What's New:
2009 Salary Survey
New ACMPE Representative
New OMGMA Bylaws
September 23rd – 25th
Shifting Sands: Achieving Practice Excellence in a Changing Economy...
June 2009
Dear Member,
The Oregon Medical Group Management Association’s 2009 Fall Conference is scheduled for September 23rd – 25th at Seaside Civic & Convention Center in Seaside, Oregon. The Conference Hotels are the Rivertide Suites Hotel and the Best Western Ocean View Resort, and both are located within a short walking distance from the Convention Center. Each hotel has graciously extended the conference rate through the weekend so that you can enjoy a “beach getaway” following the conference at reduced rates.
This year our focus will be on the changing economic situation, not only in our industry, but also in our country. With our conference location in Seaside, it is fitting that our theme will be "Shifting Sands: Achieving Practice Excellence in a Changing Economy."
Scheduled events include:
- Wednesday - golf tournament and the evening opening reception with exhibitors
- Thursday - Educational Sessions with exhibitor breaks and an evening beach party
- Friday - keynote speaker followed by lunch
Registration packets and online conference brochures will soon be available. We look forward to you joining us at Seaside, an excellent opportunity for you to meet new friends and colleagues, reconnect with others, participate in a vital educational environment, learn about products and services available to our profession, and have fun doing it!
OMGMA Executive Board
2009 Salary Survey...
Download Salary Survey Forms:
Remember, please return both completed surveys by July 24th to:
Alicia Andrews
Moss Adams LLP
975 Oak Street, Suite 500
Eugene, Oregon 97401
alicia.andrews@mossadams.com
June 10, 2009
Dear OMGMA Member:
It's time to do the annual Employee Salary Survey and the separate survey for Administrators. I am pleased to have assistance from Darci Boyle with the accounting firm of Moss Adams LLP in compiling and reporting the employee salary information. We continue to work with the accounting firm to assure specific clinic information is confidential.
Please note there are 3 parts to the Employee Salary Survey. Part 1of the Salary Survey continues to pertain to demographic and benefits information of your clinic. Part 2 of the survey pertains to the number of employees and salaries. This section contains 80 job positions. Each position is named and numbered where the information is entered. The job descriptions are located on a separate sheet. Part 3 of the salary survey contains only administrator positions. It contains 17 various manager/supervisor positions. This information will only be collected here and will only be reported on the administrator survey.
Please return the completed survey by July 24th via e-mail if possible; otherwise by regular mail to the address below. Surveys postmarked on July 25th will not be included. Clinics will be notified of incomplete information and given an opportunity to complete properly. Incomplete information will not be included in the survey. If you have any questions regarding the survey, call me at (541) 419-5834 or Darci Boyle at Moss Adams LLP, 1-800-929-3702. Participants receive a copy of the salary survey as part of their OMGMA membership dues, while non-participants pay $250. We continue to get requests for our survey information so accurate and complete input will continue to make this a very useful management tool. This year we will once again report average minimum and maximum wages and sort the data by region and specialty.
There are three sections in the survey process; basic demographic information about your clinic and two salary input sections. The compiling of this information is very time consuming and your help in being as complete as possible will help in the administration of this survey. Please use one line of the input for each job title represented in your clinic. Examples follow:
EXAMPLE 1
You have four registered nurses who are paid $9.85, $11.00, $12.00 and $15.25 per hour, respectively.
EXAMPLE 2
You have a single data entry clerk who is paid $7.45 per hour.
JOB NUMBER |
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES |
MINIMUM RATE |
MAXIMUM RATE |
AVERAGE RATE |
4 |
4 |
$9.85 |
$15.25 |
$12.02 |
29 |
1 |
$7.45 |
$7.45 |
$7.45 |
To compute average rate, you would take the total number of employees (FTE) in that job description and add their hourly rates together then divide by the number of employees to reach your average rate (9.85+11.00+12.00+15.25 = 48.10 then divide by 4 = 12.02). It is very important that everyone compute these numbers the same way consistently.
Please convert salaried employees to an hourly rate so we have a basis for fair comparison. Also, if you have any employee whose job description does not totally match any of the 80 published job descriptions in this survey, report the hourly wage under which closely matches the largest portion of that employee’s job responsibilities. Please keep in mind that there are two separate salary surveys conducted each year. This one being the Employee Salary Survey and the other being the Administrators/Managers Survey. This data is not combined, and will be reported as two separate surveys.
Remember, please return both completed survey by July 24th to:
Alicia Andrews
Moss Adams LLP
975 Oak Street, Suite 500
Eugene, Oregon 97401
It is anticipated that the results will be distributed by September by e-mail or mail to the address indicated on your survey mailing instructions form.
Thank You!
Kris Harvey
Secretary/Treasurer
New ACMPE Representative...
Scott Kenyon, FACMPE
The Maple Street Clinic, P.C.
Scott has been a member of the OMGMA since 2004 when he joined Maple Street Clinic as Administrator, and he has been an active OMGMA participant in conference and business meetings. He served on the 2009 conference planning committee. He has been an integral member of the OMGMA Bylaws Committee, and volunteered a great deal of time and work with this committee over the last several months. He is active in the ACMPE community in the Portland area, and is also a member of the MGMA.
Scott and his wife Kelly reside in Forest Grove, Oregon with their five children. Scott's unique blend of business and healthcare background, combined with his professional and hands on management style, will provide excellent ACMPE Representation to the organization, and we very much look forward to working with him.
Achieve your career goals with board certification in medical practice management through the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), the certification and standard-setting body of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). First, earn the respected Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) designation. After you become board certified, attain the highest distinction in the profession — Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE).
Find out more about the American College of Medical Practice Executives at the MGMA National web site, or contact our chapter's ACMPE liaison, Scott Kenyon, FACMPE .
Download the New OMGMA Bylaws...
The new bylaws for the OMGMA were passed at the May 18 business meeting at the Oregon Washington Joint Conference in Portland.
The book of work looking forward to complete this document will include several policies and charters to be crafted, and a decision regarding whether or not our valued vendors will be offered the opportunity to enter a partner relationship with OMGMA, or if they will be invited to become affiliate members of the organization. Please consider volunteering to become a committee chair or member, and stay tuned for more communication..
Download the OMGMA Restated Bylaws
E-mail Scott
