About The Physicians Foundation June 15, 2012

Board members and affiliations Louis J. Goodman, PhD, Texas Medical Association Alan Plummer, MD, Medical Association of Georgia Walker Ray, MD, Medical Association of Georgia Robert Seligson, North Carolina Medical Society Larry Braud, MD, Louisiana State Medical Society Don Alexander, Tennessee Medical Association Subhi Ali, MD, Tennessee Medical Association Karl Altenburger, MD, Florida Medical Association John Arveson, Washington State Medical Association Todd Atwater, South Carolina Medical Association James Cross, MD, Aetna, Inc.

Board members and affiliations Lawrence Downs, Esq., Medical Society of New Jersey William Guertin, California Medical Association Paul Harrington, Vermont Medical Society Ripley Hollister, MD, El Paso County Medical Society Sandra Johnson, Nebraska Medical Society Palmer Jones, New Hampshire Medical Society Alex Malter, MD, Alaska State Medical Society Gerald McKenna, MD, Hawaii Medical Association Gary Price, MD, Connecticut State Medical Society Philip A. Schuh, Medical Society of the State of New York Claudia Tellez, Medical Society of Northern Virginia Joseph Valenti, MD, Denton County Medical Society

Mission To advance the work of practicing physicians and improve the healthcare delivery system in America

Overview Founded in 2003 Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization Provides perspective of practicing physicians on many issues facing them today Surveys physicians and patients to study impact on them of government healthcare policies Works to strengthen physician-patient relationship and assist physicians in sustaining their medical practices

Overview Pursues its mission through a variety of activities including: – Grantmaking – Research – White papers – Policy studies

Focus areas The Foundation focuses on four core areas: – Physicians leadership Provide physicians with the leadership skills necessary to drive healthcare excellence Physicians Foundation Leadership Academy – Examines how physicians can deploy a variety of leadership and skills for effective organizational management – Healthcare reform Offer physicians resources to succeed in today’s challenging healthcare environment

Focus areas – Physician practice trends Better understand evolving practice trends to help physicians continue to deliver quality care to their patients – Physician shortage Meet the current and future needs of all patients by assessing the supply of physicians

Grantmaking Awarded numerous multi-year grants totaling more than $28 million Grants have been awarded to the following types of nonprofit organizations, including: – Healthcare systems – Medical society foundations – Universities

Grantmaking Our grantmaking program strives to: – Identify promising ideas, initiatives and tools that address the needs of physicians in multiple practice arrangements – Offer solutions and actionable insights to help physicians maintain success within their ideal practice setting – Support physicians and medical professionals in their delivery of quality patient care

Recent grants Institute for Medical Quality – Intensive training for chiefs of staff, committee members, department chairs and other physicians to increase their leadership knowledge and skills University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Develop an open source, web-based projection model to estimate whether current and future physician supplies will meet population healthcare needs at the state and national level Health Leads – Initiative to expand and deepen Health Lead's core model of providing services that will improve the health of poor and disadvantaged patients and families

Recent grants Vermont Medical Society Foundation – Create infrastructure to support Physicians Resource Center for Vermont physicians Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation – Develop physician, employer and insurer partnerships to study healthcare cost variation and best practice care Alabama Primary Health Care Association – Leadership training for physicians in health centers and toolkit for leading implementation of health IT

Research & Insights Conduct comprehensive, timely research to explore issues affecting doctors, patients and the future of the U.S. healthcare system, including: – Research on healthcare reform – Analysis of physician practices trends Offer health providers and policy makers access to comprehensive research and white papers to help inform effective policy formulation

Recent research examples: Next Generation Physician Survey (2012) – Polled 500 young physicians (aged 40 and under) to gauge sentiment about future of U.S. healthcare system and their own practice experiences Health Reform and the Decline of Physician Private Practice (2010) – Surveyed 100,000+ physicians and found strong negative feelings towards new healthcare reform law The Physicians’ Perspective: Medical Practice (2008) – Examined how the state of medical practice is shifting and factors driving an increase in doctor dissatisfaction

Recent white paper examples: A Roadmap for Physicians to Health Care Reform (2011) – Examined how new legislative changes will directly impact physicians’ practice of medicine Physicians and Their Practices Under Healthcare Reform (2009) – Raised questions about the role of socioeconomic determinants as they relate to access, quality and cost of medical care in the U.S.

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Upcoming initiatives Healthcare Highway – June 2012 – As a follow up to 2011’s “A Roadmap for Physicians to Health Care Reform,” this report will present physician challenges in the current practice environment 2012 Bi-annual Physicians Survey – This sweeping study of nearly 20,000 physicians across the U.S. will provide America’s physicians with a clear voice on the most pressing healthcare issues facing the nation

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