Your Guide to ACMPE Credentialing Opportunities

MGMA offers professional accreditations from the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) ranging from Certificates to Board Certification and Fellowship to help you in any stage of your career.

Certificates: After completing an online seminar, you will receive a verified certificate and credential through MGMA’s certifying body proving completion and understanding of a topic or specific skill set. No membership, education, or experience required to complete a Certificate.

Board Certification: The Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) promotes professionals who possess the standard knowledge based on the Body of Knowledge (BOK) to lead each aspect of a practice. MGMA membership required.

Fellowship: After obtaining your CMPE, demonstrate your mastery of the healthcare practice industry and become a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE). Fellows are the thought leaders within healthcare organizations and demonstrate the ability to execute on dynamic solutions to business problems and contribute to the advancement of medical practice leadership.

Find the best fit for you and get started today!

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2021 Mentoring Pilot Volunteer Opportunity

Looking for a way to give back to the next generation of healthcare leadership? MGMA has a great opportunity! Meet with a mentee once a month (virtually). To be eligible to serve as a mentor, individuals:

• Must have been a member of MGMA for several years.
• Have at least 10+ years’ experience in healthcare industry.
• Added bonus if they have obtained their CMPE or FACMPE credentials.

More information on this opportunity can be found here.

Presenters Needed: NCMGMA Listserv Live

NCMGMA Listserv Live – Presenters Needed!

Fall Conference Opening Session
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 – 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Asheville Renaissance

We’re looking for members to present valuable topics during our “NCMGMA Listserv Live” opening session for our upcoming Fall Conference in Asheville! Let’s take a page from our organization’s most valuable member benefit: our listserv! This dynamic hour-long session will feature four presenters, each giving their valued, lessons-learned tips and tricks or experience in just 15 minutes. Do you have a topic to present on? Let us know!

Experience is a master teacher, even when it’s not our own.

Gina Greenlee
Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

We are looking to hear from our peers on lessons learned from the past year. We’re looking for something innovative your practice may be implementing, best practices, tips and tricks and, yes, even failures you’re willing to share (we can all learn!).

Presented topics will be centered around any of the MGMA Body of Knowledge areas:

• Operations Management
• Financial Management
• HR Management
• Risk & Compliance Management
• Transformative Healthcare Delivery
• Organization Governance

If you have an interest in presenting during the NCMGMA Listserv Live, please email Melissa Klingberg at Melissa@ncmgm.org with the following information:

1. Title of 15-minute Presentation
2. Brief session description or three key take-a-ways from your presentation

Submissions will be collected and presented to the conference committee for review prior to confirming the four presenters. Are you a FACMPE needing CEUs for a presentation? This is a great opportunity!

Thank you for considering presenting during the 2021 Fall Conference!

ACMPE Scholarships and Grants

The ACMPE Scholarship Fund Inc. (SFI) is a program that supports individuals who, by virtue of experience, current position and future career plans, demonstrate potential to contribute to MGMA’s mission of transforming healthcare.

Scholarships

Scholarship applications for the 2021-2022 academic year are open March 1, 2021-May 21, 2021. For more information on the scholarships, please visit:
https://www.mgma.com/career-pathways/career-advancement/career-resources/scholarships

Grants

Grant applications, for CMPE’s pursuing Fellowship, are open from March 1, 2021-May 21, 2021. Funds are awarded in August 2021. For more information on the grants, please visit:
https://www.mgma.com/membership/get-involved/grants

Congratulations to NC’s Newest ACMPE Fellow

New FACMPE in North Carolina!

NCMGMA is excited to share a fellow healthcare administrator in North Carolina has received the FACMPE certification, the highest level of distinction in the field of medical practice management.

Jeffrey Smith
Piedmont HealthCare, Statesville, NC

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MGMA Board Certification

Demonstrate a commitment to your profession, physicians and patients. For more than 60 years, the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) has been elevating exceptional medical practice managers to the role of Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) and Fellow (FACMPE).

In that time, we’ve helped more than 4,000 certified members showcase their professional expertise and provided a significant advantage to earning potential. In fact, our certified members report earning nearly $6,000 more than their non-certified counterparts.

Learn more about Board Certification

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Questions

Contact Michelle Wallace, ACMPE NC Forum Representative and NC Chair, at mwallace@gapgi.com, or Nikki Klaus, MGMA Certification Manager, at nklaus@mgma.com.

