Fred Horton, M.H.A., Senior Principal, HPPE Program & President, AMGA Consulting
Will Holets, M.H.A., M.B.A., Director, AMGA Consulting

This session provides attendees with an “environmental scan” of key trends in the marketplace, including the top 10 issues AMGA Consulting forecasts for medical groups in 2023 and beyond. 

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Outline 10 essential issues affecting medical groups across the country
• Identify tools to combat pressures/issues facing medical groups across the country
• Prepare plans for future operational and finance hurdles affecting medical groups
• Discuss with other key medical group leaders how they assess issues within their organizations

Lauren Lattany, M.P.S., Director, Government Relations, AMGA

In this session, Mrs. Lattany will provide compensation updates for medical group leaders and physicians/providers. She will also highlight key items on AMGA’s 2023 healthcare agenda for Congress, the administration, and regulatory agencies, as well as critical, need-to-know items that will affect your medical group in the legislative and regulatory arenas.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the current state of AMGA policy priorities in regards to provider compensation on Capitol Hill
• Identify the current regulatory environment regarding provider compensation at key federal health agencies 
• Identify upcoming issues that may affect provider compensation

Elizabeth Siemsen, Director, AMGA Consulting

Ms. Siemsen will present the results of the AMGA 2022 Compensation and Productivity Survey.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the latest trends in compensation for physicians and advance practice providers.
• Understand the current usage of sign-on and retention bonuses.
• Understand the prevalence of value-based metrics in compensation plan design.

Jeff Kubisch, M.B.A., Chief Operating Officer, Medical College Physicians, Froedtert Medical College of Wisconsin
Ann Tesmer, Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations, Froedtert Medical College of Wisconsin

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin will share their philosophy and approaches to aligning financial and operational performance throughout their partnered organizations. They will provide detail on their model, successes, challenges, and experiences in their journey, which required redefining the traditional structure in an integrated partnership between a community and academic organization.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand AMGA Consulting’s services and the help we have provided Academic organizations
• Describe examples of unique issues/settings, and the challenges organizations have faced
• Describe an organization’s journey towards financial and operational alignment

Joe Wolfe, J.D., Shareholder, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.
Erin Drummy, Shareholder, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.

This presentation will focus on the key regulatory and compliance issues impacting physician compensation in 2022, including Stark, Kickback and group practice requirements, areas of potential risk (FMV, calculation errors, reconciliations, common pitfalls), quality compensation opportunities and the features of an effective physician contracting/compensation process.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify key regulatory and compliance issues that impact physician compensation
• Describe strategies to mitigate risk related to FMV documentation and calculation errors
• Discuss the pros/cons of different physician contracting/compensation processes

Thomas S. Nantais, EVP, Adult Ambulatory Operations, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The current drivers of change impacting health care are unprecedented, ranging from the “Great Resignation” and “Innovative Competitive Disruptors,” to “Deep Learning” and “Unbridled Consumerism.” This presentation will highlight what healthcare providers should do next to survive --and thrive --in this new environment.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Provide examples of Vanderbilt’s challenges with operational items
• Dive into the impact disruptors and external market challenges present
• Looking toward the future, as to next steps to deal with the above challenges