February 2025
Letter From Our President:
As we kick off another year, I recently had the opportunity to conduct performance reviews with our team. These conversations weren’t just about evaluating past work; they were a chance to ask a simple but important question: How can I help you succeed? The feedback was invaluable, reinforcing that leadership is about listening, supporting, and fostering an environment where everyone can thrive.
In that same spirit, I want to extend this question to our membership: How can GKC MGMA better serve you? Whether it’s providing more educational opportunities, enhancing networking events, or advocating on your behalf, we want to know what matters most to you. Our organization is only as strong as the engagement of our members, and your input helps shape the direction we take.
I encourage you to share your thoughts—whether through direct conversations, emails, or at upcoming meetings. Together, we can continue to make GKC MGMA a valuable resource for all.
Looking forward to a great year ahead!
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Welcome our new Members:
This month's event:
Developing Your New Employee Onboarding Plan and Handbook
February 19th - 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Online
Presenter: Jaclyn Mayes-Avíla, MA
Most businesses don’t know where to start when onboarding and implementing or even creating their first handbook. They Frankenstein documents by copy/pasting words from dept of labor websites, and googling their next move, but in the end don’t include any specific nuances, cultural views or values that are specific to their company.
This mistake costs the business owners fines, hires, time, contracts, and costly legal fees.
So where should a business start?
Learn how to create your own customized onboarding system and the keys to a successful employee handbook with speaker and human resources expert Jaclyn Mayes-Avila
Sign up here: https://gkcmgma.wildapricot.org/event-6005456
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Upcoming Member Events
How to Improve your Upfront Collections in a Day of Digital Health
March 19th - 3:00 - 5:00 pm
North Kansas City Hospital - Prairie View Conference Room
Sign up here: https://gkcmgma.wildapricot.org/event-6053065
Job Posting
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About Us
Benefits of Joining GKC-MGMA
We are a not-for-profit corporation comprised of administrators, medical managers and staff; allied health professionals and business partners. We cover the entire Kansas City metro area.
GKC-MGMA is an affiliate local chapter of National MGMA through our state chapter Missouri MGMA. We are working together with other local chapters across the state to provide additional educational opportunities for our manager members and other opportunities for business partners.
Board Members
President - Brad Carney, FACMPE CPC CPCO
President Elect - Jennifer Caswell, PT, DPT
Treasurer - Savanna Facklam, RN, MSN, FACHE
Secretary/ Program Chair - Ashton Smith CPC, CPB, CPPM
Past President - Rebecca Allison, M.B.A., FACMPE
Membership - Caressa Lynch
Social Media - Jennifer Caswell, PT, DPT
ACMPE Forum Rep - Tracy Bird
BP at Large - Cindy Bobbit
BP at Large - Cinda Dowell
BP at Large - Carolyn Baruch