The AMA Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) held its 31st interim assembly meeting Nov. 6-8, in conjunction with the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas. The section hosted five continuing medical education programs during the meeting.
- “How patient satisfaction scores and physician ratings are affecting physician compensation,” presented by Brad Pancratz and Eric Passon.
- “Medical staff engagement of community physicians,” presented by Jennifer Fragapane.
- “A hospital’s success through physician-led quality improvement initiatives,” presented by Erin DuPree, MD, and Michael Shabot, MD.
- “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Conditions of Participation: What medical staff members need to know about the final rule,” presented by Elizabeth Snelson.
- “Improving Health Outcomes: National trends and local perspectives,” presented by Christopher Berry, MD, and Christopher Holiday, PhD. This session was co-sponsored by the AMA sections and special groups and the AMA Improving Health Outcomes initiative.
The section also hosted an update on the AMA’s Professional Satisfaction and Practice Sustainability initiative, presented by Michael Tutty, PhD, and James Rohack, MD.
AMA Senior Vice President for Advocacy Rich Deem addressed the section on the implications of the recent congressional elections, the status of Medicare payment reform efforts, recent revisions to the Medicare conditions of participation for hospitals and other AMA advocacy efforts in the nation’s capital.
The OMSS Assembly considered 11 items of business on a range of issues, including the effects on the medical profession of trends in physician employment, drug costs and maintenance of licensure. The section transmitted six resolutions to the AMA House of Delegates for consideration.
