Faculty Group Practice

Introduction for New Faculty

What Does FGP Do?

• Bills and collects all professional fees• Negotiates, prepares and monitors all third

party payer contracts• Monitors liability risks and potential claims• Interface between providers and referring

physicians• Monitors and oversees compliance activities

Who is a Member?

• UAMS part time or full time faculty who provide professional services in any location.

• Principles and rules of operation

How are we organized?

FGP is an unincorporated group within the College of Medicine designed to serve, and monitor, faculty professional practice

FGP Executive Committee—Dean, 4 elected chairs, 4 elected “non chairs”—meets monthly

FGP Board—All clinical chairs + executive committee—meets bimonthly

Organizational Units

Debra Fiser: Executive Committee and Board ChairCharles Smith: FGP Director

Staff coordinator: Margaret WardPaula White: FGP COO and head of billingMelanie Meyer: Physician RelationsRose Ann Cato: Managed Care ContractingTerri Brame: ComplianceKemal Kutait: Risk ManagementPhysician Call Center: Donna WilliamsFinancial Analysis: Robert (Trey) McCorkindale

Committees

• Compliance Oversight• Professional Standards• Professional liability and risk management• Managed care contracts• Children’s FGP • Revenue cycle • Fringe benefit

Goals/Priorities for Year

• Primary Care enhancement & PCMH• Offsite practice• Ambulatory care improvement• Bundled payment initiative• Cost reduction• Patient centered care

Contact Number

• Charles Smith, MD– 686-8153

• Melanie Meyer– 686-8206

• Terri Brame– 614-2184

• Kemal Kutait– 614-2082