Welcome New Members

Our membership continues to grow! Take a look at the list of healthcare professionals who have recently joined NCMGMA (February 23, 2024, through March 13, 2024):

Active

• Barbie Cooper, Dosher Memorial Hospital. Southport, NC
• Thomas McCaskill, Carolina Eye Associates, P.A., Southern Pines, NC
• Ada Okwara, American Family Care Urgent Care, Charlotte, NC
• Cooper Scurry, Cooper Scurry Facial Plastic Surgery Center, PLLC, Winston Salem, NC
• Julie Sylvestre, Grey Ledge Medical Management, Southport, NC

Affiliate

• Peggy Bragg, Medical Billing Partners, LLC, Raleigh, NC
• Curtis Epp, SRA Benefits Consulting LLC, Raleigh, NC

Congratulations to our Membership VISA Gift Card Winners!

For our 2020-21 NCMGMA membership renewals, any member who renewed their membership by October 29th was entered into a drawing for one of three $100 VISA gift cards. Congratulations to our renewal gift card winners:

• Tim Bell, Children’s Health of Carolina, PA
• Michael Brohawn, Orthopaedics East & Sports Medicine Center
• Laura Henry, Foot & Ankle Associates

A big thank you to MagMutual for their sponsorship of
our membership gift card giveaway!

About NCMGMA:

North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (NCMGMA) was formed to provide professional administrators with a rich source of information and contacts for professional growth. From the mountains to the coast, our membership includes executives and managers of private group practices, academic medical centers, integrated delivery systems, and companies that support medical provider organizations. Over the past 49 years, we have expanded our resources and have made exceptional strides across the state in representing our industry including:

Networking:

• 600 members from all across the state
• Active and engaging Chapters to increase local networking and educational opportunities
• Job Postings sent through our membership and posted on our website
• Updated NCMGMA Website with member directory
• Active membership listserv

Education:

• In 2021, NCMGMA is planning for our Annual Conference (May), and Fall Conference (September). These educational offerings provide CEUs and update our membership with valuable and timely industry information and knowledge.
• In addition, we partner with the North Carolina Medical Society to add ten free webinars during the year.

Advocacy:

• Formed alliances and partnerships with organizations, such as the NC Medical Society and others in order to provide more industry knowledge to our members.
• Committees such as Payer Contracting, BCBS, Advocacy, Medicaid and Medicare with active members engaged to help you and your practice navigate through questions and concerns.

Don’t forget about one of our largest member benefits: NCMGMA’s NC Medical Employee Salary & Benefits online survey for Medical Practices! 2020 data entry is now open through November 25th. Click here for details and participation.

NCMGM Member Discount for large practices and healthcare systems!

If your practice or company has 5 or more members, then you qualify for a 10% membership discount! Please contact the NCMGMA offices for additional details at info@ncmgm.org.

How to Renew:

To renew your membership online, go to www.ncmgm.org, click “Member Login,” and insert your username and password. If you have forgotten your password or need to set up a new one, follow the instructions on the login page. Once on your profile page, see the “yellow box/go button.”

Joining NCMGMA:

If you would like to join NCMGMA or have any questions about our organization and the benefits of membership, please visit our “Join Now” page here.

Questions:

If you have questions about your dues or about benefits of membership, please email us at info@ncmgm.org.

NCMGMA Dues Renewal Time: Membership Expires October 31st

Celebrate 50 Years with NCMGMA in 2021!

Renew Your Membership Online & Update Your Profile prior to October 29th for a chance to win one of three $100 VISA gift cards! *

The North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (NCMGMA) was formed to provide professional administrators with a rich source of information and contacts for professional growth. From the mountains to the coast, our membership includes executives and managers of private group practices, academic medical centers, integrated delivery systems, and companies that support medical provider organizations. Over the past 49 years, we have expanded our resources and have made exceptional strides across the state in representing our industry including:

Networking:

• 600 members from all across the state.
• Active and engaging Chapters to increase local networking and educational opportunities.
• Job Postings sent through our membership and posted on our website.
• Updated NCMGMA Website with member directory.
• Active membership listserv.

Education:

• In 2021, NCMGMA is planning for our Annual Conference (May), and Fall Conference (September).
• Our educational offerings provide CEUs and update our membership with valuable and timely industry information and knowledge.
• In addition, we partner with the North Carolina Medical Society to add ten free webinars during the year.

Advocacy:

• Formed alliances and partnerships with organizations, such as the NC Medical Society and others in order to provide more industry knowledge to our members.
• Committees such as Payer Contracting, BCBS, Advocacy, Medicaid and Medicare with active members engaged to help you and your practice navigate through questions and concerns.

Don’t forget about one of our largest member benefits: NCMGMA’s
NC Salary & Benefits survey for Medical Practices!
2020 Data Entry is now open! Click here to get started.

