and you will be directed back to the Custom Group Data

dashboard. Click “Pro Report Builder” at the top of the page to go

back to the main dashboard.

9. To add your group data side-by-side MGMA data, you’ll need to build a

data report. Click “Add Report.”

10. Select your dataset and data year in Step 1, click “Add My Custom Data”

in Step 2, and select “Build” for the data report layout you’d like to

create with your group’s data side-by-side MGMA data in Step 3.

11. Follow the step-by-step prompt selections in the layout builder and

select your group data, benchmark metrics, filters, etc. for the data

report you’d like to create.

12. Once you’ve saved your report in the layout builder, you will need to

process it on the main dashboard page. Then you can select the report

you created and view it in PDF, Excel or the Web.

PRO TOOLSQUARTILE TOOLView compensation and productivity data partitioned by highest/lowest performers and the corresponding values

of up to three additional benchmarks. Data is displayed by quartile in a table and interactive graph.

PAY TO PRODUCTION PLOTTERUnderstand the relationship between compensation and productivity per provider specialty on a plotter graph.

PRO REPORT BUILDERFor the data gurus, this tool allows you to get into the weeds and search very fine data points, like state level or

exact percentiles. It also lets you compare your organization’s data, side-by-side MGMA data!

MGMA DataDive 3

SUPPORT

MGMA DataDive 4

We are here to make sure you get the absolute most out of your investment. Use the following helpful resources anytime you get stuck or have a question.

MGMA DATADIVE RESOURCESWithin MGMA DataDive, select “Resources” in the top right corner of your screen. This area houses plenty of helpful guides, a glossary, survey demographics, best practices and FAQs.

TRAINING WEBINARSView pre-recorded training webinars with MGMA data experts that take a deep dive into MGMA DataDive capabilities and advanced features. mgma.com/datawebinar

ONBOARDING SUPPORTThe MGMA DataDive onboarding page has multiple resources to use and help understand the full capabilities of the platform. mgma.com/ddsupport

ONLINE HELP COMMUNITYJoin an online support community of fellow MGMA DataDivers! Post questions, discuss insights, search archives and learn something new. mgma.com/datacommunity

CONTACT

A Data Insights service representative is available Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm MT, to help with issues you may encounter. Call 877.275.6462, ext. 1895,

or email survey@mgma.com.

2010-D4057D-Data User Guide MW 3.pdf