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December 20, 2022 |
Achieving the Quadruple Aim through AMGA’s HPPE Program Improving population health, reducing cost of care, improving care team well-being, and enhancing the patient experience each require the physician enterprise to operate at an optimal level of performance across the entire organization. In this session, our panel of presenters featuring Jacob Bast, COO with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, will share early insights from AMGA’s High Performing Physician Enterprise (HPPE) Program. The panel will specifically discuss the seven domains that drive high performance in medical groups and how this program can assess performance, guide organizations to course-correct where needed, and ultimately, get us closer to achieving the Quadruple Aim. |
December 14, 2022 |
The Impact of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on HbA1c Control in Primary Care Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Partially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients have demonstrated increasing interest in addressing health care issues from their homes, through telehealth visits with their doctors, or home-based screening, testing, or monitoring devices. Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) help patients self-manage their diabetes from home. This presentation will address a professional practice gap in knowledge about the broader use of CGMs in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes, addressing patient preference for home-based self-management technology, as well as a broader application of CGMs, i.e., prior to insulin therapy initiation. |
December 13, 2022 |
A PROMPT Solution: Results and Next Steps for Bridging Evidence-to-Practice Gaps Electronic Health Record (EHR) alerts may help bridge the 17-year gap between publication of evidence-based guidelines and consistent implementation in practice by healthcare providers. The Pragmatic Trials of Messaging to Providers about Treatment (PROMPT) studies are investigating the use of informational alerts within the (EHR) to providers that inform them of FDA approved, evidence-based therapies for patients who meet certain inclusion criteria. Dr. Riello will highlight key takeaways from the PROMPT-HF trial and present the results of PROMPT-LIPID trial, recently shared for the first time as a late-breaking clinical trial at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions on November 6. The PROMPT-HF trial results show that prescribers who viewed the Best Practice Advisory (BPA) were 41% more likely to consider prescribing an additional guideline-directed medical therapy class and 79% of alerted providers in the PROMPT-HF trial agreed that the alert was effective. Was the PROMPT-LIPID alert effective at improving adherence to AHA/ACC guidelines for lipid-lowering therapies? |
December 7, 2022 |
Making the Connection: High-Impact Organizational Communication The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place. You have important things to tell your clinicians and your employees. Is your target audience actually receiving the message? Do your communication tactics make the connection or create opportunities to drop the call? In this webinar, communication experts walk through bridging the gap between good communication philosophy and the deployment of effective communication tactics. They will discuss starting from the top down, working to ensure important messages or concepts permeate the culture, the deployment of specific strategies that have proven fruitful, and tools that can be used to increase the probability of resonance with your target audience. This work should support everything you do including improving the clinician experience. |
November 16, 2022 |
Development of a Standardized Approach to Identify and Engage High-Risk Patients with COVID-19 The presentation will provide attendees with an understanding of the current COVID-19 disease burden landscape, its impact on the healthcare ecosystem, and potential gaps in care. The health system case study provides their approach to identification of high-risk patients; how solutions were prioritized, developed and implemented; and associated challenges encountered when initiating these solutions. Topics include examples of the identification of high-risk patients with COVID-19, EHR optimization to help identify these patients, and examples of appropriate follow up care. |
November 2, 2022 |
Driving Population Health Outcomes with Connected Continuous Glucose Monitors An estimated 34 million Americans have diabetes, and approximately 90-95% of these individuals have type 2 diabetes (T2D). Diabetes is associated with premature mortality and imposes higher costs of care, estimated in 2017 at $327 billion. Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) can help improve glycemic management in the T2D population and can be associated with a reduction in medical-related costs. This presentation will address why A1C is a population health metric that is insufficient for optimal diabetes care as well as highlight the digital health partnership capabilities of RT-CGM which demonstrates favorable health outcomes in the T2D population. Join the webinar and learn how the Dexcom G6 can help your patients improve their health and glycemic outcomes. |
October 26, 2022 |
Targeted Tech, Magnified Effect: Leveraging Digital and Technology Optimizations to Increase Cancer Screening Rates Early cancer detection is a key component of health systems’ prevention capabilities and population health initiatives. With many competing priorities, it’s critical to take the friction out of screening to get as many patients screened as possible. Across the country, health systems of all sizes and scopes are taking advantage of digital capabilities and health information technology optimizations to increase screening rates, improve patient experience, reduce provider burnout and meet quality metrics. Join this session to learn directly from health system leaders who will outline opportunities and key success factors on how to target tech-based solutions for a magnified effect on improving CRC screening rates. |
