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Practice Management Scope of Practice

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Team-based care advances across the states

Achieving the “triple aim”—providing the highest quality of care at the lowest cost possible while improving patient outcomes—is becoming more and more difficult as the patient population ages, chronic conditions become more prevalent and newly-insured patients flood the health care system.

Public Health Behavioral Health

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3 Min Read

Nation reaches "turning point" in addressing Rx abuse crisis

A remarkable development in the effort to solve the country’s prescription drug abuse crisis was evident last week at a national summit of governmental and public health leaders held in Atlanta. Federal officials, state attorneys general and the AMA all agreed on a needed change in focus to treatment and prevention.

Public Health Prevention & Wellness

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Novel approach to hypertension care also can address disparities

A systematic approach to hypertension management that meets clinical and community needs holds promise for both bringing blood pressure under control for the general population and reducing prevalent racial disparities around hypertension and heart disease.

Public Health Behavioral Health

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Racial, ethnic mental health disparities in the spotlight this month

During Mental Health Month, observed each May, the AMA Minority Affairs Section encourages all physicians to recognize and work to address the racial and ethnic disparities that exist in mental health care.

Practice Management Claims Processing

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No more secrets: Insurer claim edits come into the light

Expensive claim denials and unexpected payment adjustments that stem from the hundreds of proprietary claim edits individual health insurers create behind closed doors could become a thing of the past in a few short years, thanks to an initiative underway in Colorado.

Residents Transition to Attending

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2 Min Read

Employed or self-employed: Find out who's more satisfied

Employed and self-employed physicians are about equally satisfied with their work situations, according to a recent Medscape survey of more than 4,600 physicians, but self-employed doctors are somewhat more satisfied with their current practice situation than employed doctors.

Public Health Behavioral Health

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2 Min Read

FDA to regulate e-cigarettes, additional tobacco products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday released a proposed rule that would give the agency authority to regulate alternative tobacco products that are growing in popularity.

Education ChangeMedEd Initiative

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How med schools are preparing students for team-based care

Medical residents today must demonstrate that they can successfully participate as contributing members of interprofessional teams, so medical schools are working through barriers to incorporate interprofessional education (IPE) into their curricula to give students a firm grounding when they begin providing care.