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Long a headache, health IT shows capacity to empower amid COVID-19

Learn with the AMA how the pandemic has given rise to a new understanding of how health IT can further medical research and patient care.

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Doctors using EHRs twice as likely to make referrals to National DPP

A study found few clinicians are making referrals to the National Diabetes Prevention Program. One solution is already part of almost every practice.

Prevention & Wellness
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6 ways to measure progress toward physician well-being

Discover how data already being collected¬ can help determine whether your practice is reducing occupational distress or boosting satisfaction.

Physician Health
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Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, on well-being and top stressors physicians are facing

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, chief wellness officer at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, discusses the state of physician well-being.

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Physician Health
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Christine Cassel, MD
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How to put doctors’ well-being atop the health care policy agenda

The COVID-19 pandemic led to added stress, but it also brought attention to physician burnout at the national level. Here is what is being done to help.

Physician Health
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Another COVID-19 pandemic outcome: Busier physician EHR inboxes

To ease the burden of managing an increasingly crowded inbox, health systems and physicians should turn to other members of the care team. Learn more.

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Could EHR data help your practice reduce physician turnover?

Tracking EHR use could provide a leading indicator of when a physician is eyeing the exit. Learn more about this pathbreaking research with the AMA.

Physician Health
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Enable real-time Rx benefit info to boost truth in drug pricing

Health information technology tools can close information gaps among patients, doctors, payers and pharmacies.

Behavioral Health
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AMA sets out to strengthen U.S. public health systems

Underfunded and misunderstood, the country’s public health infrastructure needs help to better handle the next pandemic. Learn more about the AMA’s plans.

Prevention & Wellness