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Working to make it OK for physicians to seek mental health care

When Stefanie Simmons, MD, experienced postpartum depression, she feared seeking care would hurt her career. Now she’s working with the AMA to fix that.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Big step forward in Congress to fix prior authorization

The powerful House Ways and Means Committee has advanced provisions to overhaul the prior-authorization process that delays patients’ access to care.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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9 steps to reduce the EHR inbox—and stress—at the system level

An AMA resource offers guidance on inbox reduction to ease physician burdens and offers practical examples of how three organizations succeeded.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
Margaret Rea and Allison Knight
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Burnout hits physician educators too. Focus on 4 areas to improve.

Physician faculty and other medical educators must feel valued to sustain the mission of medical training. Learn more with the AMA.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Future physicians see impact of scope-of-practice expansions

Medical students are dispirited by seeing nonphysician providers with less training than they have already delivering care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Med Student Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA defends medicine from scope creep anytime, anywhere

As legislative sessions wrap, AMA again shows strong record of working to help stop scope-of-practice expansions that compromise patient care.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Congress to CMS: Finalize plans to streamline prior authorization

Bipartisan congressional majority presses CMS to implement proposed changes within Medicare Advantage and go further to fix prior authorization.    

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Most hospitals fail to tackle physician burnout comprehensively

For large hospitals, 61% have measured burnout and 76% have a well-being committee, but that’s just the start. An AMA road map outlines next steps.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Michaela Sternstein
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To advance AMA Recovery Plan, physicians’ voices are essential

To fix Medicare physician payment and achieve other key goals, doctors must be bold in sharing their stories and asking lawmakers for help.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians