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When You’re Finished Changing, You’re Finished
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The New Year with LACMA—A Changed Organization THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR is the time that many of us commit to positive change – in the
form of a New Year’s resolution. For LACMA, marking this change on the calendar is an opportunity to reflect on the change within our organization, the success achieved in the past year, and the promise of even better things in the year to come. In 2017, LACMA saw some major transitions as we restructured our value proposition for physicians of all specialties, in all practice settings. On behalf of solo and small group physicians, we assembled an impressive portfolio of services, with exclusive benefits designed to help physicians in private practice, and we remain committed to assuring that independent physicians can thrive and not just survive. For our medical group partners, we remained vigilant, both listening and learning while recognizing that each medical group is different and so are the needs of their physicians. LACMA works closely with CMA to be your voice in Sacramento. Each year many new laws are passed affecting healthcare. A summary of these laws is available on the CMA website. Importantly, a bill that did NOT pass into law in 2017 is Senate Bill 562, a proposal that would eliminate Medi-Cal, Medicare, all private insurance and the Covered California exchange in favor of a singular healthcare insurance product provided by the state, without defining any way to fund it—and so it threatens the healthcare of millions of Californians. Stay tuned—there will be more debate to IF WE HAVE ONE come regarding this bill in 2018! RESOLUTION FOR 2018, For the next year our activities and priorities will require us IT IS TO CONTINUE to remain focused and unified in our efforts on behalf of the EVOLVING LACMA, physician community. BUILDING ON A STRONG If we have one resolution for 2018, it is to continue evolving FOUNDATION AND LACMA, building on a strong foundation and bringing needed BRINGING NEEDED changes to the organization to meet the ongoing needs of our CHANGES TO THE members. ORGANIZATION TO MEET Our approach to working with our medical group partners THE ONGOING NEEDS continues to transition to a consultative model as we work to OF OUR MEMBERS. customize services to help them reach their goals. That can mean working together to help with physician recruitment, raising awareness of the latest medical advances and breakthroughs, and recognizing notable achievements of our physicians within the groups. This approach promises to provide unprecedented value for medical groups—and their physicians. An upcoming opportunity focusing on our solo and small group physicians is the 2nd Annual Saving Private Practice Consortium, scheduled for March 3 at the LA Hotel Downtown in Los Angeles. This event will bring a wealth of valuable practice management tips and other crucial information to those who attend. This year, the Consortium will have more partners, more breakout sessions and a special keynote speaker from athenahealth to address the most pressing concerns for private practice physicians in 2018. This is a free event for physicians and practice administrators. Visit losangelesmedicine.org/registernow to participate! This month marks the second half of my term as your president. I sincerely hope that 2018 will be the year that you engage with organized medicine to share your hopes, your opinions and your concerns with us so together we can best shape the future of healthcare delivery in California.
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to focus on to create a better culture, brand and organization. Purpose. In the beginning, purpose is all that matters in Benjamin Franklin once said. building something great and lasting. How true are his words? LACMA Defining a common language, values and standards. LACMA’s continues to evolve from a common language should include “service,” “esprit de corps” once dormant entity, void of and “problem solving.” identity and purpose, to one Lead by example. Starting with me, the LACMA staff and that is on the precipice of being our leadership, we must continue to “walk the talk” when it a more relevant, purposeful comes to collegiality, trust and transparency. organization, infused with a Identify LACMA’s cultural ambassadors. Now is the ideal culture of collaboration, trust time to share what resonates and best practices and to and transparency. And yet, at transition to a learning organization. times it feels like we haven’t Be truthful and always communicate. This is a critical begun to turn the proverbial ingredient when changing a culture. It starts with being corner. Is there an esprit de honest with who we are, what we do on behalf of our most corps? Have we put aside important clients and providing avenues for feedback. what has traditionally held us back when it comes to being And finally, treat people right. Respect is the cornerstone innovative? Progressive? Fighting for, of our transformation. Without respect not just amplifying, what is important to for each other, our diversity of opinions, physicians? This new year, perhaps more backgrounds and perspectives, we will not than ever in our nearly 150-year existence, be successful. OUR COLLECTIVE GOAL IN we have the privilege of changing the In 2018, to give our members unique 2018 WILL CONTINUE TO course of an organization. It begins and and even (dare I say the word?) “exciting” BE TO NOT OVERPROMISE ends with delivering on every promise options, we have an alliance with an AND UNDERDELIVER, BUT I make, the organization makes, our international brand, Four Seasons Resorts, INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, SOLVE leaders and staff make. It takes a culture that is more than a discount on rooms. Yes, PROBLEMS AND DELIVER that is a model for healthcare and every LACMA members get a 20% discount off REAL, NOT MYTHICAL, VALUE industry. My vision was to propel LACMA published rates. But the alliance means we FOR PHYSICIANS ACROSS to greatness. How do you create a culture have a dedicated Four Seasons executive THE ENTIRE REGION. of greatness when you don’t have 30,000 to assist LACMA members with questions, employees? For starters, I look at it this requests, travel plans and much more. The way: We have 30,000 clients. We have partnership means we have wellness and 30,000 opportunities to change perception, work-life balance options for our members. reputation, history and ultimately loyalty. We launched a first-ever LACMA Financial Solutions Council Our collective goal in 2018 will continue to be to not composed of accounting, banking, commercial real estate overpromise and underdeliver, but inspire, motivate, solve and wealth management experts to help physicians with problems and deliver real, not mythical, value for physicians a variety of specific or intertwined challenges. To take across the entire region. advantage of our 2018 LACMA Preferred Partners (all of whom The keys to creating a sustainable and thriving culture, will be present at the Saving Private Practice Consortium even without a vast workforce, are methods for hearing from on March 3 at the LA Hotel Downtown), visit our website or the membership and even non-members. We’ve built a contact me directly. We have more than a dozen companies, framework for accomplishing this, but we need to find new large and small, to help doctors facing almost any challenge. and innovative ways to hear from physicians using their As I mark the second year of leading this organization, it preferred methods for communicating and sharing. One of is my fundamental goal to do whatever I can, with leadership the hallmarks of a great culture is simply listening. Creating and staff support, to first and foremost help physicians. a “physician feedback loop” for physicians keeps trust and Second, political pressures continue to distract, and in some engagement high—and helps members feel connected to cases detract, membership from active engagement and the goings-on throughout LACMA and beyond. Supporting non-members from joining. I will continue to fight on behalf physicians with their day-to-day practice challenges, fighting of the practice of medicine, for independent physicians, for for them in Sacramento, providing forums like the Saving medical groups and for our allies and corporate partners. Private Practice Consortium and other signature events Change, as Benjamin Franklin explained, is not coming to designed to be partly social, but more importantly, ways LACMA. It has arrived. It will not erode our purpose, our to provide real solutions for individuals and groups—this confidence, focus or resilience. Instead, this positive change symbiotic tapestry based on service, not rhetoric—will lead to beginning with culture will propel LACMA into a new era of improved physician loyalty. To keep things simple, I will share physician loyalty, social responsibility, thought leadership with membership and leadership the six things that we need and unprecedented relevance. “WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED CHANGING, YOU’RE FINISHED,”
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REPORT: PHYSICIANS HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON A HEALTHY ECONOMY
Physicians add opportunity, growth and prosperity to the national economy by creating 12.6 million jobs and generating $2.3 trillion in economic activity, according to a new report, “The National Economic Impact of Physicians,” released by the American Medical Association (AMA). “Through the care provided to their patients, physicians can have a positive and lasting impact on the health of their patients and the community as a whole. However, the breadth of a physician’s impact reaches far beyond just the provision of patient care,” the study notes. “Physicians also play a vital role in the state and local economies by creating jobs, purchasing goods and services, and supporting state and community public programs through generated tax revenues.” “The positive impact of physicians extends beyond safeguarding the health and welfare of their patients,” said AMA President David O. Barbe, MD, MHA. “The AMA’s economic 6 L O S A N G E L E S M E D I C I N E | J A N U A R Y/ F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 8
impact study illustrates that physicians are strong economic drivers that are woven into their local communities by the commerce and jobs they create. These quality jobs generate taxes to support schools, housing, transportation and other public services in local communities.” The new study quantifies the economic boost that 736,873 patient care physicians nationwide provide to the economy; 89,933 of these physicians practice in the state of California. “California physicians hire locally, buy locally and support the local economy. Through the creation of jobs with strong wages and benefits paid to workers across the state, physicians empower a high-quality, sustainable workforce that generates state and local tax revenue for community investments,” the California Medical Association said in its release of the information. “Physicians’ economic output — the value of the goods and services provided — helps other businesses grow through their own purchasing and through
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PHYSICIANS IN CALIFORNIA JOBS
1.2 million
Direct jobs.....................................................................................................................................................................................................433,725 Indirect jobs..................................................................................................................................................................................................765,977 Average jobs supported by each physician.................................................................................................................................................... 13.3
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
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WAGES AND BENEFITS
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Direct economic output............................................................................................................................................................. $107.4 billion Indirect economic output ........................................................................................................................................................ $124.6 billion Percent of total GSP/GDP2 ......................................................................................................................................................................9.3% Average economic output generated by each physician.........................................................................................................$2.6 million
Direct wages and benefits......................................................................................................................................................... $91.3 billion Indirect wages and benefits .................................................................................................................................................... $44.0 billion Average wages and benefits supported by each physician .................................................................................................$1.5 million
STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE
$11.2 billion
Average state and local tax revenue generated by each physician ....................................................................................$124,753
The report provides information on the economic impact the purchasing of their employees. Each dollar in direct output applied to physician services supports $2.16 in economic of physicians nationally and in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To view the full report and an interactive map, activity in California, and physician-driven economic activvisitphysicianseconomicimpact.org. ity is greater than legal services, home healthcare, higher education, and nursing home and residential care.” The report found that nationally, every dollar applied to physician services supports an additional $2.84 in other business activity. An additional 11 jobs, above and beyond the clinical and administrative personnel that work inside a physician practice, MEDICAL PRACTICE PURCHASES, SALES AND MERGERS are supported for each $1 million of revenue generated by a physician’s practice. In addition, physicians generate more economic output, produce more jobs and pay more in wages and benefits than professionals working in higher education, nursing and community care facilities, legal services and home health. “While everybody recognizes the Assisting physicians with value that physicians bring to healthlegal issues for over three decades. care as such, access and quality, I don’t think many realize how signifiFenton Law Group, LLP cant the economic impact of physi1990 South Bundy Drive cians on communities is,” Dr. Barbe Suite 777 Los Angeles, CA 90025 said. “For free-standing practices, The brand physicians trust 310.444.5244 that’s a pretty difficult equation to www.fentonlawgroup.com make work.”
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City of Hope delivers scientific miracles that make lives whole again. A world leader in cancer research, treatment and prevention, City of Hope doctors partner with scientists to transform laboratory breakthroughs into treatments that outsmart cancer, as well as diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Compassion is at the heart of the City of Hope approach. There, they endeavor to care for the whole person, not just the body, so life after cancer can be rich and rewarding. At City of Hope, they combine science with soul to create medical miracles. Here, we offer a peek into that remarkable process.
It had already been a long day for Behnam Badie, M.D., chief of neurosurgery at City of Hope, a comprehensive cancer center on the outskirts of Los Angeles. He’d spent 12 hours on his feet removing three aggressive brain tumors from three different patients. He was exhausted, but he wasn’t ready to slow down. Dr. Badie journeyed from the operating room back to his office to review new scans from a patient who was enrolled in a promising clinical Behnam Badie, M.D. trial. He and his colleagues are studying the potential of CAR T cell therapy as a way to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive and fast-growing type of brain tumor. With CAR T therapy, immune cells are taken from a patient’s bloodstream, reprogrammed to recognize and attack a specific protein found in cancer cells, then reintroduced into the patient’s system, where they get to work destroying targeted tumor cells. “I still remember that evening when I first saw the scans,” Dr. Badie recalled. “I clicked on the images and I thought, ‘No, this is probably the wrong patient.’ Then I went back and clicked on the MRI images again and I realized that yes, this was the right patient. His tumors just weren’t there anymore.”
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“Soldiers of the immune system” is how Christine Brown, Ph.D., an immunotherapy researcher at City of Hope, describes T cells. “They’re white blood cells whose normal job is to eradicate unwanted cells.” But the T cells Brown is describing are not normal. They were genetically modified in a lab by City of Hope researchers and trained to target specific receptors on patients’ brain tumors — part of an emerging approach to cancer care called immunotherapy. “We’re engineering the immune system to recognize and actually destroy a patient’s tumor,” said Brown. “It’s a really exciting new approach to cancer therapy.” Among the diseases that City of Hope physicians and scientists are targeting with CAR T cell therapy are lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma and glioblastoma, with trials for additional solid tumors opening in 2018 and beyond. City of Hope researchers and physicians (left “CAR T cell therapy has the potential to fight not just blood and to right) Elizabeth Budde, M.D., Ph.D., Christine bone marrow cancers, but a wide range of diseases, including breast Brown, Ph.D. and Stephen J. Forman, M.D. cancer, liver cancer and prostate cancer,” said Stephen J. Forman, M.D., a City of Hope physician revered for his pioneering work involving bone marrow transplantation. “I’m hopeful,” said City of Hope’s Elizabeth Budde, M.D., Ph.D., a renowned blood cancer expert. “I think this program could help a lot of people.” A treatment like CAR T is something Dr. Badie wishes he’d had for his own father, who passed away of a brain tumor in 2006. “It’s very common for patients to ask me, ‘What would you do if this was you or your family?’ And I tell them I’ve been there with my father. He had the same cancer 11 years ago, and I wish I had this option for him at that time — but I didn’t. There’s no question in my mind that what we’re doing now will impact a lot of lives.”
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