Enhance support for your physicians with AMA Group Membership

The American Medical Association Health System Member Program partners with your leadership to tailor solutions that allow you to maximize support for your physicians and care teams.

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Q&A: Communications effort yields better, faster patient visits

Check what the patient already knows. Show empathy. It can make for more efficient visits. That’s what University of Iowa Health has experienced.

Sustainability
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8 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Patients have more questions than answers about bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters. One physician clears the air.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Focus on social needs helps heart patients avoid readmissions

Delaware’s Bayhealth system partners with community to address social determinants of health and sees dramatic drop in heart-failure readmissions.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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Why the end could be near for prior-authorization faxes

Payer prior-authorization processes delay care and amplify patient anxiety and physician frustration. Atlantic Health’s automated system may fix that.

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Prior Authorization
Health System Spotlight
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Providing inclusive hair care products at the bedside

The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics system is meeting the hair care needs of its diverse patient population, becoming a model for the U.S.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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What this physician leader has learned about the power of “No”

Henry Ford Health’s Betty Chu, MD, asserts the power of “no” so she can say “yes” to what matters for patients and in her personal life. Learn more.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Why the AMA is bolstering its commitment to health equity in Chicago

The AMA doubles down on its commitment to Chicago’s West Side United collaborative, seeking to improve the health and economic well-being of local residents.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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With physician burnout soaring, 28 health care organizations step up

Learn about the hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations being recognized by the AMA for their work to improve well-being.

Physician Health
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Physician CEO uncovers the value of doctor-led health care teams

Hattiesburg Clinic’s review of its cost-and-quality data became a focal point in national scope of practice debates over physician-led team-based care.

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Scope of Practice
Health System Spotlight