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How a simple “whiteboard” improves the patient checkout experience

With more than 6,000 monthly visits, Jefferson Health’s virtual check out process is a big hit with patients, reducing follow-up lag time by two weeks. 

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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1 Min Read

Pearl of the Week: Helping MAs feel empowered

Find resources on retaining talent at physician practices.

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Sustainability
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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7 Min Read

How Rush boosted BP control on Chicago’s West Side

This simple step can be a lifesaver: rechecking a patient’s BP when it’s high. Rush University Medical Center now does it three times more often.

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Prevention & Wellness
Health System Spotlight
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7 Min Read

Letting doctors delegate can help reduce physician burnout

Northwell Health enables physicians to smartly use teamwork to complete routine tasks so doctors have more face time with patients.

Physician Health
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1 Min Read

Pearl of the Week: Optimize the role of the medical assistant

Find resources on optimizing the role and leveraging skills of your medical assistant.

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Sustainability
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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6 Min Read

To ease physician burnout, boost staff training

At Confluence Health, staffers are helping to ease physicians’ EHR burdens. The effort is being noticed.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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1 Min Read

Pearl of the Week: Medical assistant (MA) development program

Find resources to promote life-long learning. 

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Sustainability
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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1 Min Read

Pearl of the Week: Trusting the telehealth team

Find resources to focus on how empower team members and leverage their skills.

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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4 Min Read

Battlefield widens with hundreds of scope-creep bills introduced

Protecting patients from unsafe expansion of nonphysician scope of practice is paramount. Learn how the AMA fights to stop scope creep.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians