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Are EHR logouts required between clinical staff tasks?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about logging in and out of the EHR between documentation. 

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Digital
Debunking Regulatory Myths

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12 ways to cut health care red tape and improve care

The Trump administration wants info on rules it can scrap or revise to ease physicians’ regulatory burdens. The AMA offers details on a dirty dozen.

Federal Advocacy
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94% of compliance officers say: No documentation? It’s not done

New study shows compliance professionals often misunderstand the requirements they make physicians comply with.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA vision on health care reform

Download the vision statement PDF on the AMA's commitment to improving health insurance coverage and health care access.

Access to Care
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On regulatory requirements, physicians should say: “Show me”

Nearly 80% of time-wasting rules can be changed by health care administrators. AMA playbook offers advice on how to change things.

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
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Reducing Regulatory Burden Playbook

The Reducing Regulatory Burden Playbook seeks to clarify often misunderstood and overinterpreted regulations and offers strategies to reduce administrative burdens.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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Why we must create a better health care system for women physicians

The pandemic has placed even greater burdens on women physicians. As we mark Women in Medicine Month, the AMA is committed to making positive changes.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Myth or fact? Verbal orders are prohibited in health care

Can a physician or licensed independent practitioner give spoken orders? Discover what the AMA found when looking at federal regulations.

Sustainability
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The AMA helps sustain the viability of private practice

Private practices have been struggling for years; the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the financial strain and burdensome regulatory requirements faced by physician practice owners. AMA advocacy, resources and research help private practices thrive.

Private Practices