AMGA Integration Summit: Aligning for Health System Success

Don't miss our enhanced learning experiences at the Summit, including Posters and Partner Breakouts.

From the Field: Industry Perspectives (Industry Partner Breakout Sessions*) 
Led by industry-leading experts and innovators – AMGA’s corporate partners, these sessions take place Tuesday, October 6 at 11:00 a.m. Session descriptions will be found on the event app! 

The AI Adoption Playbook: Why Clinicians Embrace Some Tools and Reject the Rest
Sponsored by Navina 

Building Capacity Without Adding Headcount: How Three Medical Groups Are Using AI Agents to Redefine the Workforce of the Future 
Sponsored by Onpoint Healthcare Partners

The Patient Access Paradox: Why More Outreach Has Not Produced More Follow-Through
Sponsored by IKS Health

 Seasonal Vaccination as Routine Practice: Advancing an Enterprise Population-Health Priority
Sponsored by Moderna

Operating as One System: Turning a Structurally Integrated Physician Enterprise Into a High-Performing One
Sponsored by Innovaccer, Inc.

 *Member medical group/health system attendees only

Poster Summaries
Posters will be presented with AMGA members and key team leaders from AMGA’s Research & Analytics, as well as Population Health. Viewable in the Hub starting on Monday, October 5 through Wednesday, October 7. 
 Presenters will be available on Wednesday, October 7, during breakfast. 

Mind Matters: Elevating Brain Health in Primary Care
Jessica Halsey, MBA, CPC, AVP, Operations, Ballad Health Medical Associates, Service Line Leader, Neuroscience Service Line, Ballad Health
Nearly 7 million older Americans live with Alzheimer’s dementia, and 1 in 5 has mild cognitive impairment (MCI), making brain health an urgent priority for an aging population and underscoring the need for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Key barriers include limited multidisciplinary collaboration, insufficient provider education, patient and caregiver hesitancy or symptom denial, and inconsistent workflows. This presentation will explore how four health care organizations are improving brain health discussions, cognitive assessments, and follow-up in primary care. Baseline and interim data will be shared along with scalable strategies for integrating brain health into routine care.

Clearing the Air: Peer Approaches to Lung Cancer Screening Quality Improvement
TBD
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, with 234,580 new cases expected in 2024, underscoring the need to improve early detection and survival. Screening higher-risk patients can reduce lung cancer deaths by up to 20% through early detection, yet only 5% of recommended patients were screened in 2021. Five health care organizations have developed and implemented quality improvement (QI) initiatives to improve care for those at risk. This presentation will describe how these organizations identified root causes and implemented interventions, sharing baseline, interim, and final data, lessons learned, and next steps.

Sticking to the Script: Health System Innovations for Anticoagulant Adherence
Phil Oravetz, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Population Health Officer, Ochsner
Poor direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) adherence raises patient hospital admission rates and risk of stroke, heart attack, or pulmonary embolism. Key barriers to optimal DOAC adherence include patient cost, challenges with medication access, and inconsistent availability of fill data within health systems for systematically identifying patients who may need intervention during routine clinical care. This presentation will describe interventions and share pre/post implementation adherence data at three health care organizations focused on improving primary medication adherence and reducing the proportion of patients prescribed DOACs that are “one and done.”

Don’t Sleep on It: Health System Approaches to Improve Obstructive Sleep Apnea Assessment and Follow-Up Care
Ed Harris, MBA, MSHA Administrative Director, Shannon Health
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) occurs in 25-30% of men and 9-17% of women, yet nearly 80% of those affected remain undiagnosed—a gap raising risk of arrhythmias, stroke, and diabetes and driving costs 1.8 times higher than for unaffected patients. Barriers to assessment and follow-up include limited multidisciplinary coordination, insufficient provider confidence with screening tools, difficulty completing sleep studies, and variable workflows. This presentation will describe how multidisciplinary teams across six health care organizations identify root causes and implement interventions that increase OSA screening, sleep study completion, and new diagnoses among high-risk patients, sharing baseline data, findings, and best practices.

Reaching Patients Before the Waiting Room: How Novant Health Medical Group Built a Proactive Obesity Management System
TBD
Novant Health Medical Group identified significant gaps in obesity diagnosis and treatment across its 2,500-provider, two-state network and implemented a proactive, multifaceted approach to close them. Through EMR-based patient identification, blended digital and human outreach, a virtual weight management clinic, and multilingual education materials, Novant achieved an 8.3 percentage point increase in treatment rates — the largest gain in the collaborative — while improving diagnosis rates. This initiative demonstrates that meaningful treatment gains require removing access barriers, not simply raising awareness.