NCMGM Member Discount for large practices and healthcare systems!

If your practice or company has 5 or more members, then you qualify for a 10% membership discount! Please contact the NCMGMA offices for additional details at info@ncmgm.org.

How to Renew Today

Don’t miss out! Pay your NCMGMA dues online prior to October 31st, when your membership benefits will expire. Go to www.ncmgm.org, click Member Login (blue button at the top of the page) and insert your username and password. If you have forgotten your password or need to set up a new one, use the “Retrieve Password” tool on the login page. Once on your profile page, see the “yellow box/go button.” If you have questions about your dues or about benefits of membership, please email us at info@ncmgm.org.

*NCMGMA thanks MagMutual for their sponsorship of
our membership gift card giveaway!

It’s Not Too Late to Register! NCMGMA Virtual Fall Forum

It’s Not Too Late to Register!

Attend Next Week’s Virtual Fall Forum

Education Sessions: 9:00AM – 12:00PM | Exhibitor Hall: 12:00PM – 2:00PM

General Information | Sessions & Speakers | Online Registration

There’s still time to join us for our 2020 Virtual Fall Forum on Thursday, October 8th. More than just a half-day of webinars, the 2020 Fall Forum provides a complete virtual conference experience for the healthcare practice administrator!

• Earn timely and essential continuing education while engaging and interacting with Forum attendees and speakers.
• Meet up and connect with industry friends and peers in the virtual networking lounge.
• Stroll through and speak with exhibitors in the virtual exhibit hall of over 40 booths!

Make plans to join us for this exciting healthcare industry event. Register today by clicking on the link below.

Click Here to Register

Browse this email to learn more about this exciting forum and click here to view our complete schedule of events.

Exhibit Hall

The Fall Forum virtual exhibit hall will be open to registered attendees on Thursday, October 8th between 12:00 PM – 2:00PM. View, chat, and meet one-on-one with our fantastic healthcare exhibitors. These exhibitors are the backbone of our organization and we hope you will take the time to connect with as many as possible. Collect Tokens, Win BIG! Collect all the tokens you can, located in each exhibitor booth. From there, look in “My Rewards” in your attendee profile to see how many you have as well as the current leader board and by the event in total. The Top 3 participants with the most amount of points will each WIN gift cards to be announced on Friday, October 9th. Meet the companies bringing industry-leading products and services to you virtually. Check out our full list of 2020 Virtual Fall Forum Exhibitors by clicking on the button below.

Fall Forum Exhibitors

Sample Exhibit Booth

 

Sample Exhibit Hall

Attendee Registration

The cost to register for the Fall Forum is $125 for members, $175 for non-members, and $25 for students.

Click Here to Register

Cancellation Policy: All Fall Forum attendee registrations are non-refundable.

Upcoming Events

• October 28th Webinar: Virtual NCMGMA Annual Business Meeting
  • We hope you will join us for this important, 30-minute gathering of our membership. The Annual Meeting agenda will include an overview of the organization’s activities, a financial update, and voting on the 2020-2021 Board of Directors and Slate of Officers. MORE.
• November 17th Webinar: Regulatory Updates with David Sousa of Curi
  • In our ever-evolving world of healthcare delivery, the one constant is change. When that change is dictated by a regulatory, compliance, and legal environment completely outside of your control, then life becomes difficult. MORE.
• NCMGMA Local Chapter Events
  • The local chapters of NCMGMA are staying busy and holding meetings of their own. Visit the events page of the NCMGMA website and sign up for a local chapter event today! MORE.
• 2020 Salary Survey Launch
  • Watch your email and the NCMGMA website for upcoming participation details” to “Click the “More” link for details on how to participate. MORE.

There’s a lot going on within NCMGMA. Visit the website here and see how you can connect and learn with your fellow members today. If we can help in any way, please contact us at info@ncmgm.org

Questions

Follow the links above for more information and for registration. If you have any questions, please contact the NCMGMA offices at info@ncmgm.org.

 

Message from NCMGMA President Steve Parker

Dear NCMGMA Members,

November is known as a season for turkey, football, leaf-raking and gratitude, but it also marks the beginning of a new fiscal/membership year for NCMGMA. And so to our almost-800 members across the state, please let me be the very first, I’m sure, to wish you a Happy New Year!

It’s truly an honor for me to serve as your new president, and I first want to extend my deepest thanks to Jane Lutz for so ably serving as the president of NCMGMA for the past twelve-months. Jane has been a truly excellent leader of our organization, and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to witness, first-hand, her dedication to our membership and her effectiveness in supporting our mission. Thanks, too, to our stellar Board of Directors, association management team, local chapter officers, committee chairs/members, and all of the countless volunteers who – from stem to stern – have built our state MGMA chapter into one of the largest and most effective in the entire country. I’m grateful for all you do.

