AMA Leadership

How patients are benefiting from innovative quality projects

I recently spent two days in Detroit at the Henry Ford Health System—and what I learned there is too exciting not to share. The system has hosted an annual Quality Exposition for 23 years, during which health care teams from throughout its integrated system demonstrate new ways to make patient care safe, patient-centered, timely, efficient, effective and equitable.

Oct 28, 2014 ·

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Why health insurance competition matters

In my travels I often hear the concerns and successes physicians and patients across the country face every day. Perhaps one of the most concerning challenges in today’s health care environment is health insurance competition. In 17 states, and in 41 percent of metropolitan areas, a single health insurer had more than one-half of the commercial market. In 45 states, only two health insurers had a combined commercial market share of one-half or more.

Oct 21, 2014 ·

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Contribute to our unified voice across medicine

Now that fall is here, we’re all busy with a variety of medical association meetings. I’ve just returned from the World Medical Association meeting in South Africa, and I’ve spent much of the last two months attending meetings of a dozen different international, national, state and local medical associations.

Oct 17, 2014 ·

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Preparing for Ebola: How physicians are taking action

As a physician and frequent international traveler, the recent Ebola developments have been on my mind. Despite the increasing attention from the media, we as physicians know that this is not a time to panic but a time to prepare.

Oct 14, 2014 ·

Culturally competent physicians can reduce disparities

I wrote about what physicians are doing to tackle health care disparities. One of the ways we can reduce health care disparities is to ensure we’re promoting diversity in the health care workforce. Diversity and cultural competency are aspects of physician training that some of the schools awarded grants from the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative are working on.

Oct 14, 2014 ·

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AMA members serve as leaders in organized medicine

These AMA members were recently appointed by external organizations to leadership positions. These individuals were nominated by the AMA to the respective organizations. Each organization made the final appointment decision from among the candidates it received.

Oct 7, 2014 ·

How physicians are tackling health care disparities

Recently I attended the National Indian Health Board’s annual meeting, where about 1,000 people from 500 tribes across the country met to discuss Native American health care issues, advocacy and policy. I was able to learn about the unique challenges Native American physicians and their patients face.

Sep 30, 2014 ·

How we're making it easier to get paid

As managing partner of my practice, I know firsthand the many challenges physicians face in the day-to-day business of keeping a medical practice afloat.

Sep 23, 2014 ·

Physician wellness is a global issue

As physicians, we went into this profession because we prioritize the health of others above all else. But what about our own health? I know that personally, my own wellness can get lost in the shuffle of my everyday life.