CMPE and FACMPE Continuing Education Requirements

For those that took the ACMPE exams and passed in 2018, congratulations! These members will have until 6/30/19 to complete the 50 hours of CE requirement; however, the 2019 CE requirements must be used. The 2019 CE requirements must also be used for current CMPEs and FACMPEs. Here’s what you need to know:

50 Hours of Continuing Education (CE) Every 3 Years

• 30 of the 50 hours must come from MGMA national, state or local
  • Article assessments (free, 10/year offered – need copy of post-test on file)
  • Webinars (most are free, 25-45/year offered – need copy of post-test on file)
  • Survey participation
  • 12 of these 30 hours must be face-to-face or “live” learning (need verification of attendance on file)
    • Live webinars
    • Live teleconference
    • Face-to-face events
      • National and State conferences
      • Local chapter meetings
• 20 of the 50 hours must come from qualified sources related to the medical practice management field or MGMA
  • Recognized professional associates and organizations, e.g. SHRM, AAPC, etc.
  • College and university coursework
  • Formal presentations
    • Monthly staff meetings (if information presented is related to the BOK and formal agenda)
  • Distance learning with interactivity
• Fellows will be required to complete 6 volunteer hours every 3 years
  • 3 of these 6 hours must be healthcare related
    • Includes MGMA volunteerism
  • 3 of these 6 hours must be community service

Note: Anyone who takes the ACMPE exams in 2019 has 3 years from their application date to submit CE.

If you have any questions or need any support, I’m here for you.

Michelle W. Torak, FACMPE
North Carolina ACMPE Forum Rep
mtorak@gapgi.com
336.714.3544

ACMPE News: Credits, Discounts and More

Many of you were fortunate enough to attend the NCMGMA Annual Conference in Wilmington last week. It was awesome! If you are an ACMPE Nominee or already have your CMPE or FACMPE, you can claim up to 10.25 hours of face-to-face continuing education (CE) credits for any sessions you attended. To submit your hours online, go to http://www.mgma.com, log in using your MGMA member ID and password, select “My Dashboard”, then under “Manage My Account”, select “ACMPE Tracking” and finally, “Add ACMPE Continuing Education Hours.”

Discounts and Free Stuff!

During the conference and for 2 weeks following the conference, members are eligible for discounts:

• 20% discount on all purchases of books and other publications from MGMA, including the Body of Knowledge books and e-books
• Save $50 off the price of membership and ACMPE certification (a $650 value for $599), plus get a FREE exam workbook (a $119 value)
• Apply for your CMPE and get a FREE exam workbook (a $119 value)
• Enter Key Code: STATECONS19 when ordering online or use the MGMA Order Form

Remember, beginning January 1, 2019, the new CE requirements have changed:

To maintain your CMPE:

1. Submit 50 continuing education (CE) hours every 3 years:
   • 30 hrs from MGMA resources (including State and local chapters): 12 of the 30 hrs must be live/face-to-face events (including live webinars)
   • 20 hrs from other qualified sources
2. Remain an MGMA membership

To maintain your FACMPE:

1. Submit 50 continuing education (CE) hours every 3 years:
   • 30 hrs from MGMA resources (including State and local chapters): 12 of the 30 hrs must be live/face-to-face events (including live webinars)
   • 20 hrs from other qualified sources
2. Remain an MGMA membership
3. Complete 6 volunteer hours: 3 hrs healthcare related and 3 hrs community service related

If you would like more information on becoming board certified as a medical practice executive or if you are interested in pursuing your Fellowship, call or email me. I am happy to help!

Michelle Wallace Torak, FACMPE
ACMPE NC Forum Representative and NC Chair
Office: 336-714-3544
Email: mtorak@gapgi.com

New Year, New ACMPE Updates

Incentives to Join MGMA-ACMPE

• Possible “New Year, New You” campaign: January 14-31st, $50 off certification and Fellowship applications.

ACMPE Volunteer Opportunities: Opening Soon

• MGMA will be introducing a new volunteer portal; however, they are recruiting for the ACMPE Fellowship Submission Committee, the Examinations Committee, and the Body of Knowledge Standing Committee. Visit the volunteer opportunity web page soon for more details.

MGMA Website Updates

• MGMA has launched the new website and they are working daily to optimize the user experience.
• The ACMPE claiming of continuing education has been launched under “Manage My Account.” New features will continue to be added including export and transcript details.
• Information on Board Certification and Fellowship can be found under “Career Pathways.”