October 25, 2022 |
A Healthcare System's Standardized Approach to Identify Barriers and Solutions to Provide Guideline-Concordant Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Care As health systems continue to seek to improve quality of care, today's workforce shortages can hinder efforts. Given that literature suggests that it takes 17 years to turn original research into the benefit of patient care, there is a compelling need to expedite this process. Implementation Science seeks to improve the quality of health care delivery by closing this gap of 'what we know versus what we do.' |
October 19, 2022 |
Embracing Health Equity and Scaling Population Health: Lessons from Esse Health and UnityPoint Health Providers across the U.S face the dual burden of overcoming staffing shortages while extending care management to larger value-based care populations with more complex needs. Population Health leaders are turning to technology to engage vulnerable and rising-risk patients and proactively pinpointing the 1-2% that need support. Better data is empowering staff to work at the top of their clinical licenses and support chronic conditions as well as social determinants of health. Leaders from Esse Health and UnityPoint will share the population health strategies they have championed to prevent avoidable utilization, improve health equity and scale care delivery. |
August 4, 2022 |
The Value of Aligning Clinician Benefits with Your DEI Strategy The Partners Group (TPG) and Ochsner Health will discuss the value to healthcare organizations of aligning clinician benefits with DEI strategy. Gain valuable insights on the importance of DEI strategy development. Research confirms that diverse teams combined with an inclusive culture drive better decision-making, financial returns, innovation and organizational agility. TPG will provide thoughts and a systematic approach for healthcare organizations to consider as they fortify their DE&I strategy by aligning clinician benefits to create a more equitable and inclusive work experience for clinicians. |
July 27, 2022 |
Population Genomics: Sustainable, Scalable, Profitable As health systems work toward providing more personalized care to patients, any solution must enhance the patient experience, increase provider satisfaction, reduce overall healthcare costs. and improve population health. Population-scale genomics programs seek to update the current approach to using genetic data by broadening access, digitizing genetic information, and accelerating genomic research. The presenter will share her experience standing up a population genomics program, including key lessons learned to ensure sustainability, scalability, and profitability. |
July 20, 2022 |
Workplace Violence – Strategies to Prepare and Respond With the recent uptick in workplace violence, including an increasing number of episodes involving physicians and care teams, healthcare organizations are reexamining policies and procedures to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff. Hear from leading provider organizations on effective approaches to preparing ambulatory care settings to deter and prevent violent encounters, including rapid response training in case of an active shooter. View the full recording |
May 26, 2022 |
Special Encore: The Seven Domains That Lead to High Performance As medical groups continue to evolve, it has become more difficult for multispecialty medical groups to find comparable benchmarks or definitive ways to judge if they’re succeeding, existing, or faltering. AMGA’s High-Performing Physician Enterprise Program provides an opportunity to address this challenge. This webinar will review the seven domains of HPPE, AMGA’s proprietary assessment for multispecialty medical groups. The session will also highlight the HPPE program measures, and the manner in which HPPE assesses medical group performance and provides guidance for organizations to course-correct where needed to achieve resiliency. Examples include:
What is HPPE? The High Performing Physician Enterprise program is a comprehensive review of your medical group, with both comparative benchmarking data in key functional areas, and a collaborative structure so that you can share and learn from other high-performing AMGA member participants. HPPE will empower your leadership team by providing insight, clarity, and focus by providing a snapshot assessment of current performance and a roadmap towards future improvement. View the full recording |
May 11, 2022 |
The Seven Domains That Lead to High Performance As medical groups continue to evolve, it has become more difficult for multispecialty medical groups to find comparable benchmarks or definitive ways to judge if they’re succeeding, existing, or faltering. AMGA’s High-Performing Physician Enterprise Program provides an opportunity to address this challenge. This webinar will review the seven domains of HPPE, AMGA’s proprietary assessment for multispecialty medical groups. The session will also highlight the HPPE program measures, and the manner in which HPPE assesses medical group performance and provides guidance for organizations to course-correct where needed to achieve resiliency. Examples include:
What is HPPE? The High Performing Physician Enterprise program is a comprehensive review of your medical group, with both comparative benchmarking data in key functional areas, and a collaborative structure so that you can share and learn from other high-performing AMGA member participants. HPPE will empower your leadership team by providing insight, clarity, and focus by providing a snapshot assessment of current performance and a roadmap towards future improvement. View the full recording |
May 4, 2022 |
Connecting Clinical Care to Social Needs: How Lightbeam Health Enables Augusta Health to Improve Healthcare in Their Community Value-based care aims to lower cost and improve each patient's quality of life, which ultimately can improve the health of an entire community. Identifying patients that meet key risk factors or health markers can be arduous, but by leveraging technology to identify and focus on the patients most at risk, accountable care organizations (ACOs) can make a significant positive impact on their communities. Join this webinar for a deep dive on how Lightbeam Health’s population health management (PHM) platform helps empower Augusta Health in identifying and linking priority patient cohorts with clinical information, education, and community resources. View the full recording/presentation |
April 28, 2022 |
Continuous Glucose Monitoring First in Diabetes Care Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) first can be a valuable teaching tool for people with diabetes and can support diabetes management. The Dexcom G6 CGM system demonstrates improvements in glycemic targets and may help overcome therapeutic inertia. Learn how the Dexcom G6 can empower you, your office staff, and your patients to make effective treatment decisions. |
April 21, 2022 |
Unlocking Latent Potential Within Your Total Rewards Program Medical groups now face unprecedented challenges, including heightened competition for talent, looming physician shortages, and provider burnout. But with healthcare organizations committed to advancing the quadruple aim, the Partners Group believes that improving the clinician experience is integral to moving the needle on the other three elements of that aim. This webinar will outline how to unlock latent potential within your total rewards programs to improve the clinician experience. |
April 5, 2022 |
What’s New With AMGA’s Medical Group Operations Benchmarking Survey If you’re looking to drive operational efficiency at your medical group and searching for the right data against which to compare your organization, consider joining AMGA’s 2022 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey. Webinar speakers will review the new survey tool and data submission process, plus answer any questions from participants in advance of the May 27 submission deadline.
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February 9, 2022 |
AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey – What You Need to Know for 2022 Data collection is now open for AMGA's Compensation and Productivity Survey. Join this webinar to learn about changes to how we are accepting data this year, including asking groups to account for both the 2021 and 2020 wRVU rates. We'll review the data submission process and timetable and offer live Q&A to address any questions you may have in advance of the March 31, 2022 submission deadline. |
January 19, 2022 |
Annual Update-- Behavioral Health & Moving Beyond the Era of COVID: Caring for Both Patients & Providers This panel discussion will delve into the continuing behavioral health challenges for both patients and providers during this time of re-opening our society. It will include a focus on the ongoing effects of COVID and the lockdowns across the country, as well as an update on the longer term implications for providing care to patients with serious mental illnesses. |
January 19, 2022 |
Tackling Provider Satisfaction in 2022 As we look ahead towards the workforce challenges in 2022 – staying in tune to your provider's satisfaction and well-being will be more critical than ever. This webinar will outline AMGA’s Provider Satisfaction Survey program and will review key trends and learnings from 2021 to assist operational leaders in ongoing development and support of your providers in high-performing medical groups. View the full recording |
January 12, 2022 |
Understanding the Latest Payment Cuts and What You Can Do About It On Friday, December 10, 2021, the President signed into law: S. 610, the “Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act,” which delays the 2% Medicare sequestration cut until March 31, 2022, and provides a 1% reduction in the Medicare sequester cut from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, in addition to other changes to Medicare payments. While we avoided the devastating 10% Cut to Medicare Reimbursement, many medical groups and health systems will still need to make sense of the E&M changes implemented in 2021, and look at ways they can re-align their physician compensation arrangements and operational expenses accordingly. Our team will explore specific financial models and various calculations using real data from AMGA Consulting, and present key areas of focus that can be potential “pitfalls” if not addressed appropriately, as well as strategic approaches towards overall financial resiliency that can have a positive long-lasting impact. |
December 14, 2021 |
Primary Care Education & Empowerment of Women about Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) Associated with Uterine Fibroids (UF) View the full recording |
December 7, 2021 |
How Baystate Health Enables Consumer-Centric Access with Online Provider Search and Scheduling Nearly 60% of consumers turn to the internet when looking for a new healthcare provider or service and 40% prefer to book appointments online—an increase of 15 percentage points over the past five years. In this increasingly digital-first environment, how can medical groups build consumer-centric access strategies to attract and convert patients online? Join the webinar to learn:
