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      Large Group Council
      Council
      January 22, 2025
      Austin, TX

      AMGA Integration Summit: Aligning for Health System Success

      With a powerful mix of strategic general sessions and highly tactical breakout tracks designed to accelerate performance, strengthen enterprise-wide alignment, and turn insight into action, attendees will leave with the tools, perspectives, and partnerships needed to operate an integrated delivery system built to withstand today’s pressures and thrive in the future.

      The 2026 meeting has concluded.

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      Registration

      Your event registration gives you access to all activities during the Summit – from the welcome reception to the networking dinner. Spouses are welcome to join attendees for the reception on Wednesday and networking dinner on Thursday for an additional fee.

      Rates

      • Registration: $750

      • Spouse add-on: $235

      Three ways to register

      1. Online here

      2. Scan/email the registration form with credit card payment to Adam Powers at apowers@amga.org 

      3. Mail the registration form and check (payable to AMGA) or credit card payment to: 

      AMGA Executive Summit
      One Prince Street
      Alexandria, VA 22314-3318

      Cancellation requests must be sent to AMGA in writing by Wednesday, December 23, 2026, to receive a refund less a $100 processing fee. Requests received after December 23, 2026, will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
      5:00 - 6:15 pm Welcome Reception
      7:15 – 8:00 amNetworking Breakfast
      8:00 – 9:25 amWelcome, Introductions, & Discussion
      Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMGA; and Rick Bone, MD, Senior Medical Director, Population Health, Advocate Health & Chair, AMGA Large Group Council

      1. What are 2-3 of your organization's biggest successes from 2026?
      2. What are 2-3 of your chief concerns for 2027?
      9:25 – 9:40 amNetworking Break
      9:40 – 10:20 amClinical and Agentic AI
      10:20 – 10:50 amRoundtable Discussions

      At this time, attendees will have a chance to discuss their approaches to the presented topic and learn from the others at their table.
      10:50 – 11:05 amNetworking Break
      11:05 – 11:55 amHot Topics
      11:55 am – 1:15 pmNetworking Lunch
      1:15 – 1:50 pmGroup-System Integration
      Narayan Murali, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Medicine Services, Geisinger
      1:50 – 2:15 pmRoundtable Discussions

      At this time, attendees will have a chance to discuss their approaches to the presented topic and learn from the others at their table.
      2:15 – 2:30 pmNetworking Break
      2:30 – 3:05 pmThe Power of ONE MORE: HOW OPERATIONAL DESIGN Can Engage Physicians and APPS, Reduce Friction and Improve Performance
      Chan Badger, MD, Senior Vice President & President, Primary Care Services, Novant Health

      “The Power of One More” presents clinician engagement as an operating system rather than a one-time initiative. The central idea is that physicians and APPs become meaningfully engaged when their voices consistently lead to visible action. By listening, involving clinicians in workflow and governance design, providing practical tools and support, and closing the feedback loop, medical groups can reduce friction and strengthen partnership. The presentation illustrates this model through new-clinician ramp-up, APCM adoption, direct leadership communication, clinician councils, local coaching, and targeted performance support. 


      More broadly, the topic demonstrates how small, repeatable actions can produce meaningful operational and cultural change: one more clinician voice heard, one more barrier removed, one more patient reached, and one more promise kept. The message for leaders is to give clinician feedback a clear destination, fix workflow friction before asking for adoption, use data for coaching rather than surveillance, communicate what changed, and scale improvement one practical action at a time. 


      3:05 – 3:30 pmRoundtable Discussions

      At this time, attendees will have a chance to discuss their approaches to the presented topic and learn from the others at their table.
      3:30 – 3:45 pmNetworking Break
      3:45 – 4:45 pmHarnessing Teamwork and Trust
      John Volanthen, World Record-Holding British Cave Diver Who Played a Key Role in the 2018 Tham Luang Thailand Cave Rescue

      From cave rescue missions to meeting business goals, teamwork is a critical element to countless endeavours. Using anecdotes from decades of cave diving experience, Volanthen explains how skilled individuals can be brought together to achieve what may appear impossible. Through the lens of the Thai cave rescue, Volanthen provides an emotive story of the rescue of 13 trapped youths, detailing how teamwork and collaboration can cross cultural and national boundaries to yield spectacular results. Covering core topics such as trust, negotiation, leadership and influencing, as well as touching on self-care and team welfare, Volanthen explains how lessons learned in the harsh underground environment translate directly to improved business and team performance.
      6:10 pm
      Lobby      		Bus Loading
      6:15 – 6:30 pmTravel to Evening Networking Event
      6:30 – 8:30 pmReception and Dinner
      7:15 – 8:00 amNetworking Breakfast
      8:00 – 9:00 amPulling the Right Access Lever (Panel)
      Rima Shah, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Care and Population Health, Corewell Health West; Fran Gott, MBA, Interim Chief Administrative Officer, ChristianaCare; & TBD

      Access sits at the intersection of patient experience, capacity, and financial performance — and there's no single fix that works across organizations. This panel brings together three groups speaking to genuinely different levers: technology, operations, and the care delivery model itself. Rather than a highlight reel, each panelist will walk through what they tried, how it went, and what they're planning on next.
      9:00 – 9:20 amRoundtable Discussions

      At this time, attendees will have a chance to discuss their approaches to the presented topic and learn from the others at their table.
      9:20 – 9:35 amNetworking Break
      9:35 – 10:20 amDC Update
      AMGA

      Federal policy changes are coming faster than ever, but which ones actually matter for organizations of your size and complexity? AMGA's government affairs team delivers a focused briefing on the legislative and regulatory shifts that will impact your strategic planning, operational priorities, and bottom line. This isn't a comprehensive policy review—it's targeted intelligence on the developments large medical groups need to track, the decisions you'll need to make, and the timeline for action.
      10:20 – 10:35 amNetworking Break
      10:35 – 11:35 amBuilding the Bench: From Today's Openings to Tomorrow's Workforce (Group Work Session)

      The physician shortage is forcing systems and groups to fight two battles at once: filling the roles open right now and building the supply that will exist five years from now. Recruitment and pipeline development often get treated as separate problems, owned by different people and funded from different budgets, but the groups navigating workforce pressure most successfully treat them as one continuous system.

      In this interactive tabletop exercise, attendees will work through real recruitment and pipeline scenarios pulled directly from the other organizations in the room. Working through the scenarios in small peer groups, you'll stress test your own approach, hear what others are doing, and leave with practical strategies for closing today's gaps while building tomorrow's bench.
      11:35 – 11:40 amWrap-Up and Adjourn
      Rick Bone, MD, Senior Medical Director, Population Health, Advocate Health