June 5, 2:30-5 p.m.

The PPPS June 2021 Meeting was held on a virtual platform. All times are Central.

June 5: 9–10:15 a.m.

As more people are vaccinated and our communities reopen, we can all start to wonder how health care will change after the pandemic ends. Join us on June 5 for a discussion with Shantanu Nundy, MD, author of “Care After COVID: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It,” and a panel of AMA experts as we explore what health care advocacy, equity, innovation and outcomes will look like in our post-pandemic world.

Section meeting registrants will automatically receive an email with a Zoom link to join the plenary session. If you did not receive an email with your Zoom link, please register now.

Review the AMA Code of Conduct for ensuring professional and ethical behavior at AMA events and functions, and the association's zero tolerance for any type of harassing conduct.

• Access the PPPS meeting on the Lumi platform.
• View instructions on how to access the Lumi platform (PDF)

• PPPS June 2021 Meeting agenda (PDF)

• PPPS resolution 1: Prior authorization–CPT codes for fair compensation (PDF)
• PPPS resolution 2: CPT denials/service/preauthorization denials (PDF)
• PPPS resolution 3: Enforcement of administrative simplification requirements–CMS (PDF)
• PPPS resolution 4: Patient privacy during public health emergencies (PDF)
• Governing council report A (PDF)
• Report of the Reference Committee (PDF)
• AMA Foundation update (PDF)
• AMPAC report (PDF)

Contribute to PPPS policymaking efforts by submitting a resolution for consideration at the June 2021 PPPS Meeting.  The resolution submission deadline was April 26.

New to the policy-making process? Access our education module, How AMA Policy is Made and learn how PPPS members influence the AMA’s policymaking efforts.

Visit the PPPS online member forum to review the comments submitted before the meeting. The deadline to submit comments for consideration by the PPPS reference committee was May 21.

PPPS is seeking volunteers for meeting leadership positions in two committees:

• Reference Committee
• Candidate Interview Committee

Email [email protected] to learn more and volunteer.

While any AMA member may attend PPPS meetings, only credentialed members are permitted to make motions, vote and so forth. Become a PPPS member today!

Saturday, June 5

2:50–3:50 p.m.

Private practice: Where we stand today, how we lead into tomorrow

Learn about the most up-to-date AMA research on private practice and gain insights about what is behind the numbers with Carol Kane, PhD. 

Michael Tutty, PhD, and Kathleen Blake, MD, will discuss preliminary results from the AMA’s survey on high performing practices and share tips for success in private practice. In closing, Bobby Mukkamala, MD, will offer his aspirations for the future of private practice and thoughts on how the PPPS can lead to sustain private practice as a viable practice setting for future generations of physicians and patients.

Speakers

• Carol Kane, PhD, director, economic & health policy research, AMA
• Michael Tutty, PhD, group vice president, professional satisfaction and practice sustainability, AMA
• Kathleen Blake, MD, vice president, health care quality, AMA
• Bobby Mukkamala, MD, chair-elect, Board of Trustees, AMA

For information on additional educational sessions, visit the education sessions page.