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      3 legitimate concerns about patient-experience surveys

      Patient-satisfaction measures are important drivers of value-based care initiatives, but they aren’t always appropriate or reliable sources of data. Learn when to be skeptical.
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      BP-control success story starts in patient homes

      This health center improved its hypertension-control rate by 30 percent. Find out more about how at-home blood pressure readings added to the success.
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      Emory Healthcare’s innovative eICU arrangement improves care and fights physician burnout by moving night staff halfway around the world.
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      How prior authorization hobbles breast cancer care

      Research finds that prior-authorization requirements put as many as 17 process steps and 10 decision points between a breast cancer patient and the medications she needs.
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      These coaches can set your physician career on a winning path

      Coaching isn’t just for the business world anymore. Physician experts explain how coaching can help medical students, medical residents and doctors in practice.
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      When it comes to academic coaching in medical schools, pursuing a compassionate approach can produce lasting results.
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      Stephen Cohle, MD, says a good forensic pathologist should be inquisitive and have a willingness to dig deep on cases where no answer is immediately apparent.
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      What you can do to beat burnout during medical residency

      Factors outside of training can exert pressure and contribute to medical resident burnout. Here is what you can do to prevent medical resident burnout.
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      Unlocking the potential of digital health care

      Health disparities lurk behind hopes for telemedicine and health care AI, writes AMA President-elect Patrice A. Harris, MD. Asking the right questions is critical.
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      5 ways the midterms shook up the U.S. health care agenda for 2019

      Prescription-drug pricing, gun violence and ACA-stabilization efforts are among the issues that could see new life next year.
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      Highlights from the 2018 AMA Interim Meeting

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      AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, says the AMA is fighting the forces that make the U.S. health system so dysfunctional.
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      Medical laws and ethics: What to do when conflicts occur

      Physicians have tough decisions to make when medical ethics and law come into conflict. Learn how to properly weigh the two when faced with the dilemma.

      Physician obligations don’t end when patients pursue care abroad

      The medical tourism trend can upend patient expectations and physician responsibilities. New AMA ethics policy seeks to clarify the matter.
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