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      Change with Meaning: 5 Questions with Dethra Giles

      Beyond the Org Chart: Amy Perry on What True Integration Looks Like at Banner Health

      What does it take to run a health system that actually profits from keeping people well—not just treating them when they’re sick? Banner Health CEO Amy Perry tackles this question, along with how physician alignment works without employment ties and what Medicaid cuts mean for vulnerable communities, in an interview ahead of her keynote at AMGA’s Integration Summit, Oct. 5–7, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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      Palliative Care QuIC Meeting Summary Phase 1

      Obesity QuIC Phase 2 Meeting Summary

      MEETING SUMMARY 

      What are the most effective strategies and interventions for optimizing obesity care?

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      Palliative Care QuIC Meeting Summary Phase 1

      RIZE Campaign Surpasses Vaccination Goal Ahead of Schedule

      ARTICLE 

      What it means that campaign participants have documented or administered nearly 35 million vaccines in the 4.5 years since the campaign’s inception, and where Rise to Immunize® (RIZE) is headed next.

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      The Latest in Integration

      Change with Meaning: 5 Questions with Dethra Giles

      The True Value of a Medical Group in an Integrated Health System

      ARTICLE

      How health systems can ensure that the right financial metrics are utilized to accurately evaluate medical group performance and understand its contributions and value..

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      Beyond Acquisition: The Real Work of Integration

      PODCAST

      Hear why integration efforts often stall after acquisition, what distinguishes systems that are making meaningful progress, and how leading organizations are rethinking the physician enterprise as a strategic driver of long-term value.

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      Higher Ground

      Higher Ground

      ARTICLE

      How do you rise above the challenges and not just keep on "doing," but doing it better?

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      The Latest in Workforce and Compensation

      Involving Providers in the Decisions that Affect Them

      Involving Providers in the Decisions that Affect Them

      Article 

      AMGA Consulting’s Jill Powelson, DrPH, MPH, MBA, RN, CPC, CPPM, explains why traditional top-down directives are no longer adequate, and how ProPacts can move your organization forward.

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      “Without That Physician Enterprise, Those Are Four Very Pretty Walls That Do Absolutely Nothing.”

      Anesthesiology Compensation: A Deep Dive

      Article 

      Exploring anesthesiology compensation with a deep dive into market dynamics, provider complement, and strategic considerations.

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      “Without That Physician Enterprise, Those Are Four Very Pretty Walls That Do Absolutely Nothing.”

      Employee Benefits Emerge as Primary Lever for Workforce Stability

      Article 

      How are healthcare organizations using employee benefits to shift strategy?

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      The Latest in Federal Legislation and Regulation

      Your Voice on Capitol Hill

      Article 

      How AMGA members champion their causes in the halls of Congress.

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      An Unsustainable Status Quo

      ARTICLE

      What necessary reforms were highlighted in the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health's hearing, Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms?

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      Advocacy, Access, and the Future of Healthcare

      PODCAST

      What were the biggest Public Policy takeaways from AMGA's 2026 Annual Conference in Las Vegas?

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      The Latest in Population Health

      The Dr. Barney Newman QuIC in Ambulatory Palliative Care Phase 1 Meeting Summary

      The Dr. Barney Newman QuIC in Ambulatory Palliative Care Phase 1 Meeting Summary

      ARTICLE

      What do healthcare organizations at varying stages of ambulatory palliative care development have to share on program models, barriers, and strategies?

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      Meeting Families Where They Are

      Meeting Families Where They Are

      ARTICLE

      How Acclaim Award recipient Carle Health Medical Group improved health outcomes with a Nurse Home Visiting Program

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      Fighting Cancer Before It Starts

      Fighting Cancer Before It Starts

      Article 

      How are health systems redefining HPV vaccination?

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      The Latest in Operations

      Virtual Checkout: A Patient-Centered Solution to Drive Care Continuity

      VIDEO 

      How can a Virtual Checkout program result in shorter referral delays, improved satisfaction, and stronger continuity of care? Jefferson Health has the answers in this AC26 presentation.

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      Leading and Prospering Through Structural Transformations Video

      Leading and Prospering Through Structural Transformations

      VIDEO

      What's behind the decision to move from a service line to a regionalized model, and how does it transform areas such as access, quality, patient experience, engagement, finance, and business development?

      (56 mins)

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      Performance by Design: 9 Attributes of a Successful Service Line Strategy

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      How do health systems structure service lines and what key attributes lead to successful models?

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      The Latest in Change Management

      Tesha Montgomery Sits Outside Every Silo

      ARTICLE 

      Why Houston Methodist’s integration is working.

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      Five Steps to Prepare an Organization to Join an ACO

      ARTICLE

      How can high-performing health systems make the transition to high-value care?

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      Developing the Culture Shift and Change Management Process for High-Value Care Success

      VIDEO

      How is Ochsner Health Network accelerating cultural change, building effective change management tools, and expanding strategies to drive appropriate benchmarking and manage total cost of care?

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      The Latest in Leadership

      AMGA Live: Baligh Yehia, Jefferson Health (Full Interview)

      AMGA Live: Baligh Yehia, Jefferson Health (Full Interview)

      VIDEO 

      Baligh Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, president of Jefferson Health, explores what it takes to balance access and burnout, how to address post-merger alignment challenges, and how AMGA can help. Hear his answers to these questions and more in this AMGA Live interview.

      (8 minutes)

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      The Courage to Execute: When "Waiting It Out" Is No Longer an Option

      WHITE PAPER

      What separates thriving healthcare organizations from struggling ones?

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      Health System Leaders Panel: Lessons in Leadership

      VIDEO

      C-suite leaders from Mayo Clinic, The Permanente Medical Group, Inova Health System, and CommonSpirit Health on what they’ve learned leading health systems

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      Industry Insights

      Scaling Real-Time Personalized Coaching to Improve Organizational Performance

      CASE STUDY 

      Could real-time coaching drive observable behavior change across multiple health systems and among stratified teams?

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      Vaccination as a System Strategy Supporting Healthcare, Improving Outcomes

      VIDEO

      How can healthcare leaders face growing challenges related to vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and limited clinical time?

      (49 minutes)

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      Beyond Acquisition: The Real Work of Integration

      PODCAST

      Hear why integration efforts often stall after acquisition, what distinguishes systems that are making meaningful progress, and how leading organizations are rethinking the physician enterprise as a strategic driver of long-term value.

      (20 minutes)

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