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6 Min Read

Rethinking stroke prevention for asymptomatic carotid disease

For severe carotid narrowing without symptoms, adding stenting to medications and lifestyle changes can cut stroke risk by about half.

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Chronic Diseases
Health System Spotlight

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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Physician, help thyself: 5 terrific advice books doctors recommend

AMA member physicians share life- and practice-changing gems that they have found in the self-help and business leadership aisles of the bookstore.

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Med School Life
Health System Spotlight
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A secret to value-based care success: Right help at the right time

Central Virginia Family Physicians has scored shared-savings wins while preserving its autonomy.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

Why private practice is a great first step post-residency

Weighing hospital vs. private practice? One early-career physician explains why autonomy, community and mentorship tipped the scale for her.

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Transition to Attending
Health System Spotlight

AMA Medical Group Spotlight

Groups moving medicine to support patient health and the medical profession. Interested in being featured?

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8 Min Read

Better communication boosts patient experience, physician well-being

Atlantic Health is prioritizing communication as a core clinical skill to help strengthen empathy, connection and physician engagement.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

8 physicians share what it’s like in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Thinking about PM&R? Medrina physiatrists offer an inside look at rehab medicine’s daily workflow, challenges and what makes the specialty rewarding.

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Specialty Profiles
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

Don’t let progress fade, keep measuring physician well-being

Advocate Health uses the AMA’s Organizational Biopsy to track trends and guide action to help sustain gold-level gains. 

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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8 Min Read

8 health systems finding success in physician recruitment, retention

From mentorship to well-being, health systems across the U.S. are finding creative ways to improve work environments to keep doctors engaged.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Better-connected care shows quality and savings can rise together

Patient surveys rank Ochsner Health No. 3 nationally for care coordination as Medicare savings hit $44.8 million, showing value-based care can deliver on both.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight