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AMA Update for Sept. 20, 2024: Prior authorization in children's health care and prescription delays due to insurance issues
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Prior authorization in children's health care and prescription delays due to insurance issues

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about prior authorization in children's health care.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Update
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12 Min Read

Prior authorization in children's health care and prescription delays due to insurance issues [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about prior authorization in children's health care.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Update Podcast
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Sept. 20, 2024: State Advocacy Update

North Carolina revises uniform credentialing application and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Philip Gachassin, MD
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What it's like in general surgery: Shadowing Dr. Gachassin

Philip Gachassin, MD, says work-life balance is difficult to achieve as a general surgeon, but making a difference for patients is highly rewarding.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
Jill Jin, MD
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4 system-level strategies to prevent physician burnout

Jill Jin, MD, and Bryan Batson, MD, CEO of Hattiesburg Clinic, say solving the burnout problem requires large scale solutions, learning from each other.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Pearl of the Week: Extending help to colleagues in crisis

Find resources on preventing physician suicide.

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Physician Health
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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National Physician Suicide Awareness Day information

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, observed each year on Sept. 17, highlights the alarming rates of physician suicide and the need for greater support in health care.

Physician Health
Solitary physician looking out a window
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Empowering physicians to put their health first

One key is to change licensing and credentialing applications to support physicians who seek care for mental health or substance-use disorders.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Two doctors talking in a hallway
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Marshfield Clinic tackles burnout by first helping the individual

Battling the burnout epidemic requires system-level change, and Marshfield Clinic Health System is keeping the focus where it counts: on the physician.

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Physician Health
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