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Going beyond the survey to improve physician well-being

The Permanente Medical Group takes physician surveys to the next level by turning feedback into action, measuring impact and continuing to improve it.

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Physician Health
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The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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4 Min Read

Making payers’ prior authorization data easier to access, understand

The AMA pointed out that health plans made info very hard to find. CMS spells out how health plans should meet transparency requirements. 

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Prior Authorization
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Physician uses a virtual screen or AI
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8 Min Read

How the AMA will help set the agenda for health AI’s future

Jennifer Goldsack—the inaugural leader of the AMA Center for Digital Health and AI—details why health AI “should be a physician-led endeavor.”

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

JAMA takes action to combat “AI slop” submissions

LLM-crafted prose is “gumming up our systems,” says journal’s editor-in-chief. Find out JAMA’s new policy on AI use—and when it should be avoided entirely.

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Digital
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5 Min Read

AMA honors 92 health systems for advancing physician well-being

The 2026 Joy in Medicine recipients reflect continued momentum to reduce burnout and build healthcare workplaces where physicians can thrive.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Ball sits before a series of holes
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Why do some doctors leave? New collaboration seeks deeper answers

AMA and Atalan will study how to create an organizational environment where physicians want to stay. Find out why retention is so important. 

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Red tape
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Get rid of Medicare’s massive red tape with the Patients First Act

A physician-driven MIPS replacement and APM improvements are key parts of a major Medicare physician payment reform bill in the House.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
One person comforts another
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5 Min Read

Peer support is a team sport—and starts with the right training

For two days in late October, the AMA Peer Support Workshop will help stakeholders sort out where they are and what they most need to do next.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Diverse group of physicians
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9 Min Read

Making Gold-level recognition the goal—not the finish line

The Permanente Medical Group’s use of data, leadership and local action has helped it become a leader in addressing physician well-being and burnout.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians