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Health Equity

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3 ways to battle unconscious bias

With packed schedules and fast-moving days, physicians may be unconsciously biased in how they interact with patients and deliver their care. Learn how this happens and three ways you can battle unconscious bias.

Behavioral Health

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Opioid overdose epidemic worsens: How physicians can help

The nation’s opioid epidemic is worsening. Physicians individually can take action to prevent opioid abuse in their patient populations, including following appropriate prescribing practices using PDMPs and supporting overdose prevention efforts.

Medicare & Medicaid

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2 Min Read

Advance care planning could become a more routine part of care

Making decisions ahead of time about how they are cared for at the end of life soon could become a more routine part of medical care for patients under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would adopt physicians’ calls to pay for end-of-life counseling.

Health Equity

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3 Min Read

3 ways to take personalized medicine to the next level

For some physicians, the term “personalized medicine” refers to a person’s zip code because where people live defines their health outcomes. Here are three ways physicians are minimizing health disparities and taking personalized medicine to the next level.

Medicare & Medicaid

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How the SGR repeal law affects medical liability

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has a variety of provisions, including one that prevents federal health care reform laws and regulations from being used as grounds for medical liability.

Benefits & Discounts

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1 Min Read

Financial services and insurance for senior physicians

The AMA’s Physicians Financial Partners program provides access to a nationwide network of independent, local and experienced financial professionals who have undergone a comprehensive due-diligence process by AMA Insurance.

Ethics

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How patient care has changed in the ACA era: Ethical perspectives

More than 16 million people have been covered by insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The July issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics seeks to help physicians understand what the ACA means for patient care, clinical research, physician specialty choice and payment.

Claims Processing

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8 free must-have ICD-10 resources

The CMS announced that it is making some critical changes to the transition period between ICD-9 and ICD-10. These eight resources can help get your practice up to speed for the code switch.