Record-high attendance
The Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS) held its 2025 Annual Meeting on Friday, June 6, in Chicago, Illinois, with record-high attendance—approximately 90 participants. The meeting was chaired by Adnan Munkarah, MD, president, care delivery system and chief clinical officer at Henry Ford Health (Michigan).
New attendees
The IPPS welcomed physician leaders from AMA Health System Partners attending the IPPS Annual Meeting for the first time, including:
- Advocate Health–Suzanna Fox, MD
- Baptist Health–Isacc Myers, MD
- HCA Healthcare Physician Services–Christopher Ott, MD
- Jefferson Health–Catriona Harrop, MD
- Sutter Health–Peter Hull, MD
- UnitedHealth Group–Kenneth Poole, Jr., MD
- University of Iowa Health Care–James Blum, MD
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health–Hans Cassagnol, MD
IPPS elections
Congratulations to all newly elected members:
- Chair: Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group, California
- Vice chair: Bryan Batson, MD, CEO, Hattiesburg Clinic, Mississippi
- Delegate: Luis Garcia, MD, president, RUSH Medical Group, Illinois
- Alternate delegate: Steven Wang, MD, The Southern California Permanente Medical Group, California
- Member at-large: Alpa Shah, MD, chairperson, Physician & Allied Professionals Health Committee, Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin
- Member at-large: Heather Spies, MD, physician director of clinician experience & well-being, Sanford Clinic, South Dakota
- Large group seat: Manu Malhotra, MD, senior vice president and regional chief medical officer, Henry Ford Health, Michigan
- Small/medium group seat: James Murray, MD, chief medical officer, Confluence
IPPS education programs
IPPS hosted several timely education programs, including:
- Leveraging Technology in the Ambulatory Patient Checkout Process
- The New Administration’s Approach to Value-Based Care, Medicare, and Medicaid
- Pharmaceuticals in Value-Based Care—Lessons Learned from IPPS Health Systems
Access the speaker slides for all sessions.
Policy impact
IPPS continued its policy impact by supporting two reports under consideration by the AMA House of Delegates, both originating from IPPS-sponsored resolutions:
- BOT 26: Using Person and Biological Data to Enhance Professional Wellbeing and Reduce Burnout
- CSAPH 02: Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Closed-Loop Referral Systems
For additional information on the 2024 IPPS Interim meeting, visit the section's agenda and resources page.
