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4 Min Read

How your private practice can target population health

A systematic focus on treating patients with chronic conditions will position practices to deliver better care and keep pace with a new payment model.

Private Practices
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3 Min Read

More physicians being sued by patients they’ve never treated

Do doctors ever have “legal duty of care” in such cases? An AMA education session explored the issue.

Judicial Advocacy
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4 Min Read

Fix inbox overload to make your private practice run more smoothly

The physician shouldn’t be the first one to tackle an unfiltered mass of messages that often could be better and more quickly handled by staff members.

Digital
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4 Min Read

Private practice: 4 office-visit changes to make most of doctors' time

Transform your practice’s efficiency by making these key workflow and staffing adjustments.

Private Practices
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8 Min Read

How daily team huddles can save time for your physician practice

Learn with the AMA how to boost practice productivity and morale by implementing a daily team huddle.

series
Scope of Practice
Moving Medicine Podcast
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5 Min Read

Oct. 31, 2019: National Advocacy Update

E-cigarette regulation, Executive Order on scope of practice laws, Primary Care First model and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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2 Min Read

How a presidential order threatens the physician-led care team

Executive order directs HHS to get rid of “burdensome” supervision requirements—ones that help care teams benefit from physicians’ superior training and experience.

Scope of Practice
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4 Min Read

4 steps for medical assistants to help improve BP control

The largest health system in Illinois found that their blood pressure control was at only 55.6%. Here is how medical assistants at Amita Health helped boost BP control.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

6 misconceptions that hold back adoption of team-based care

To power up primary care practices, there is a new team model in town. Find out how advanced team care with in-room support can improve physician satisfaction.

Scope of Practice