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Another COVID-19 pandemic outcome: Busier physician EHR inboxes

To ease the burden of managing an increasingly crowded inbox, health systems and physicians should turn to other members of the care team. Learn more.

Digital
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Marcia Nelson, MD, on benefits of restoring physician lounge

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Marcia Nelson, MD, on how restoring a physician lounge improved well-being.

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Physician Health
Moving Medicine Video Update
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Could EHR data help your practice reduce physician turnover?

Tracking EHR use could provide a leading indicator of when a physician is eyeing the exit. Learn more about this pathbreaking research with the AMA.

Physician Health
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Scope of practice and patient safety with Michaela Sternstein, JD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Michaela Sternstein, JD,

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Scope of Practice
Moving Medicine Video Update
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As “encounter specialists,” CMAs can boost doctors’ well-being

Specially trained certified medical assistants (CMAs)—two for each doctor—can help cut down on the pajama time spent charting. Learn more.

Physician Health
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Find—and keep—the right MAs for your private practice

Learn about key steps to recruit and retain medical assistants (MAs) who can ease the physician workload while improving patient care.

Sustainability
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Key lessons in health systems science that pre-meds should know

An understanding of the system in which health care is delivered can help pre-meds hit the ground running once they begin medical school.

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8 states defeat efforts to expand APRN scope of practice

Patients deserve care led by physicians. Learn about the fight to preserve physician-led, team-based care and stop scope of practice expansions.

Scope of Practice
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As burnout ripples through health care teams, work hours go down

There is a shared responsibility in medicine to address system-level factors that contribute to chronic workplace stress, lead to burnout and hinder recovery.

Sustainability