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Physician peer support is vital. Here’s what it should look like.

Find out how healthcare organizations can help doctors struggling with burnout, mental health challenges or substance-use disorder.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Here’s how to make the most of patients’ wearable data

Recent AMA survey research shows what stops doctors from using patients’ wearable data. Get expert tips on how to move forward with this patient info.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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Four AI prompts to help prepare for your doctor’s appointment

Here are some top expert tips on how to use AI chatbots in a way that makes the most of your time in the exam room with your physician. 

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 huge Medicare pay reforms are part of new bipartisan House bill

For years, physicians have urged overhauling an unsustainable Medicare payment system. The Patients First Act would deliver needed change.

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Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA takes fight to Wisconsin optometrists performing eye surgeries

The AMA has filed suit challenging nonenforcement of the state’s prohibition of the practice as well as attempts to insinuate lawmaking authority.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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OIG reports blast prior authorization use in Medicare Advantage

In some cases, denials were overturned 95% of the time. OIG calls for more scrutiny as reports indicate patients are wrongly denied necessary care.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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14 Min Read

8 tips for strengthening your AMA Joy in Medicine application

Applying for recognition from the AMA Joy in Medicine Program can help health systems assess their physician well-being work, align leaders and build momentum for what comes next.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Which specialties lead the way on using wearable data for care

International study shows what drives physician use of wearable data and what gets in the way. Find out how physician enthusiasm varies by specialty. 

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 top factors that drive physicians to give up clinical practice

Physicians exiting clinical practice early are doing so at younger ages—before 50, on average, and there’s a gender gap. Learn what’s behind the trend.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians