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Pearl of the week: What you don’t know can derail the visit

Learn how pre-visit planning helps avoid last-minute surprises.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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How a simple “whiteboard” improves the patient checkout experience

With more than 6,000 monthly visits, Jefferson Health’s virtual check out process is a big hit with patients, reducing follow-up lag time by two weeks. 

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Health System Spotlight
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AMA Business of Medicine additional resources

Access key resources and PDFs related to  the AMA's self-paced Business of Medicine course.

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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
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Shift to value-based care will stumble without help from Congress

Lawmakers must reestablish financial incentives that helped spread APMs to a majority of traditional Medicare patients. 

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA Advocacy issue briefs

Download PDFs of issue briefs that summarize key health policy issues by providing concise and digestible content for both relevant stakeholders and those who may know little about the topic.

Federal Advocacy
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Joy in Medicine®: Criteria

The Joy in Medicine® program centers on criteria across six pillars that contribute to well-being. Learn more about the program criteria. 

Physician Health
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Here is how value-based care can work for private practices

With data and commitment, value-based care payment models can help sustain larger physician-led organizations and smaller private practices.

Payment & Delivery Models
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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
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