Offering ACMPE credit for state educational programs

For an activity to meet the criteria for ACMPE continuing education credit hours, it must:

• Be relevant to the Body of Knowledge for Medical Practice Management.
• Be delivered in a structured learning environment.
• Have an element of interactivity.

What the 2019 Changes Mean

For Nominees:
If you do NOT hold a bachelor’s degree or have 120 college credit hours by Dec. 31, 2018 you will need to:

• Complete and pass both examinations by the Dec. 1-15 exam cycle. Exam results expected late January.
• Log all 50 hours of continuing education (CE) hours under the current CE requirements, starting 30 days prior to their acceptance date. If your exams are passed, you will receive a 6 months extension to complete your 50 hours by June 31, 2019 under the 2019 continuing education requirements.

If you have a bachelor’s degree, 120 college credits or are currently in the process of completing your degree, you will remain as a nominee and will need to begin working toward the following starting on Jan. 1, 2019:

• Earn your CMPE credential within three years. If accepted before Jan. 1, 2019, you will have until Dec. 31, 2021 to complete the program.
• Log 50 hours of CE credit under the new 2019 CE requirements.

For CMPEs pursuing Fellowship:
If you have a bachelor’s degree AND seven years of healthcare management AND two years in a leadership role; OR if you have a master’s degree with five years management, AND two years in a leadership role, you will need to begin work on the following starting Jan. 1, 2019:

• Complete Fellowship within two years of your application date. If accepted before Jan. 1, 2019, you will have until Dec. 31, 2020 to complete.
• If you have a paper outline submitted and accepted prior to Jan. 1, 2019, you may continue working on your paper manuscript up until two years from your outline approval date. Starting in 2019, business plan submissions will be the only acceptable submission if no outline is previously accepted.
• Log 50 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years following the new 2019 CE requirements. These CE requirements also apply to maintain your current CMPE credential in 2019.

Study Groups

• Fellowship Preparation Series is available on-demand presented by Lee Ann H. Webster, FACMPE and Nina Chavez, FACMPE.
  • Session 1 – ACMPE Fellowship: Requirements and the Submission Process
  • Session 2 – Developing a Fellowship Manuscript or Business Plan
• ACMPE Board Certification Study Group Series
  • Registration is open for on-demand, For CE credit, you must also register for the post assessments for each session.
    Topic:
    • Board Certification Program Overview
    • Financial Management
    • Operations Management
    • Risk and Compliance Management
    • Human Resources Management
    • Organizational Governance and Patient-Centered Care

Upcoming Exam Dates

• March 9-23, 2019
  Exam registration: January 22 – February 7, 2019
• June 8-22, 2019
  Exam registration: April 22 – May 6, 2019
• September 7-21, 2019
  Exam registration: July 22 – August 7, 2019
• December 7-21, 2019
  Exam registration: October 21 – November 4, 2019

 

Can Physicians Fix Healthcare by Becoming Independent Again?

This interview is part of a new collaborative series made possible by Business of Healthcare and the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association. These interviews further our mission to provide high-level content for continuing education for our members while highlighting key players and issues in North Carolina’s healthcare industry.

In this interview:

K. Dale Owen, Jr., MD
Chief Executive Officer and Cardiologist
Tryon Medical Partners (Charlotte, NC)

Cardiologist and Tryon Medical Partners CEO Dale Owen, MD, and his 88 physician partners recently separated their practice from a large health system. In a BOH interview available as podcast and video at www.BOHSeries.com, Owen explains why he and his partners made this change, why plans to take on population health risk is critical to physician engagement and how challenging it is to stand up a 75,000-patient practice in weeks.

Follow this link to view the interview video

Continuing Education Credit

By reading, watching or listening to the full interview, you may self-report to earn 0.5 hours Continuing Education Credits for Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) or Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE) credentials.

NCMGMA and BOH thank Mako Medical Laboratories for making this series
on independent physician practice possible.

About the Business of Healthcare

BOH was founded as a forum and information exchange for the 40,000 decision makers leading hospitals and health systems, physician practices, pharma, device, and senior living as well as government and commercial payers. These leaders, and innovators serving them, join Business of Healthcare interviews to solve the complex issues they face together.

Hosted by Matthew Hanis, each interview balances Margin & Mission: making good healthcare accessible to all. New subscribers come to BOH through your referrals. Please share our content with your colleagues and invite them to join our expert community.

Upcoming Interviews

Upcoming interviews in the series feature Mandy Cohen, MD, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Jeff James, Chief Executive Officer of Wilmington Health.