At the outset of my term, I want to acknowledge the obvious: I am not a “medical practice manager,” per se. But for over 26 years, I’ve worked solely within the healthcare arena, and my only roles have been in partnership with both medical practice administrators and physicians in the areas of clinical and compliance risk. The fact that our membership and, indeed, the leadership roles throughout NCMGMA are comprised of people from a wide spectrum of healthcare interests, reflects what we all know to be true: the business of healthcare is a complex, multi-layered enterprise requiring an entire “village” to keep it afloat.

So, no matter what our respective roles are, we ALL have a part to play in providing the people of this state with high-quality, accessible medical care which is compassionate, efficient, and responsive to their needs. This is simply not possible without medical practices and healthcare institutions that are financially successful, unencumbered by excessive regulatory burdens, and are able to prepare for the future landscape of healthcare. Nor is it possible without physicians and other clinical providers who are paid fairly for their education, skills and expertise, and without appropriately caring for the staffs and families who support their work. It is because of these challenges that the NCMGMA was formed many, many years ago – and it is because these challenges are increasingly complex and fraught with risk that our collective work together is more critical than ever before.

And so I begin this year excited at the myriad of ways we can continue to work together through our education, networking and advocacy efforts. And I’m truly thrilled to remind you that the NCMGMA Salary/Benefit Survey is returning in December! Look for it soon!

As I close, I’d like to share with you one of my favorite adages (source unknown): “Pray for miracles, but plant cabbages.” In this time of extreme uncertainty, volatility and transformation within the world of healthcare, we simply cannot rest on the hope that things will turn out OK for our providers, our practices and our staffs. Instead, we must actively press forward together – we must take the time to educate ourselves, to share what we learn with others, and to both seize and use our “seat at the table.” I look forward to working shoulder-to-shoulder with all of you as we do that together.

Best,

Steve Parker
2019-20 NCMGMA President

Congratulations to our Renewals Gift Card Drawing Winners

Congratulations to our Gift Card Drawing Winners!

Thank You to MagMutual for their sponsorship
of our membership gift card giveaway!

VISA Gift Card Drawing Winners

Every NCMGMA member who paid their 2019-20 membership dues by October 27th was entered into a drawing to win one of three VISA gift cards, provided courtesy of MagMutual. The winners of this year’s gift card drawing are:

• Mark Holmstrom, MAHEC
• Kari Kalgren, K2 Health
• Kimberly Sparks, GirlTalk & Gynecology

Renew Your Membership Online & Update Your Member Profile

North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (NCMGMA) was formed to provide professional administrators with a rich source of information and contacts for professional growth. From the mountains to the coast, our membership includes executives and managers of private group practices, academic medical centers, integrated delivery systems, and companies that support medical provider organizations. Over the past 47 years, we have expanded our resources and have made exceptional strides across the state in representing our industry including:

Networking:

• Expanded membership growth to over 700+ members from all across the state
• Active and engaging chapters to increase local networking and educational opportunities
• Job Postings sent through our membership and posted on our website
• Updated NCMGMA website with member directory
• Active membership listserve

Education:

• In 2020, NCMGMA is planning for our Annual Conference (May), and Fall Conference (September). These educational offerings provide CEUs and update our membership with valuable and timely industry information and knowledge.
• In addition, we partner with the North Carolina Medical Society to add ten free webinars during the year.

Advocacy:

• Formed alliances and partnerships with organizations, such as the NC Medical Society and the NC Healthcare Information & Communications Alliance (NCHICA) and others in order to provide more industry knowledge to our members.
• Committees such as BCBS, Advocacy, Medicaid and Medicare contain active members engaged to help you and your practice navigate through questions and concerns. In 2019, NCMGMA initiated the new Payor Contracting Committee to help support members and payors in developing sustainable, collaborative relationships, increase member awareness of key considerations relative to our state’s payor contracting landscape and to serve as a resource for members in addressing overarching payor contracting issues.

NCMGM Member Discount for Healthcare Systems!

If your practice or company has 5 or more members, then you qualify for a 10% membership discount!  Please contact the NCMGMA offices for additional details at info@ncmgm.org.

How to Renew Your Membership:

Don’t miss out! Pay your NCMGMA dues online prior to October 31st, when your membership benefits will expire. Go to www.ncmgm.org, click Member Login, insert your username and password.  If you have forgotten your login credentials, click on the “Forgot your username?” or “Forgot your password?” links on the Member Login page. Once on your profile page, see the “yellow box/go button” and follow the instructions.

Questions:

If you have questions about your dues or about benefits of membership, please email us at info@ncmgm.org.

