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Private Practice Group Membership Program
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Physician cheat sheet: All your AMA membership questions answered

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Business of Medicine

AMA Business of Medicine education program
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Why Medicare pay reform is the AMA’s top advocacy priority

The system threatens physician practice sustainability and access to care. Delegates bolster the AMA’s aggressive efforts to fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Pearl of the Week: A smooth process for maximizing payment

Find resources on optimizing each step of the revenue cycle.

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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10-year trend on physician payment methods: What you should know

As physician employment grows in health care, doctors’ compensation methods—salary and bonuses—start to resemble other industries.

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4 ways this oncology merger empowers private practice physicians

National Cancer Care Alliance and Quality Cancer Care Alliance have combined to create ONCare Alliance. Learn how this helps patients and doctors.

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Private Practices
Health System Spotlight
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Why private practices need a stronger handle on the revenue cycle

Success with revenue cycle management in your private physician practice requires understanding your IT capabilities and delivering “clean claims.”

Private Practices
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Pearl of the Week: Evaluate your staffing needs

Find resources to help determine the right staffing levels.

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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Designing a workflow for behavioral health integration

Find actionable, evidence-based guidance and PDF resource for creating an integrated behavioral health workflow for primary care practices.

Behavioral Health
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Suicide prevention guide to treat at-risk patients

Download a PDF of the AMA's "Suicide Prevention How-To Guide" that offers best practices on suicide prevention to enable primary care providers and teams to treat at-risk patients.

Behavioral Health
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May 3, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on Change Healthcare cyberattack adverse impact

New AMA survey indicates physicians still feeling adverse impact from Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update