Marc Zarefsky

Marc Zarefsky

AMA Affiliated Groups

Contributing News Writer,
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Marc Zarefsky is a communications consultant who works with C-suite executives, top-ranked universities, nonprofit organizations, and a variety of associations. Marc previously worked in the communications offices at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Prior to that, he worked as an award-winning sports reporter and editor. 

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Scope of Practice

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Why scope creep tops state medical associations’ priority list

The AMA is helping to fight dozens of state bills that would remove physicians from patient care, posing threats to patient safety and care quality.
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Public Health

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4 MIN READ

AMA task force to confront “health care crisis” of gun violence

Firearms violence is “pervasive, it’s systemic” and requires a public health response, says AMA Immediate Past President Gerald E. Harmon, MD.
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Digital

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4 MIN READ

What’s adding to doctor burnout? Check your patient portal inbox

Physicians get 57% more portal messages than they did pre-pandemic. The inbox overload adds to record-high burnout levels. Learn how to tame the EHR.
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Digital

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3 MIN READ

Transforming digital health care requires more than tech

Geeta Nayyar, MD, chief medical officer of Salesforce, explains why physicians and nurses must play a key role in attempts to transform digital health.
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Payment & Delivery Models

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4 MIN READ

How this physician leader helps bring hospital care to the home

Geisinger’s Narayana Murali, MD, says hospital-at-home care prevents readmissions and ED visits for patients—particularly those in rural areas.
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Public Health

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4 MIN READ

Tripledemic ramps up need for clear, constant scientific communication

Vaccines can help reduce flu and COVID-19 hospitalization risk, says JAMA editor-in-chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, MAS. Learn more.
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Public Health

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4 MIN READ

“Never seen it this bad”: RSV’s toll—and outlook for a vaccine

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is spreading quickly with physical distancing no longer a reality. Learn about prospects for an RSV vaccine.
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Physician Health

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4 MIN READ

“Try harder” isn’t the fix for physician burnout. Learn what is.

The pandemic helped politicize the exam room and exacerbate long-festering systemic problems. Discover how the AMA helps reduce physician burnout.

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