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December 2, 2021 |
Improving Care Transitions in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Primary treatment for VTE, manifesting as deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), continues for 3–6 months, and secondary prevention may be indicated thereafter. Ensuring that the treatment plan is carried out across the multiple transitions of care that patients with VTE often experience is crucial to avoid hospital admission or readmission. This session will feature an AMGA member panel sharing their strategies to better manage transitions of care for patients with VTE in both inpatient and outpatient settings. View the full recording/presentation |
November 30, 2021 |
A Deep Dive into Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use in Primary Care with Dexcom CLARITY Software Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is the standard of care for people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes that use multiple daily doses of insulin (by injection, pump or inhaled). In many parts of the country, people with diabetes are managed by primary care professionals who may be unfamiliar with CGM and related software. Join this webinar and take a deep dive to learn how to use Dexcom real-time CGM and Dexcom CLARITY software to more effectively and efficiently manage your patients on insulin. |
November 30, 2021 |
The 2021 Operations and Finance Survey Results This session will provide an overview of the newly-released AMGA 2021 Operations and Finance Survey. Key findings will be highlighted, as well as year over year trends in key performance indicators.
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November 16, 2021 |
Caring For Caregivers: How SCL Health Invested In Skill-Building & Elevated Patient Experience Metrics Across their Medical Group SCL Health realized that their physicians, leaders, and teams were often held accountable and measured on patient experience skills they had not learned. Recognizing this gap, they committed to providing tools to build the skills needed. |
November 11, 2021 |
Addressing Racial Disparities in Influenza Vaccination This webinar will present evidence of disparities in influenza vaccination rates among minority patients and the corresponding prevalence of comorbid conditions and inequities in health outcomes. The presenter will also share evidence showing that disparities are driven by systemic bias, not just patient attitudes and beliefs, as well as demonstrated best practices to support vaccine equity initiatives to ensure patients continued to get vaccinated throughout the flu season. |
August 18, 2021 |
Time-in-Range: An Intuitive CGM Metric to Integrate in Your Clinical Practice The use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has created new glucose metrics for both people with diabetes and healthcare professionals to incorporate into diabetes management. While A1C is an average, time-in-range (TIR) captures when glucose is in the target range (70 mg/dL-180 mg/dL for most individuals), as well as when glucose is above range and below range, providing critical information for treatment decisions as well as health behavior changes. Join this webinar to learn about consensus guidelines for TIR measurement and goals, why TIR is an intuitive CCM metric to guide treatment, and key principles when educating diabetes patients about TIR goals. View the full recording |
August 11, 2021 |
The Critical Role of Monoclonal Antibodies as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues |
July 21, 2021 |
How to Scale Clinician Coaching Across a Medical Group: How Colorado Permanente Medical Group Coached 1,200 Physicians |
June 23, 2021 |
Five Steps to Building a Coaching Culture |
June 15, 2021 |
The Latest in Measuring Physician Satisfaction |
June 15, 2021 |
Preventing the Preventable in Healthcare Systems: Pertussis Disease |
March 17, 2021 |
Overcoming Hesitancy to COVID-19 Vaccines In Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color |
February 24, 2021 |
Power Your Payment Velocity with Better Payer Performance |
January 13, 2021 |
The Power of Healthcare Systems to Deliver Guideline-Recommended Care for AFib Stroke Risk Reduction |
Operations & Finance
October 27, 2022 |
2022 AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey Results This webinar will include an overview of AMGA's 2022 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. Hear the latest trends in compensation, including:
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July 21, 2022 |
What’s Happening with Provider Satisfaction? 2022 has ushered in a new set of challenges in healthcare, and there seems to be no end in sight for the staffing shortages that have driven an increase in operating costs and forced medical groups and health systems to invest significant resources just to retain the staff necessary to maintain a healthy workforce. Now, more than ever it is vital that you stay in tune with your provider's satisfaction and well-being. This webinar will outline AMGA’s Provider Satisfaction Survey program and will review key trends and learnings from what we’ve seen so far in 2022, with the goal of assisting operational leaders in ongoing development and support of your providers in high-performing medical groups. View the full recording |
October 19, 2021 |
2021 AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey Results An overview of 2021 compensation survey results including key trends in provider compensation View the full recording |
August 31, 2021 |
