ACG's Committees (cont.) PRACTICE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG, Chair Nitin Aggarwal, MD Nitin K. Ahuja, MD, MS Joseph C. Anderson, MD, MHCDS, FACG Brian B. Baggott, MD, FACG Sophie M. Balzora, MD, FACG Ahmed A. Bolkhir, MD, FACG Arkady Broder, MD, FACG Sumanth R. Daram, MD Ihab I. El Hajj, MD, MPH Andrew C. Elden, MD Christopher J. Fyock, MD, FACG Deepinder Goyal, MD Neil R. Greenspan, MD, FACG David J. Hass, MD, FACG
Pierre Hindy, MD, FACG Michelle L. Hughes, MD Syed M. Hussain, MD R. Sameer Islam, MD, MBA, FACG Srinivas Kalala, MD, FACG Ashwani Kapoor, MD Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG Akash Kumar, MD Melissa Latorre, MD, MS Manoj K. Mehta, MD, FACG Paresh P. Mehta, MD Jeffry L. Nestler, MD, FACG Mindie H. Nguyen, MD, MAS Shireen A. Pais, MD, FACG Swati Pawa, MD, FACG
Shajan Peter, MD, FACG Dany A. Raad, MD Tarun Rai, MD Nipun B. Reddy, MD Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACG Eric D. Shah, MD, MBA, FACG Brian J. So, MD Manish Tandon, MD Raja Taunk, MD Sapna V. Thomas, MD, FACG Bennie R. Upchurch, MD, FACG Rajeev Vasudeva, MD, FACG
Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG
RESPONSIBILITIES AS STATED IN THE ACG BYLAWS
COMMITTEE REPORT
This Committee shall be responsible for developing the practice management course held at the ACG Annual Meeting, any other regional or national practice management courses, coordination of College publications and educational efforts related to managed care issues and representation of the clinical GI practitioner concerns and perspectives to insurers, health plans, networks and other payor related entities.
Practice Management Summit at ACG 2021: “Defining a New Normal” The Committee plans and hosts the ACG Practice Management Course/Summit during the ACG annual meetings. This year’s course is “The Practice Management Summit 2021: Defining a New Normal.”
OBJECTIVES 1. Develop and produce an effective annual Practice Management Course, which is held in conjunction with the ACG Annual Meeting. 2. Expand practice management sessions at the College’s Regional Postgraduate Courses. 3. Develop, expand, and update educational materials for the Practice Management section of the ACG website and Education Universe, including the “ACG Practice Management Toolbox.” 4. Create practice management resources to enable members to be more effective and efficient in their practices. 5. Work in conjunction with other committees such as Legislative Affairs and Public Policy and FDA Related Matters, in order to develop and disseminate practical information expeditiously to ACG members. 74 | 2020–2021 ACG AWARDS & LEADERSHIP
This year’s course directors are Sapna V. Thomas, MD, FACG, and Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACG. Practice Management Committee Work Retreat ACG Practice Management Committee holds an annual work retreat and focuses efforts on fine-tuning and providing suggestions for the Practice Management Toolbox, as well as generating a comprehensive list of ideas for future topics. They also discuss and provided feedback for the ACG Practice Management Course. This year’s retreat was cancelled due to the pandemic, but the Committee hopes to host a work retreat in 2022.
