OMA builds on achievements as year of massive change begins

The 2017 Physician Services Agreement has been fully implemented, the 2021 agreement is in place, and the OMA has a plan to address relativity 

• vast majority of 2017 Physician Services Agreement payments have been made 
• strong Negotiations Task Force appointed and now in mediation with government
• new FAIR (Fee Adjusted Income Relativity) approach to address relativity has been approved by board and Council 
• Statistics Canada Overhead Study being pursued as a model for overhead 

The OMA drives provincial policy as a leader in advocacy, policy and thought leadership and positions physicians as leaders in health-care system transformation 

• OMA health-care recommendations to be launched in fall, ahead of 2022 election
• Value of Doctors campaign showcased doctors on the frontlines to the public
• OMA and Ontario doctors have never been more visible in the media, with more 
  than 6,127 media mentions from January to March 2021 
• OMATalks launched to advance thought leadership on topics including gender gap and planning for the next pandemic 
• members engaged in policy development on issues like Ontario Health Teams, the pandemic backlog, burnout, mental health and home care 

The OMA is a trusted and credible advisor to – and has enhanced credibility with – government and system stakeholders 

• renewed credibility and influence with government and stakeholders who view OMA as a go-to for input, advice and policy direction
• greater effectiveness at the Physician Services Committee on members’ priority issues 
• effective advocacy to government on key issues of importance to members 

Membership satisfaction continues to increase based on value including engagement in health-care system transformation, solutions, and programs to support physician practice, business and health and wellness

• dozens of member town halls on topics such as COVID-19, vaccination, business supports, public health, billing, infectious disease and mental health and wellness
• pandemic supports including K-codes for virtual care, addressing PPE shortages, launching a physician matching service, real-time information on key issues, public service announcements, virusfacts.ca, information and training
• Negotiations Task Force extended and enhanced COVID-19 measures for wave three
• mental health and psychological support to members through the Physician Health Program 

Management takes responsibility, is accountable for and enabled to lead, guide and support the board and General Assembly 

• board of directors has clear objectives aligned to organizational strategy  
• board made critical decisions this year on issues like governance transformation, relativity, pandemic supports for members and modernizing the election process 

A governance structure with a lens of diversity and inclusiveness and collective understanding across board, committees, General Assembly, Sections, Medical Interest Groups, Fora and OMA staff that enables the strategic plan and committee work

• election of new, smaller board that included non-physicians and directly elected president-elect and directors
• Civility, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee working on multi-year plan to address equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)
• constituency governance review underway to optimize engagement in new governance structure 

The OMA attracts, retains and develops key talent while advancing diversity and inclusion, resulting in improved employee engagement

• OMA ranked as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers in 2021 
• Employee Engagement Survey ranks engagement at 80 per cent, a 10 per cent increase since last year 
• building on past work to help grow and improve EDI at the OMA 

A modern and effective enterprise management system by being adaptive to change in processes, structure and culture  

• driving organizational effectiveness across the OMA and prioritizing member value  
• efficient, internal processes to deliver targeted, relevant member communications 
• new Enterprise Risk Management program  
• new Key Performance Indicators to measure progress across the OMA 
• enterprise map to better integrate and plan use of resources