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1 Min Read

Pearl of the Week: Ask, “What went well?”

Find resources to focus on how to harness what went well in an organization. 

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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3 Min Read

Patients deserve greater clarity on who is a physician—and who isn’t

MD, DNP, PA, NP. Patients are too often confused by credentials. The AMA revised the Code of Medical Ethics to improve transparency and quality of care.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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7 Min Read

Aug. 11, 2023: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

100+ bipartisan representatives push for MACRA reform and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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5 Min Read

5 ways to improve data sharing and advance value-based care

The AMA and organizations representing health insurers and ACOs are working to overcome the barriers to value-based care. Learn more.

Payment & Delivery Models
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11 Min Read

Cardiologist is first woman to lead The Permanente Medical Group

New CEO Maria Ansari, MD, says prevention is key to improving patient outcomes and reducing physician burnout. Learn more with the AMA.

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Leadership
Health System Spotlight
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16 Min Read

Protecting patients from inappropriate scope of practice expansions, Part II

In the second part of a two-part episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about the unique challenges states encounter when facing multiple scope bills. 

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Scope of Practice
Moving Medicine Podcast
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5 Min Read

July 28, 2023: State Advocacy Update

Advocacy Insights webinar, “Healing the healer: Legislative and regulatory advocacy to support physician wellness” and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

Future physicians see impact of scope-of-practice expansions

Medical students are dispirited by seeing nonphysician providers with less training than they have already delivering care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Med Student Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA defends medicine from scope creep anytime, anywhere

As legislative sessions wrap, AMA again shows strong record of working to help stop scope-of-practice expansions that compromise patient care.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians