Key Result Area 3
System Leadership and Partnership
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The AMA supports members in their role as leaders within the health care system. This includes supporting physician leadership in developing innovations in care delivery and integration of primary and specialty care. Other activities include the AMA’s key role, with Alberta Health (AH) through the AMA Agreement, in developing and implementing the physician payment strategy for the province; several programs aimed at quality improvement; activities related to eHealth; and supporting the development of physician leadership skills.
Goal 1 Working with Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services and other partners, lead and influence positive change in the delivery of services. |
Priority activities |
1. Continue to strengthen the Patient’s Medical Home for all Albertans:
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2. Support activities that integrate care across the system and support the health neighborhood:
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3. Support members on pandemic related issues as the situation evolves (e.g. 2nd wave, return to schools) including income stabilization, virtual care and personal protective equipment. |
4. In collaboration with others including the Rural Municipalities Association and Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, advocate for an implementation plan to the AHS Ernst and Young report that provides value for patients and is fair to physicians. |
Goal 2 Key incentives and supports for physicians are aligned with the delivery of care and toward overall system objectives of timely access for patients to quality care. |
Priority activities |
1. Complete all approved Income Equity Initiative studies:
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2. Support strategic and tactical initiatives that improve informational continuity and enhance information integration:
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3. Working with other stakeholders including the student associations, PARA, training institutions and communities, develop solutions to address needs based gaps in physicians supply.
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Goal 3 Physicians and the AMA, in partnership with patients, play a leadership role in advocating and promoting a system characterized by Patients First®. |
Priority activities |
1. Continue to grow the Albertapatients.ca portal community to become the preeminent patient community in Alberta and Canada (Average 200 new members a month to 15,000 in the year)
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2. Provide advice to government on any proposed changes to the Health Professions Act following the white paper consultation process. |
3. Support and advocate for improved health care delivery for the indigenous community. This will involve outreach to indigenous physicians and First Nations communities, participation in the Population Aboriginal Health SCN and continued activity of the AMA Indigenous Health committee. |