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Assessment is step 1 to cut physician burnout in your health system

The AMA has recognized over 130 organizations for well-being efforts. Measuring burnout is essential to understanding and addressing system issues.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

Show physicians they’re valued by helping them develop professionally

Spending time developing your professional interests can help stave off burnout. Here’s how leaders can help physicians find their niche.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Shift to value-based care will stumble without help from Congress

Lawmakers must reestablish financial incentives that helped spread APMs to a majority of traditional Medicare patients. 

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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White House AI plan could help boost transparency, oversight

Strong physician representation is needed to ensure that health AI is transparent and has the right oversight so it works for patients and doctors.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

To implement health AI, first decide who’s accountable

Health AI is not risk-free, which makes health system governance on powerful tech critical. Find out where to start.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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Burnout eases for doctors at every career stage as support rises

Exclusive AMA survey data shows physician burnout rates are down, while job satisfaction and feeling valued have risen across all post-training years.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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10 Min Read

Physicians will see Medicare payments rise in 2026

Provisions in MACRA and reconciliation package mean a rise after five years of cuts, but bigger fixes are needed to protect access to Medicare. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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CMS has questions on digital health tools. AMA has answers.

The AMA offers guidance to CMS on information blocking, patients’ access to records, fixing prior authorization and making digital health tools useful.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

Harnessing informatics’ power to cut physician burdens

Find out how HL7’s FHIR standard is developed with physician input and is being used to speed up prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians