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Want to help physicians thrive? Stop doing these 6 things now

A checklist to help eliminate practice habits that waste time is one of many AMA resources that can reduce physician burnout.

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

Prior authorization: What private practice physicians must know

Doctors know all too well the hassles of this payer cost-control process. Find out how the AMA is tackling prior authorization with research and resources for reform.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Cancer killed Kathleen Valentini, but prior auth shares the blame

Third-party administrator boasted making “appropriate decisions on patients’ behalf,” but their delays meant suboptimal cancer treatment. Learn more.

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Judicial Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
2022 Annual Meeting of AMA House of Delegates session
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10 Min Read

ICYMI: 10 stories to read from the 2022 AMA Annual Meeting

The House of Delegates moved to protect patients and doctors from the criminalization of care, gun violence and the public health “infodemic.”

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
Health care worker typing on a keyboard
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4 smart strategies to tame the EHR and cut physician burnout

Physicians spend half the day in the EHR. An AMA playbook details how to rein in the EHR burden that is a major contributor to doctor burnout.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

Why Medicare's trustees say the physician pay system is unsustainable

Most doctors will face Medicare pay cuts starting in 2025, the trustees report. Learn how the AMA is leading the charge to reform Medicare pay.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Health care professional walking next to a gurney
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8 Min Read

Inside the AMA’s wide-ranging fight against scope creep

An AMA-led coalition of state and specialty societies has worked across the nation to block scope-of-practice expansions that threaten patient safety.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Patient in a telehealth appointment
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Medical boards get guidance on setting rules for telemedicine

Physicians back the Federation of State Medical Boards’ updated telemedicine policy. Learn how the AMA is supporting telehealth.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
Gerald E. Harmon, MD, at the 2022 Annual Meeting
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Dr. Harmon: The U.S. must renew its commitment to physicians

President Gerald Harmon, MD, detailed the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians to those who took care of the nation at “great personal sacrifice.”

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians