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109 health systems honored for advancing physician well-being

Recognized by the AMA’s Joy in Medicine program, these organizations are leading the way in addressing burnout and promoting physician well-being.

Physician Health
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Joy in Medicine®: Recognized organizations

Find the recognition years, levels and locations for all currently recognized organizations in the Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program.

Physician Health
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Doctors work fewer hours, but the EHR still follows them home

While physicians report shorter workweeks, AMA data show EHR and admin tasks still consume off-hours, signaling a need to ease the burden for doctors.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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What is value-based care?

Value-based care is a health care model focused on enhancing patient outcomes and quality of care. Find AMA resources on value-based care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health Care Definitions
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Colon cancer becoming more common in people under 50

Doug Corley, MD, PhD, of The Permanente Medical Group, shares why rising colon cancer rates—up 2% yearly in younger patients—demand earlier screening.

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Chronic Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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Aligning payment and care in value-based practice models

Physician leaders from Henry Ford Health and The Permanente Medical Group share key strategies for advancing value-based care payment models.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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Risk tool helps doctors decide heart-failure patients’ best path

Find out how physicians at The Permanente Medical Group rolled out a tech tool that assesses 60 variables to help emergency doctors in real time.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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AI scribes save 15,000 hours—and restore the human side of medicine

After 2.5 million uses in one year, The Permanente Medical Group’s ambient AI scribes ease documentation burden, reduce burnout, and improve communication.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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Outcomes over volume: How prevention powers value-based care

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group delivers care that helps patients live six to eight years longer and reduces death from sepsis, stroke and cancer.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight