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How to set your practice team up for successful change

If you already have decided what practice changes you plan to make in 2016, use these five steps to help you organize and motivate your practice team to see changes through to completion.

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New program helps develop the skill set every physician needs

Physicians have a strong history of leadership within the community, from the days of house calls to standing as a guiding light in the storm of an epidemic to safely bringing new life into the world. When health concerns arise, the public turns to their doctors for answers. The new Leadership Skills Series provides practical training for practicing physicians. Get involved and improve your ability to lead.

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How to free up more than 1.5 hours in your work day

Preparing the necessary clinical information for a patient visit is time-consuming—and for physicians, time is precious. Leveraging the skills and training of practice staff can cut down on the amount of time you need to dedicate to patient rooming and discharge, allowing you more time for direct patient care.

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How to strengthen your practice's team culture

The way your practice works and what your team members value can determine your practice’s success—or failure—in the ever-changing health care environment. It is possible to transform your culture into one that will thrive in today’s care environment, and an online module in the AMA’s STEPS Forward collection shows you how.

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How to make your practice run smoothly with effective team meetings

Physicians and their teams can save time by working together to improve their work flows. Learn easy ways to implement regularly scheduled team meetings to increase communication within your care team and work smoothly.

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How new med students are diving into health care delivery science

Experiential learning has advanced to new heights with a unique intensive program that allows up to 10 medical students from each class to dive into the principles of patient safety, quality improvement, population health and team-based care.

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10 steps to pre-visit planning that can produce big savings

Pre-visit planning for patients can increase efficiency, saving both physician and staff time. Ten steps address tasks such as scheduling patients for future appointments and arranging for pre-visit lab testing.

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What patient advisors do—and why your practice needs one

Hospitals and health systems are using patient and family advisors to help them provide better quality of care, at a lower cost and greater patient satisfaction with delivery—download the Patient and Family Advisor recruitment Guide and Onboarding Toolkit PDF.

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How community health workers can improve your patients' health

The Community Preventive Services Task Force released its findings on how engaging community health workers in a team-based care model can improve patients’ blood pressure and cholesterol. The findings support interventions that engage these workers for health education, outreach and enrollment in programs.

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