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address entitled, "A natomy of a Fraud: 'Ma naged Ca re' — Fact vs. My th." The f irst day 's brea kout sessions included "Integ rated Hea lth Pa r tnerships — Minnesota's Medica id ACO," led by Mat Spa nn of the Minnesota Depa r tment of Huma n Ser vices, a nd " Understa nding M ACR A : Prepa ring for Medicare's New Va lue-based Physician Payment," led by Ja net Silversmith of the Minnesota Medica l A ssociation. The second day began with a genera l session on "Rea l-Time Data A na ly tics: How Orga nizations A re Using Technolog y to Generate Useful Metrics, Empower Sta ff a nd Add to the Bottom Line." Brett Chambers, Director, Strategic Initiatives, MedNetwoR x, a nd Ca ndace Simerson, President a nd Chief Operating Off icer, Minnesota Eye Consulta nts, led the dis- cussion. Gregor y A lch, EdD, Licensed Psychologist, Founder and President of Method 44, followed with a keynote session entitled, "Be Here Now: Tools for Maintaining Physician and Orga nizationa l Hea lth during Cha ng ing Times." Brea kout sessions the second day included "Apolog y a nd Communication" with Shelly Davis of MMIC and a discussion of conf lict within an organization by Joanne Stadnik of North Clinic. The day ended with a genera l session on "Ba rriers to Sharing Hea lth Information in Minnesota — State Initiatives to Ma nage Them," led by Tim Johnson, Attorney with Gray Pla nt Moot y. ABOUT MMGMA Founded in 1951, MMGMA is one of the largest state associations in the United States, o™ering advocacy, education, information and representation to its membership. Members include medical practice executives throughout Minnesota. MMGMA's mission is to enable medical practice executives and their organizations to recognize and improve the health status of the community of patients they serve by promoting and delivering the physician/administrative team approach to health care and medical group management. MMGMA also focuses on enhancing a member's professional role, knowledge and skills. "MMGMA is fortunate to have such an amazing membership of recognized experts within the organization who not only participate in our conference but also are willing to share their knowledge and insights," says Morris-Preble. "We continue to achieve successful results due to the valuable contributions that coming together as a group provides to each of us. In the ever-changing healthcare landscape, it takes all of us to bring the delivery of care to the next level." MMGMA also holds a Summer Conference. This year's confer- ence will be held July 27–29 in Duluth. The theme is "Sailing Ahead." For more information on MMGMA, including photos from the Winter Conference, or to join the organization, visit mmgma.org. ■ More than 350 individuals attended this year's MMGMA Winter Conference. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S M I N N E S O TA ■ 2 016 1 3