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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
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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
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Patients don’t have right to ambient AI recordings, court says

In one of the first legal rulings nationwide, a Washington judge says exam-room audio is for administrative purposes. It’s akin to handwritten notes.

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Digital
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Bill would put an end to yearly patches on Medicare physician pay

Comprehensive, bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives offers solution to two big, perennial structural problems with payment system. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
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Want to improve physician well-being? Start by measuring

Lee Health began its journey to joy by measuring physician well-being, and making sure leaders were ready to act on what they heard.

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Physician Health
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2027 proposed Medicare fee schedule: What physicians need to know

The AMA has scrutinized CMS’ proposals. They include a proposal on same-day E/M services, maternity care codes, remote monitoring and more. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
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7 Min Read

Peer support boosts well-being and value. Start your program here.

The AMA Peer Support Workshop, a two-day experience at the AMA headquarters, will answer how to build a program that the whole care team uses.

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Physician Health
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11 Min Read

Author of landmark study on NPs in ED: This needs to come next

David C. Chan, MD, PhD, is one of the few physician-economists in the U.S. He sat down for a Q&A about his groundbreaking scope of practice research.

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Scope of Practice
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It’s time to rethink how wellness apps, devices are regulated

In a JAMA Viewpoint, AMA CEO John Whyte, MD, MPH, offers advice on help ensure patients are getting reliable data from consumer-facing technologies. 

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Digital
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