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AMGA Annual Compensation and Operations Improvement Conference

Evolving Your Medical Group for Resiliency During Challenging Times

October 4-5, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Event

Register by September 10 to take advantage of early bird rates!

Monday, October 4, 2021

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Fred Horton, M.H.A.
President, AMGA Consulting

12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

AMGA 2021 Compensation and Productivity Survey with Special COVID-19 Analysis

Elizabeth Siemsen
Director, AMGA Consulting

Danielle DuBord
Consultant, AMGA Consulting

This presentation will include an overview of AMGA’s 2021 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. The presenters will discuss pay trends year-over-year and the impacts of COVID-19 on production and compensation levels in 2020. They will also offer their thoughts on how the change in work RVU weights for 2021 will be addressed in next year’s survey.

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Aligning Physician and APC Staffing and Compensation Models

Fred Horton, M.H.A.,
President, AMGA Consulting

Wayne Hartley, M.H.A.
Vice President, AMGA Consulting

Over the past decade, medical groups have escalated the use of advance practice clinicians. This session will discuss physician-to-APC staffing levels, review productivity standards and expectations for APCs, and discuss metrics to determine whether APC staffing is supporting the efficient delivery of care. Various compensation models to support achievement of these objectives will be shared.

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Break

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Fair Market Value of Provider Compensation with Consideration of Value-Based Enterprises

Joe Wolfe, J.D.
Hall Render

In this session, Mr. Wolfe will provide an overview of current FMV regulations for provider compensation and discuss guidance that the federal government has provided relative to the FMV of physician transactions with employed and independent providers.

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Concierge Medicine in Medical Groups

Michael Aspegren
Hoag Medical Group

This session will provide insight on the growth of concierge medical practices. The presentation will cover how concierge practices can be set up and managed as well as how physicians in these models are compensated.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Washington Update: The Federal Focus for Healthcare

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

This presentation will address the most current events in Washington, DC, related to medical groups and health systems including:

Overview of current Congressional agenda
AMGA’s legislative priorities and accomplishments
AMGA’s regulatory agenda
Outlook of Congressional agenda for fall and winter

How to participate in AMGA advocacy/grassroots programs

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

AMGA’s 2021 Operations and Finance Survey Results

Will Holets, M.B.A., M.H.A.
Director, AMGA Consulting

Kelsi O’Brien, M.H.S.A.
Director, AMGA Consulting

In this session, the results of AMGA’s 2021 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey will be presented with thoughts on how to apply the data to your practice setting. Trends in revenue and expenses will be reviewed with emphasis on staffing and expense management.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Virtual Care: Perspectives from the Allina Health Experience

Lindsey Niswanger
Director of Operations, Urgent Care and Virtual Care, Allina Medical Group

Dave Ingham, D.O.
Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Allina Medical Group

Sally Wahman
Vice President of Operations, Primary Care, Allina Medical Group

Allina Health Group’s virtual care services grew exponentially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and are positioned as an integral component of care delivery moving forward. This presentation will outline the technological and operational aspects of supporting a comprehensive, consumer-centric virtual care program within a large, integrated healthcare delivery system including the development of an on demand urgent care virtual platform. We will share lessons learned as well as areas of future exploration.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Integrating a Hybrid Telehealth Care Model into Your Practice and Facilities

Eric Carmichael
Managing Principal, MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate

Chris Lambrecht
Senior Vice President, Construction and Development, MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate

Bryan Arkwright
Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer, Cromford Health

The pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth and caused changes in the regulatory, payment, technology, and consumer environments among many others. The presentation will focus on how the permanence of these changes are driving a hybrid care model particularly for outpatient care. To adapt, ambulatory care facilities will need to be flexible to accommodate both in-person and telehealth visits and we will discuss practical solutions that better support this mode of delivery.

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

How to Apply Benchmarking Data to Find Financial Opportunities in Medical Groups

Rose Wagner, RN, M.H.S.
Chief Operating Officer, AMGA Consulting