Interesting in Participating?
If you are interesting in being interviewed or have a tip on someone who would be a great interview candidate, please contact Melissa Klingberg in the NCMGMA offices at melissa@ncmgm.org.

New ACMPE Study Group for Test or Retest in December

For those of you who tested for board certification in September and will need to retest for one or both parts of the test in December, MGMA has created a special pilot study group session “to ensure we are being transparent of what is on our current exams, and see if laying out the main topics will help the examinee.” This study group session is not yet available on the website. Anyone preparing for December testing is invited to attend.If you’d like to be added to the roster to participate in the pilot study group, please email me at mtorak@gapgi.com and I will forward your information to MGMA. Don’t give up!

And here is some additional information about achieving certification or fellowship:

MGMA Website Updates

• MGMA has launched the new website and they are working daily to optimize the user experience.
• The ACMPE claiming of continuing education has been launched under “Account Management.” New features will continue to be added including export and transcript details.
• Information on Board Certification and Fellowship can be found under “Career Pathways.”

What the 2019 Changes Mean:

For Nominees:

If you do NOT hold a bachelor’s degree or have 120 college credit hours by Dec. 31, 2018 you will need to:

• Complete and pass both examinations by the Dec. 1-15 exam cycle. Registration is open now through 11/6/18!
• Log all 50 hours of continuing education (CE) hours under the current CE requirements, starting 30 days prior to their acceptance date. If your exams are passed, you will receive a 6 months extension to complete your 50 hours by June 31, 2019 under the 2019 continuing education requirements.

If you have a bachelor’s degree, 120 college credits or are currently in the process of completing your degree, you will remain as a nominee and will need to begin working toward the following starting on Jan. 1, 2019:

• Earn your CMPE credential within three years. If accepted before Jan. 1, 2019, you will have until Dec. 31, 2021 to complete the program.
• Log 50 hours of CE credit under the new 2019 CE requirements.

For CMPEs pursuing Fellowship:

If you do NOT hold a bachelor’s degree by Dec. 31, 2018 you will need to:

• Receive approval on a business plan proposal or paper outline AND submit a final business plan or manuscript by Dec. 31, 2018.

If you have a bachelor’s degree AND seven years of healthcare management AND two years in a leadership role; OR if you have a master’s degree with five years management, AND two years in a leadership role, you will need to begin work on the following starting Jan. 1, 2019:

• Complete Fellowship within two years of your application date. If accepted before Jan. 1, 2019, you will have until Dec. 31, 2020 to complete.
• If you have a paper outline submitted and accepted prior to Jan. 1, 2019, you may continue working on your paper manuscript up until two years from your outline approval date. Starting in 2019, business plan submissions will be the only acceptable submission if no outline is previously accepted.
• Log 50 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years following the new 2019 CE requirements. These CE requirements also apply to maintain your current CMPE credential in 2019.

Incentives to join MGMA-ACMPE:

• Purchase MGMA membership plus the board certification application in one bundle and SAVE $50!

Offering ACMPE credit for state educational programs:

For an activity to meet the criteria for ACMPE continuing education credit hours, it must:

• Be relevant to the Body of Knowledge for Medical Practice Management
• Be delivered in a structured learning environment
• Have an element of interactivity

Study Groups:

• Fellowship Preparation Series is available on-demand presented by Lee Ann H. Webster, FACMPE and Nina Chavez, FACMPE.
  • Session 1 – ACMPE Fellowship: Requirements and the Submission Process
  • Session 2 – Developing a Fellowship Manuscript or Business Plan
• ACMPE Board Certification Study Group Series
  • Registration is open for on-demand, For CE credit, you must also register for the post assessments for each session.Topic:
    • Board Certification Program Overview
    • Financial Management
    • Operations Management
    • Risk and Compliance Management
    • Human Resources Management
    • Organizational Governance and Patient-Centered Care

2019 Continuing Education Criteria:

To become board certified:

• Earn 50 continuing education (CE) credit hours
  • 30 hours from MGMA resources
    • 12 hours required from MGMA national/state/local chapter face-to-face events
  • 20 additional hours from qualified sources

To maintain your CMPE/FACMPE credential:

• Earn 50 continuing education (CE) credit hours every 3 years
  • 30 hours from MGMA resources
    • 12 hours required from MGMA national/state/local chapter face-to-face events
  • 20 additional hours from qualified sources