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Digital

4 updates to the joint-replacement registry—and why they matter

Clinical data registries are a way for physicians to report on quality measures that matter to them. Learn how this orthopedic surgeons’ registry is doing even more.
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Payment & Delivery Models

5 keys for physicians unwinding contractual arrangements

The AMA offers essential advice so that physicians can successfully change their relationship with a hospital, health system or other entity.
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Hypertension

New heart-disease prevention guideline: What physicians must know

Evidence-driven recommendations from the ACC and the AHA mean goodbye to baby aspirin for healthy older adults. Here is what else you should know.
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Hypertension

A BP-control home run in San Francisco’s Chinatown

This public health center dramatically improved its hypertension-control rate to 83 percent. Learn how each member of the team contributes to the success.
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Payment & Delivery Models

Therapeutic pathways embedded in EHR to improve cancer care

Health and Human Services advisory panel endorses oncology alternative payment model that uses EHR-embedded therapeutic and diagnostic pathways.

Payment & Delivery Models

Bellin Health/AMA Team-based Care Training Camp

Early registration ends March 1 for the Bellin Health/American Medical Association Team-based Care Training Camp.
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Medicare

Digital medicine, QPP pushed ahead in 2019 Medicare final rules

AMA advocacy efforts helped push CMS to embrace digital medicine in the fee schedule. Also catch up on the latest changes to the Medicare Quality Payment Program.
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Payment & Delivery Models

4 tips to be a better physician team leader

For team-based care to succeed, the team has to function ethically and effectively. Those objectives are achievable, but require physician leadership aware of how to promote both.

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