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Statement on AAPA change of 'physician assistant’ title

AAPA recent move to change title ‘physician assistant’ to ‘physician associate’ will only serve to further confuse patients about who is providing their care.

Press Releases
May 10, 2021 ·
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Scope of practice issues: Impact on current trainees

Register for the March 8 webinar, "Scope of practice issues that will impact current trainees' practice environment," co-sponsored by APS, MSS and RFS.

Events
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3 big challenges to team-based care during the pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic came a quick shift to telehealth. Learn with the AMA how medical practices employing team-based care have adjusted.

Scope of Practice
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How to advance equity by integrating behavioral health

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the integration of behavioral health in physician practices to advance health equity.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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Free up to 3 hours of doctors’ time daily with smart use of MAs

Medical assistants (MAs) can tackle administrative tasks, routine clinical services and help practices excel in team-based care. Learn more with the AMA.

Sustainability
A mother and daughter speaking to a doctor remotely by laptop.
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11 telehealth tweaks that help team-based care flourish

A new paper outlines team-based care experiences during telehealth and offers a practical guide on how to adapt the model for online visits.

Digital
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4 ways to include the whole health care team in telemedicine

Learn how to best engage support staff to successfully implement the team-based care model in telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Digital
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6 practices to support organizational resiliency and physician well-being

How health systems can create a better work environment that aligns its leadership structures, policies and actions with evidence-based best practices.

Physician Health
A woman talking to a doctor on her laptop computer.
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In shift to telehealth, don’t let team-based care get left behind

Learn five steps to improve patient care and caregiver engagement through collaboration and streamlined processes adapted to a telehealth environment.

Digital