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

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 .

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 .

COMMITTEE REPORT 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 . ”

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 .

Practice Management Committee Toolbox

The Toolbox is a series of short articles, written by committee members, that provide ACG members with easily accessible information to improve their practices . Each article covers an issue important to private practices and physician-lead clinical practices . They include a brief introduction, a topic overview, specific suggestions, helpful examples, and a list of resources or references . The Practice Management Committee is confident this series will a provide valuable resource for members striving to optimize their practices .

The committee continues to produce and solicit new content for the Toolbox . Recent examples include healthcare compliance, improving phone management and patient flow, tips on contract negotiations with insurers, and a guide to set up telehealth services . The committee has published several toolbox topics as articles in 2021 issues of ACG Magazine, as well as a 2021 Practice Management Toolbox Highlights e-magazine .

The members of the Practice Management Committee continue to strive to serve the ACG membership . We are eager to keep everyone informed on current policies impacting your GI practice, but also arm you with the tools necessary to thrive in turbulent practice environments . We will continue to pursue new projects and generate ideas to help our members with practice operations and management . We are always open to and appreciate feedback from members of the College .