AZ/NM MGMA Webinars
August 20, 2025
2025 NM Legislative Session and Its Impact on Healthcare
Join us for this AZ NM MGMA Members-Only webinar where we take an in-depth look at the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session and its impact on healthcare. We will also examine behind the scenes work as we prepare for the 2026 session.
ACMPE Credit - 1.0
August 20, 2025, at 2PM MDT, 11 am PDT
Speaker: Dan Najjar, JD, President, Virtue & Najjar, PC
August 27, 2025
How to Write AI Prompts to Get Better Results
This interactive webinar teaches participants how to craft effective AI prompts that consistently deliver high-quality, targeted results. Through real-world examples and hands-on techniques, attendees will learn the five essential elements of successful prompts. Upon completion, participants will be able to structure prompts to achieve consistent, professional results. Attendees will master advanced techniques like chain-of-thought reasoning and prompt chaining to handle complex, multi-step tasks. Participants will understand how to manage context windows effectively and implement verification strategies to ensure output accuracy. Finally, attendees will learn prompt management best practices including creating reusable templates and sharing strategies for team collaboration.
ACMPE Credit - 1.0
August 27, 2025, at 11AM PDT, 12PM MDT.
Speaker: Ilan Buckman
September 10, 2025
The State of Health Care Policy in Arizona: 2025 Legislative Impacts and Outlook
This session provides a comprehensive update on recent and upcoming legislative actions affecting health care policy in Arizona. With a focus on state and federal policy intersections, attendees will explore how changes to Medicaid (AHCCCS), scope of practice laws and new regulations are shaping the delivery of care across the state. The session will also highlight key advocacy opportunities and provide actionable insight into how stakeholders can engage in the policymaking process. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to identify major state and federal changes impacting health systems in Arizona and their implications for 2026 and beyond.
ACMPE Credit - 1.0
September 10, 2025, at 11AM PDT, 12PM MDT
Speaker: Amanda Sheinson
September 16, 2025
Unleashing the Power of Agile Leadership & Other Critical Leadership Lessons Not Taught in School
This members-only presentation explores the critical shift towards agile leadership - a dynamic and adaptive approach that empowers individuals and teams to thrive in complexity and drive impactful results. Core principles of agile leadership will be explored and discussed. Through practical insights, one will discover how to cultivate an agile mindset and implement actionable strategies to lead with greater flexibility and responsiveness.
Learning Objectives:
- Core principles of agile leadership will be explored and discussed
- Recognize benefits of adopting agile leadership for individual leaders, teams, and the organization
- Discover eight leadership lessons not normally taught in schools
- Gain a toolbox of tips, strategies, and ideas to overcome possible obstacles
ACMPE Credit - 1.0
September 16 2025, at 12PM PDT, 1PM MDT
Speaker: Jeff Whitehorn, MBA, LFACHE, ACC
October 14, 2025
Faking Financial Acumen: When Your Doctors Don’t Understand the Financials and What to Do About
Join us as we explore how to help your providers better understand the financial aspects of their practice to improve financial and clinical performance. At the end of the webinar, participants will understand:
- The rudimentary level of financial knowledge most physicians DO and DON’T have
- The root cause of this learning gap
- The stress behaviors they’re likely to see when financials decisions need to be made
- How to increase financial literacy amongst your physicians in a respectful and effective way
October 14, 2025, 12:00 pm PDT, 1:00 pm MDT
Speaker: Jill Arena, CEO, Health ePractices
October 29, 2025
Understanding Physician Practice Value & How to Optimize It
The physician practice environment continues to face strong challenges including provider shortages, financial/reimbursement pressures, loss of practitioner autonomy, disruption of physician/patient relationships, and provider dissatisfaction and burnout. As physician groups and solo practitioners evaluate their options going forward, there are several key considerations to address including practice value, ability to improve margin, potential use of new tools and platforms (AI driven solutions such as revenue cycle optimization), and considerations for provider compensation in alternate structures.
Learning Objectives:
- Macro-trends regarding the physician practice model
- Practice valuation methodologies/approaches and key considerations
- Sources and benchmarks for evaluating/measuring physician performance
- Fair market value and commercial reasonable – what they are and mean
- Innovative tools and technology that can help physician practices improve
- High level overview of where AI can be used in physician practices
October 29, 2025, 11:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm MDT
Speakers: Eric Themm, CEO & Certified Valuation Analyst, Zephyr Healthcare Advisors
Chris Majdi, MBA, CBA, CVA, Healthcare Finance Consultant