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Doctor participation in ACOs, medical homes grows amid pandemic

Learn how trends in doctor participation in ACOs, medical homes and alternative payment methods differ by practice ownership and physician specialty.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Where private practices can begin on social determinants of health

Find out how to start small, ask the right questions and connect your patients with the help they need beyond the walls of your private practice.

Private Practices
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6 ways doctors can use their voices to help science get heard

On TV and social media, in churches and in the community, physicians must help tell the truth on COVID-19 vaccination, the pandemic and more. Learn how.

Infectious Diseases
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Find—and keep—the right MAs for your private practice

Learn about key steps to recruit and retain medical assistants (MAs) who can ease the physician workload while improving patient care.

Sustainability
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Private practices still play big part in primary care

Despite consolidation in health care, about one-third of family doctors deliver care in independent practices. Learn more with the AMA.

Private Practices
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Why this emergency doctor thrives as private practice CEO

Omar Maniya, MD, made the switch from the front lines of COVID-19 care in New York City to running a small primary care private practice. Learn more.

Private Practices
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Camaraderie, creativity helps all-woman private practice thrive

Sumi Sexton, MD, and seven colleagues in family medicine private practice find freedom to adjust to COVID-19’s major challenges.

Health Equity
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How private practice helped this doctor find work-life balance

Christine Sinsky, MD, says her private practice setting was a blessing in disguise and set her on a path to helping doctors transform their daily work.

Private Practices
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Omar Maniya, MD, MBA, on leaving the frontlines for private practice

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Omar Maniya, MD, MBA, on leaving the frontlines for private practice.

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