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6 MIN READ

We know how to overcome medicine’s crisis. Let’s find the will.

The insidious burnout epidemic is profoundly affecting physicians. Addressing the many factors driving it is not a partisan issue.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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1 MIN READ

Pearl of the Week: Improve outcomes with health coaching

Find resources on helping patients better understand their care plans.

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Patient Support & Advocacy
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
UPDATED
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2 MIN READ

Practice innovation strategies: EHR improvements

This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies—including playbook and checklist PDFs—offers proven approaches on how to maximize the benefits of EHR use, strategies and tactics.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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1 MIN READ

Pearl of the Week: Sharing clinical notes boosts patient safety

Find resources to help improve patient medication adherence.

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Patient Support & Advocacy
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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4 MIN READ

Give gun buyers lifesaving information on secure storage

1 in 3 pediatric firearms-related deaths are suicides. Physicians are standing up for a law requiring gun shops to share safety tips with buyers.

Public Health
UPDATED
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3 MIN READ

Practice innovation strategies: Patient-centered care

This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies offers proven approaches on how to improve communications with patients and enhance transitions of care.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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4 MIN READ

Disability benefit systems can be dizzyingly complex. Here’s help.

Learn with the AMA about best practices for a task for which many physicians may lack expertise: evaluating patients’ ability to work.

AMA Guides®
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4 MIN READ

Myth or fact? Physicians can’t respond to online patient reviews

If a patient writes a review about a physician, can that doctor post a response? HIPAA muddies the matter. The AMA sets the record straight.

Sustainability
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3 MIN READ

Patients deserve greater clarity on who is a physician—and who isn’t

MD, DNP, PA, NP. Patients are too often confused by credentials. The AMA revised the Code of Medical Ethics to improve transparency and quality of care.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians