History - 1996

I. A concerted effort of the Board in 1995-1996 was to reaffirm the linkage and connection with its members.  Past focus groups had provided feedback that suggested MMGMA was not necessarily hitting the mark with the members.  They reported that other organizations were filling needs that MMGMA wasn't.  With that background, the Board worked hard at establishing a Mission, Vision and Goals statement that helped guide them throughout 1995-1996 and beyond.

MMGMA Mission 
Who are we?
The Mission of MMGMA is to be the preferred professional association for health care executives, the physician/administrative team, and support staff of physician directed organizations who influence the provision of quality health care delivery by meeting members' professional, educational, networking and leadership needs.

MMGMA Vision 
Where are we going?
MMGMA will assist members and their organizations to recognize and improve the health status of the community of patients they serve by:

• Promoting and developing the physician/administrative team.
  
• Becoming the preferred repository of Data, Process, Relationships, and organizational design.
  
• Enhancing members' professional roles, knowledge's and skills.
  
• Advocating within the legislative and regulatory environments to advance the concept of group practice within the health delivery system.
  
• Recognize, measure and work to improve the health status of our community of patients.
   

  MMGMA Goals
   

  I.   For members 
       ~Provide value by being the forum for education and information exchange.
       ~Set up mechanisms to receive/share information.
       ~Challenge and enhance existing professional roles, skills and knowledge bases .
  

  
  II. Enhance/improve the market presence of MMGMA with our physicians and other   constituencies.  Do this through: 
       ~Our positions
       ~Our reputation
       ~Education of our members
       ~Collaboration with other organizations
  

  
  III. Expand and diversify our membership
  

  
  IV. Enhance career development options and opportunities for members by improving their skills, knowledge's and abilities

  
  II. Winter Meeting—February 28-March 1, 1996.  Held at the Minneapolis Hyatt
  

  Program Committee
  Nancy Swenson, Anne Symington, Marilyn Balfanz, Mary Hahn, Jackie Hayes, Terri Mitchell, Brad Montgomery, Bud Olson, John Penn, Tim Signorelli
   

   ~The meeting was deemed to be a success with over 300 attendees, 70 exhibit booths, and over 100 exhibitor/sponsor attendees.  We continued with the highly successful listing of sponsors by Platinum—Gold—Silver, based on their contributions to MMGMA.
  

  
  Main Speaker: Jack Silversin—" Culture Change"  
  How your culture impacts your change efforts, how to assess your current culture, the effect of traditional physician values on the culture in your organization and how to be leaders of change.

   
  Wrap up legislative overview: Congressman Gil Gutknecht.

   
   ~A conference Preprogram hosted by MMGMA and MMA was conducted with over 125 physician and administrators in attendance.

   
  III. Summer Meeting
  The Board concluded that MMGMA would not have a full summer meeting so that members could save their education monies and go to the National MGMA meeting being held in Minneapolis in October 1996.  An end of summer-one-day educational seminar was held.
  
  IV. Challenges
  It was becoming more and more evident that members were finding it difficult to commit their time to MMGMA due to the workload necessary to do the complete and right job for things like membership, annual meetings, etc.  It was decided that member ‘sweat equity' was good from a financial perspective but burdensome and in fact causing some volunteers to turn down MMGMA committee and leadership opportunities.   This eventually led to the MMGMA Board doing an assessment of the various outsource opportunities available and finally to retaining Non-Profit Solutions to do the back room work for the association.
   

  V. Newsletters  
  MMGMA continued the quarterly newsletters highlighting the activities, needs, and accomplishments within the organization and by its members. 
  
  

  VI. Scholarships
  MMGMA continued with the annual scholarship program ranging from $1000-2000 within a $4000 limit.  We also made the membership aware of other scholarship opportunities such as the Tom Hoban Scholarship and the American College of Medical Practice Executives through MGMA.
  

  VII. The MMGMA Salary Survey was conducted.

  
  VIII. The National MGMA was back in Minnesota for the first time since 1966.
  -October 13-16 1996 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
  

  
  Conference Theme:
  Accountability:
      To our patients
      To the communities we serve
      To our organizations
      To ourselves.
      To the future

  
  
  

  Committees

  
  
  

  * Mark S Fisher - President Bill Brouwer - Past President Janice M Graner - Treasurer Pamela K Johnson - Vice-President Jerome B Knuesel - Secretary	MMA Liaison * Curtis J Nielsen
  Third Party Liaison * Anne Reite * James E Tierney