Benchmarking to Optimize Practice Efficiency: A Focus on Medical Group Revenue and Expenses Join us for this webinar to learn how to identify revenue and cost improvement opportunities in medical groups using benchmarking data from the AMGA Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey Report. Presenters will also review case studies on medical group care models, including Physician-to-APC alignment, share ideas to align physician and APC compensation approaches, review department productivity metrics relative to national benchmarking data to identify opportunities for improvement, benchmark net revenue to national data and determine opportunities, and evaluate clinic expense structure across key areas including labor, medical supplies, facilities and other key areas. |
March 31, 2021 |
Adapting New Methods to Govern and Administer Provider Compensation Plans in Order to Maintain Resiliency Due to disruption from COVID-19 and other financial pressures, governance and administration of provider compensation plans has been increasingly challenging in recent years, prompting medical groups to seek out new approaches to plan oversight. Join our webinar to learn about new approaches in governance and administration of compensation, highlighting models that allow organizations to adapt during times of change and remain resilient as models evolve. Attendees will learn how providers are implementing new ways to monitor performance, such as panel size and capitation, while also integrating metrics related to cash collections. Hear why these new methods of governance are also applicable in evaluating and managing guardrails for fair market value (FMV) and commercial reasonableness. |
Public Policy
January 17, 2023 |
Partnering with AMGA's Policy Team to Make an Impact In this interactive panel, AMGA members will share about how impactful lobbying is for medical groups and discuss how medical group leaders can become more involved public policy activities, such as Capitol Hill Day, public policy committee, GR council and grass roots lobbying. Each panelist will provide personal and professional experiences interacting with AMGA’s policy department and encourage you to participate more in 2023. |
December 1, 2022 |
Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule In the second part of this two-part webinar, AMGA’s public policy experts will review updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in 2023. Topics include advanced investment payments to certain ACOs, reforms to the glide path, benchmarking changes and the accountable care prospective trend, adjustment for prior savings for renewing ACOs and re-entering ACOs, quality measure reporting and adjusting for health equity, and marketing and beneficiary notifications. |
November 30, 2022 |
2023 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Final Rule AMGA’s public policy experts will discuss the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule and how changes will likely impact medical groups. Topics include updates to the conversion factor and Medicare Economic Index, the CY 2023 final conversion factor, telehealth and the Public Health Emergency (PHE), changes to evaluation and management (E/M) visits, reforms to behavioral health, updates to the Quality Payment Program (QPP), and more. |
November 15, 2022 | 2022 Midterm Elections Jamie Miller, Senior Director, Government Relations, AMGA Lauren Lattany, Director, Government Relations, AMGA
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September 8, 2022 |
Congressional Update on Medicare Cuts with Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA)
There are many priorities that Congress must address by December 31. Rep. Ami Bera will give an update on the current state of affairs in Congress and discuss the various bills on which he is working. View the full recording |
July 27, 2022 |
2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Overview AMGA's public policy experts will outline changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2023, including Medicare conversion factor cuts, updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), and revisions to the Quality Payment Program (QPP). |
November 18, 2021 |
2022 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule Overview AMGA will provide a summary and analysis of the 2022 final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The presentation will cover changes to the Medicare conversion factor, telehealth policy, updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and the Quality Payment Program |
July 29, 2021 |
CY2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule – Overview The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed regulatory updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program (QPP) that will impact Medicare payments to medical groups in CY2022. During the hour-long webinar, presenters will discuss evaluation and management (E/M) changes, telehealth changes, updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), updates to the Quality Payment Program (QPP), and other policy changes impacting Part B payment. View the full recording |
National Campaigns & Benchmarking
October 20, 2022 | Reducing Flu Vaccine Disparities Leon Jerrels, M.H.A., M.B.A., R.N., CPQH, Director, Quality Improvement, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Laura Lee Hall, Ph.D., President, Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity, National Minority Quality Forum
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February 11, 2021 | What's New in the AMGA Surveys in 2021 Elizabeth Siemsen, Director, and Danielle DuBord, Consultant, AMGA Consulting Learn about the changes to AMGA's 2021 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey and the 2021 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey. AMGA's analysts will walk through the participation process for both surveys to assist you with completing the survey tool. |