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Alarming survey results spark 7 system changes to buck burnout

With 59 percent of its doctors experiencing burnout, leaders at this major health system needed a new direction driven by physician feedback.

Physician Health
Robert Wachter, MD
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5 Min Read

Why medicine’s digital transformation is just beginning

Physicians often struggle with the clerical burdens of the EHR, but thought leader Robert Wachter, MD, believes better things are on the way.

Digital
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Physicians, payers collaborate on prior-authorization relief

Doctors, pharmacists, other providers and payers commit to work together to ease prior authorization’s treatment delays, administration burdens.

Prior Authorization
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EHR scribes cut physician documentation time in half, study says

New research and an easy-to-access training program point the way to getting the most out of an EHR with the least disruption to care.

Digital
Prescriptions sometimes exist both digitally and traditionally, causing errors.
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2 Min Read

Want to cancel e-prescription? Not always easy; that needs change

E-prescription cancellation should be standardized across EHRs, delegates say. They also push back on EHR-related pay penalties.

Digital
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16 Min Read

AMA president recaps 2017 agenda that put patients, physicians first

In his address at the AMA Interim Meeting, AMA President David O. Barbe, M.D., recapped an aggressive year of advocacy and accomplishment.

Press Releases
AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD
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Beyond chaotic moment, AMA’s CEO foresees innovation’s impact

Making health data more useful will build a better future for patients and physicians, says AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD.

Digital
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Nov. 3, 2017: National Advocacy Update

IPAB repeal legislation; opioids emergency declaration, biosimilars educational materials and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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EHRs in the era of MACRA

Under QPP, the Advancing Care Information component replaces Meaningful Use. Partnerships needed to improve EHRs that often fail on flexibility.

Medicare & Medicaid