Welcome New Members

Our membership continues to grow! Take a look at the list of healthcare professionals and students who have recently joined NCMGMA (August 27, 2019 through September 25, 2019):

Active

Lee Ann Amann, Black River Health Services, Inc., Burgaw, NC
Justin Enoch, North Carolina Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat, Durham, NC
Sylvia Guyton, Raleigh Capitol ENT, Raleigh, NC
Rebecca Kiffor, Sona Dermatology & Medspa, Huntersville, NC
Denise Lievano, Southeast Radiation Oncology Group, PA, Charlotte, NC
David Murdock, Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, Pinehurst, NC

Affiliate

Paul Campanelli, Rx2Live-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Joe Dillon, Curi Capital, Raleigh, NC
Matt Oettinger, Grand Rounds, Durham, NC

Student

Acceber Hargett, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC

Message from NCMGMA President Jane Lutz

Dear Members,

As my term comes to an end, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on all the wonderful things NCMGMA has accomplished this past year. For those who were able to join us during the Charlotte Regional Education Day this past Thursday, I presented these accomplishments during our business meeting. I now would like to share this information with the entire membership.

• MGMA – We have been fortunate to have a great partnership with our national counterpart and we continue to lean on them for organizational guidance. They have been working with adhoc committees and leadership on a national level to create consistencies between the state affiliates. Several updates will require some minor adjustments for us including some bylaw changes, updates to the membership types and significant discounts offered to those National and State members. More to come within the next year and we will continue to update our members with news from MGMA.
• Local Chapter Connection – Much in the same vein as our national counterpart, our state leadership has been working together with our local chapter leaders to create consistencies within our own state. I have been amazed by the collaborative mindset of our leaders which has made these conversations open and straightforward. Our local chapters are in the process of adopting new bylaws and have agreed to offer a consistent dues fee across each chapter.

  Each chapter has agreed to a $30 fee for Active members across the state and the NCMGMA board approved that every Active member will choose a primary chapter, which is included in the new $180 Active member fee. All chapters will receive $30 back from that $180 (State dues have not increased: there is now the chapter inclusion offered for everyone).

  Many thanks to Dickson Capps for the intricate task he took on of bylaws review and the creation of the new chapter bylaws template.

• Dues – In addition to the changes to the Active member dues, the board has approved an increase in Affiliate membership dues which will now be $275 for the state membership.

  Membership renewals begin October 1st and we hope you continue to find value and significant resources within the walls of NCMGMA. I encourage you to renew when you receive the link this week and not delay this important expense. NCMGMA is where to find the leaders for tomorrow’s healthcare – we just need YOU!

• NCMGMA Salary & Benefits Survey – This is the BIG, EXCITING NEWS! NCMGMA is working with MGMA to pilot a North Carolina salary survey. We are returning our #1 benefit to our members this year. Much more to come, but this will be produced by year-end to collect 2019 data and we will be counting on all our administrators to complete this survey so we can produce meaningful salary data.

There has been a lot accomplished and I would like to thank the NCMGMA Board of Directors for all their hard work and dedication to NCMGMA. The organization has a great leadership team in place, including our Leadership Council and chapter leadership. We wouldn’t be able to take on these kinds of tasks without the right people. Many thanks to you all!

I would also like to thank Charlotte Radiology and U.S. Radiology Specialists for supporting me while in my leadership role, and allowing me the time to fulfill my commitment to the board and organization. As we all know, when your employer supports your interests and involvement in industry organizations, it makes all the difference.

It’s been a pleasure to serve this organization this past year. I encourage anyone interested in serving in a leadership role to “raise your hand” – the reward is far greater than one might imagine. I’ve made life-long friends and connections, and I am truly grateful and blessed.

Thank you.

Jane Lutz
2018-19 NCMGMA President

NCMGMA Leading the Way and Featured in Association Industry News

Click on the link below to view a recent article featured in the Associations Now Blog which showcased NCMGMA and our Transitional Membership. This membership category was instituted to assist members of our organization when employment, association or affiliation with a medical group or affiliate ceases for any reason. NCMGMA’s leadership is proud this is an opportunity we are able to offer our members when there may be changes happening in one’s career as a way to remain connected to our organization, our membership, and volunteer roles.

https://associationsnow.com/2018/11/keeping-members-transitional-membership/

Welcome New Members

Our membership continues to grow! Take a look at the list of healthcare professionals and students who have recently joined NCMGMA (July 28, 2017 through August 28, 2017):

Active

• Sonali Batish, NHRMC, Wilmington, NC
• Jim Dziedzina, Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, Cary, NC
• Craig Hepp, Vidant Health, Greenville, NC
• Wanda Kosterlytzky, American Anesthesiology, Greensboro, NC
• Ginger Martin, Digestive Health Specialists, Winston-Salem, NC
• Sharon Mendenhall, WHA Centre Ob/Gyn, Raleigh, NC
• Shelli Tijerina, Advanced Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Huntersville, NC

Student

• David Masten, UNC Charlotte, Concord , NC