“It is almost impossible for me to even try to quantify all the benefit Cornerstone has received from AMGA membership.

It is the absolute best forum in the country to network with and learn from cutting edge health care organization

leadership.”

Why AMGA?

Grace Terrell MD President/CEO Cornerstone Health Care, P.A.

Norman Chenven, MD, CEO and Founder Austin Regional Clinic

“We are all searching for solutions to our common challenges, and I’ve found AMGA to be the best venue

for learning about these in an unfiltered manner.”

Who participates in AMGA?

Approximately 450 Medical Groups made up of 177,000 employed MDs including:

Culture and Values

• Organized Systems of Care

• Compensation

• Physician/Hospital Fellowship

Model of Care

• Care Coordination

• Chronic Care Campaigns & Best Practice Collaboratives

• Quality Measurement & Improvement

Population Health

• IT & Evidence-Based Medicine

• Anceta Collaborative

• Optum/OptumLabs Partnership

Value-Based Payment

• Accountability

• Legislative/Regulatory Advocacy

What do members discuss and share?

“The Annual Conference has been very good for our physician leaders (and future physician leaders) to attend, as it has given them insight in to the depth and breadth of physician groups, the similarities of problems nationwide, as well as how other groups have approached dealing with these issues.”

“Attending the AMGA Annual Conference each year guarantees the opportunity to listen, share ideas, and learn from other top-performing medical groups from all over the U.S. Each year I come away with at least one innovation, solution, or technique that can be implemented in our organization.”

AMGA Annual Conference

Fred McQueary, MD, MMM, CPE Senior VP of Clinical Integration President, Mercy Clinic – North Central Communities

Sarah Gahmm, MHA Chief Administrative Officer Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance

What are additional educational opportunities?

• Institute for Quality Leadership Annual Meeting

• Regional Meetings • Compensation Boot Camps &

Collaboratives • Leadership Council Meetings

CEO/Chair/

President CAO/COO

CMO/Medical Directors

CFO

CIO/CMIO CNO Quality Government

Relations

Attorneys HR Marketing/PR

Which Leadership Council is for me?

“I find the leadership councils, particularly the leadership council meetings, to be one of the best uses of my time each year. It’s a chance to talk to AMGA members on the cutting edge of innovation, leaders who represent institutions known for the highest quality care.”

Stuart Rosenberg, MD President and Chief Executive Officer Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess

What is available online?

Solutions Library: whitepaper formatted best practices Webinar Archive: recordings and slides from all webinars Leadership Council Discussion Archives & Document Sharing Annual Conference and IQL Archives

“Through AMGA and using our voice collectively, we have the opportunity to shape history. AMGA has a unique ability by drawing on its membership to help policymakers understand what can improve patient care.”

“AMGA advocacy has provided much of the framework for accountable care organizations, providing much of the basis to support population-based care. AMGA has provided support for meaningful use being able to be gained through medical groups.”

“I think AMGA is probably one of the most respected voices among lawmakers. AMGA is advocating a model for change that’s better for the patient.”

How does AMGA’s advocacy assist my organization?

Ashok Rai, MD President & Chief Executive Officer Prevea Health

Don L. Wreden, MD Senior Vice President for Patient Experience Sutter Health

Aric R. Sharp, MHA, CMPE, FACHE VP Accountable Care UnityPoint Health

Accomplishments

• Accountable Care Organizations

• Electronic Health Records

• Protecting Imaging

• Electronic Prescriptions

• Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) reporting option to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)

Priorities

• Implement SGR Repeal Law

• Improve Provider Risk Readiness

• ACO Reform

• Preserve Medicare Advantage

• Defend Medical Group Imaging

• Continue to Advocate for High-Performing Health Systems

• Strengthen GME

What do AMGA’s advocacy efforts include?

CAHPS for PQRS Survey

Analytics Collaborative

Patient/Provider/Employee Satisfaction &

Engagement Benchmarking Programs

Annual Compensation and Financial

Operations Survey

Advanced Practice Clinician Compensation and

Pay Practices Survey

Annual Physician Retention Survey

Measuring and Comparing Performance How & to whom are you benchmarking?

Don L. Wreden, MD Senior Vice President for Patient Experience Sutter Health

“This use of AMGA resources

has resulting in our saving

millions of dollars.”

More than just a survey, the High-Performing Health System Assessment Program highlights gaps in organizational capabilities and provides a method for prioritizing areas requiring improvement.

Is your organization ready to take risk?

Adult Immunization

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

Disease

Diabetes Care

Hypertension

Patients with Multiple Chronic

Conditions

Collaborative Best Practices in:

Improving Patient Care (cont.) Population health outcomes

Use data to identify opportunities for improvement and “best” performance

Learn “the rest of the story” from other medical groups

AMGA research—definitive guidance on practical clinical questions

AMGA translation—hands-on support for spreading best practices

Comparative Data What to improve

Shared Learning

How to improve

AMGA Optum One Collaborative

• In-person meetings—peer to peer networking

• Collaboration portal and email discussion forum

• Interactive Virtual Meetings

• Outreach

• Focus on team-based care, design and refinement of efficient care process

Chronic Care Challenge

Addressing chronic disease through evidence-based care processes

Need additional assistance?

“AMGA Consulting Services expertise spanned into a very important aspect of our organization’s everyday operation— our culture. AMGA Consultants worked with our existing staff and those parts of the acquisition to assure a seamless transition at our go-live date.”

Joseph C. Dant Vice President, Business Development, Administration, KishHealth System, part of Northwestern

Bill Baron - Director of Membership Development

(703) 838-0033 ext. 336 wbaron@amga.org

Questions?