Volume 6                                                                         Issue 4 Southeast News News from the Southeastern Delegation to the AMA

Dear Colleagues The September SE Newsletter is dedicated to our hard working AMA Council and Board members. Some members has provided a personal essay. For others their AMA Biographies and photos were used. Please thank them all for their service. We also continue with our Business Corner essay. Our next issue will be about the November meeting. Since it is in Hawaii make sure you make your plans and reservations early. The damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is historic. The recovery for citizens, counties and towns is going to be a long, difficult process that will require a multitude of needs. Many of these needs can be anticipated, such as vaccines, first aid supplies, flashlights, batteries, cleaning supplies and equipment. However, there will be just as many needs that are not anticipated or will not be fulfilled by governmental agencies or local organizations in the affected communities. These can include but are not limited to crisis intervention, mental health services, housing, water, food, clothing and other such services. We ask that if you can, please help. Bill Clark. MD (GA), Chair, SE Delegation to AMA Claudette Dalton, MD (VA), Chair-elect, SE Delegation to AMA Greg Cooper, MD (KY), Immediate Past Chair, SE Delegation to AMA Stephen Imbeau, MD (SC), Newsletter Editor

TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY  A message from Susan R. Bailey, MD, AMA Speaker of the House: “ TMA has a long standing Physicians Benevolent Fund that helps out our colleagues when they have personal financial needs, and we are using this fund to help physicians and their families affected by Harvey. Those interested can donate at   PBF Helps Care for Our Own ” You can read Dr. Bailey's full letter here .

A MESSAGE FROM THE FLORIDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE IRMA DOH Seeking Healthcare Professionals The State Emergency Operations Center is seeking healthcare professionals willing to serve in disaster response roles for Hurricane Irma. We have an immediate need for medical personnel including nurses, physicians, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and pharmacists to work in medical needs shelters. If you are willing to work in a medical shelter, please respond in the short survey below. www.surveymonkey.com/r/WBDD6XR If you have questions, please contact  HelpFL@flhealth.gov . We appreciate your service to the citizens of Florida.

2017 American Medical Association Interim Meeting The AMA Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, November 11 - Tuesday, November 14, 2017. To make your reservations and access AMA meeting information please click on the links below. We would like to cordially invite all Southeast Delegation members to attend the annual Southeast Reception on Sunday, November 12 from 5:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village -Great Lawn. Southeastern Delegation Agenda View the Speaker's Letter 2017 Interim Meeting AMA Webpage Hotel and Travel Information Things to do in Honolulu

BUSINESS CORNER WANT TO BRING MIPS 2020 INTO FOCUS – LOOK AT 2018 Asa C. Lockhart, MD, MBA Principal, Golden Caduceus Consultants As we transition from multiple non-connected physician performance programs, practices will begin the second base year of the Medicare and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA). Since there is a two lag, your payments or penalties this year are actually based on your 2015 reporting; for purposes of discussion and to not get into the merits or validity of the underlying assumptions,  one will need to adapt their reporting strategies to keep from being penalized. The good news that there is still time, albeit rapidly fleeting, to submit reporting during 2017 base year for the 2019 calculations. Although we have discussed this base year earlier, there will be some repetition as we discuss the changes proposed for 2018 base year that determine your 2020 payments.  Read the rest of Dr. Lockhart's article here.

Our Southeastern Delegation Members who Serve in the AMA ( Click on each picture for a bio )

Bruce A. Scott, MD, Vice Speaker, AMA House of Delegates Happy Physicians, Healthy Patients

Gerald E. Harmon, MD, Chair, Board of Trustees Our Years-long Quest to Improve Our Country’s Health System

Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees The Nation’s Opioid Epidemic —Continued Advocacy Needed to Turn the Tide

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, Secretary, Board of Trustees Fixing the Health Care Tech Revolution

Willarda V. Edwards, MD, MPH, Member, Board of Trustees Helping Physicians Transition to the New Medicare Changes (MACRA)

William A. McDade, MD, PhD, Member, Board of Trustees Innovation Emerging in Medical Education

Albert J. Osbahr, III, MD, Member, Board of Trustees Partnering to Prevent Chronic Disease and Improve Health Outcomes

Stephen R. Permut, MD, JD, Member, Board of Trustees Reducing the Barriers of Prior Authorization

Kevin W. Williams, Member, Board of Trustees National Prediabetes Awareness Campaign Reaching even more At-Risk Americans

Southeastern Delegation Council Members (Click on each picture for more information)

Council on Constitution and Bylaws

Cindy Yag-Howard, MD Report on the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws

Madelyn E. Butler, MD

Joy Lee (MS Member)

Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs

Dennis S. Agliano, MD, FACS

Marc Mendelsohn, MD (Resident/Fellow)

Council on Legislation

E. Coy Irvin, MD, FAAFP, MBA

David T. Taylor, Jr, MD, FAAP

Jacob R. Burns (MS Member)

Council on Medical Education

Liana Puscas, MD, MHS

Niranjan V. Rao, MD

Council on Medical Service

W. Alan Harmon, MD

Peter Lavine, MD

Council on Long Range Planning and Development

Glenn Loomis, MD

Mary T. Herald, MD

Shannon Pryor, MD

Council on Science and Public Health

Bruce M. Smoller, MD

AMPAC BOARD

Stephen A. Imbeau, MD Serving on the AMPAC Board

Benjamin Z. Galper, MD

Brooke Buckley, MD

Ashtin Jeney (MS Member)

Be sure to stay up to date on all the information your fellow delegation members have submitted to the AMA. Access the information submitted for consideration at the AMA House of Delegates 2017 Interim Meeting   here .

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