American Medical Group Association (AMGA)

Advocare & AMGA partners MagMutual & Acadia share the benefits of obtaining newly available provider contracted reimbursement rate data for any NPI number & CPT code from every health insurance payer. Register today: https://ow.ly/yPqH50THhAQ

The 2024 Fall Council Summit is a little over a month away! During a Joint Council Session, Stephen Beeson, MD, will present an evidence-based approach to leadership that fosters care team engagement. Early Bird deadline ends this Friday, Oct. 11, and the hotel room block deadline is Monday, Oct. 14. Register today: https://ow.ly/yrUV50TH82F

According to a recent report, racial and ethnic disparities both in and across the nation are fueled by unequal access to high-quality care. This is not news to many AMGA members who have sought to address health inequities in their communities for decades. Learn more about leaders’ perspectives and strategies as shared at AMGA’s Health Equity Forum in the latest #GPJ article: https://lnkd.in/e4t4XpBK

Learn how CHRISTUS Health & Talkiatry have partnered to streamline access to high-quality, in-network psychiatric care for patients who would have otherwise waited months to be treated. Register: https://ow.ly/Itgf50TAtJL

What can you expect at AMGA’s 2025 Annual Conference? Enhance your learning experience with the introduction of two concurrent session tracks—Health Systems and Independent Groups. Our "Deep Dives" will offer focused, in-depth sessions. And be sure to visit The Hub, a revamped Exhibit Hall experience. Registration for #AC25 opens soon! Learn more: https://ow.ly/Q1V150TAyLY

In late 2022, AMGA Foundation launched a 12-month initiative focused on helping medical groups develop and implement strategies to vaccinate high-risk adults 19-64 with underlying medical conditions based on the 2022 ACIP pneumococcal vaccine guidelines in primary care and specialty clinical settings. Thank you to AMGA members Houston Methodist, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, McFarland Clinic, Norton Medical Group, Olmsted Medical Center, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, and St. Elizabeth Physicians for participating in the Pneumococcal Vaccination Collaborative. Thank you to Pfizer and Eric Anderson for partnering with AMGA Foundation on this collaborative. To learn more about the resources produced by this collaborative, including a white paper and infographic, visit https://lnkd.in/e756yXAJ

50% of patients across therapeutic areas do not take their medications as prescribed, despite adherence being the key to improving outcomes in patients with chronic conditions. At #AC24, AMGA hosted an interactive workshop on medication adherence and health equity. Read more about the learnings from the workshop in #GPJ: https://lnkd.in/eRNPAHuU

How to move forward in value-based care??Wendy Ferrell-Smith with Summit Medical Group sat down with the AMGA Live crew to share her experience and the importance of recognizing small wins along the way. Learn more about AMGA's value-based care initiative: https://lnkd.in/gA7M6iqM

Align your team with an effective compensation strategy with AMGA's 2024 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey, now available in print format (for provider organizations only). Learn more: https://ow.ly/E6Lt50TvHf1

Today AMGA called on Congress to act to reverse the potential cut to the Medicare conversion factor. Unless Congress acts this year, Medicare provider reimbursement rates will be cut by 2.8% on January 1, 2025. A new AMGA survey shows the very real impact on patient care the potential reduction will have. It also reveals that if the cuts go into effect, more medical groups will be forced to take action in 2025, and in some categories there’s a dramatic increase, such as in eliminating patient services. Read the full release: https://ow.ly/8TfK50Tvruv