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6 Min Read

“It’s a regulation,” administrators say. But sometimes it isn’t.

There are many physician tasks that have been misunderstood as regulatory requirements. Time to ask questions and do the homework—with the AMA’s help.

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
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1 Min Read

Pearl of the Week: Find the joy in medicine

Find resources on the Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program. 

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

In addressing rural health inequities, definitions matter

Many programs seek to improve rural health care, but these efforts face challenges because they lack an agreed-upon definition of “rural.”

Population Health
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6 Min Read

To attract new physicians, listen to the ones already on board

Creative, comprehensive recruitment boosts internal referrals by 25% at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. That’s because leaders are listening.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 Min Read

Building consensus to fix prior auth at the state level

A physician leader in Illinois describes successful efforts in the Land of Lincoln to address numerous flaws in prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

SPS member profile: Keith E. Davis, MD

AMA SPS member Keith E. Davis, MD, discusses the challenges senior physicians face today and experiences as a physician leader. 

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Senior Physicians
Senior Physician Section Member Spotlight
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8 Min Read

Nov. 1, 2024: National Advocacy Update

Crucial legislation would improve maternal health outcomes and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

Nov. 1, 2024: State Advocacy Update

Healthy physicians are the backbone of a healthy system and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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5 Min Read

Time to crack down on ERISA plans’ use of prior authorization

The AMA has advanced prior auth fixes at the state and federal levels, but employer-sponsored ERISA plans have escaped scrutiny. That must change.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians