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How to recognize and respond to burnout in a fellow physician

What do you do when you see that the work of a peer is being impacted by physician burnout? Here’s what to look for and how to respond.

Physician Health
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Advance directives: How to talk with patients about them

An easy letter template can help frame discussions about advance directives and goals of care and serious illness in terms of living well during a difficult time.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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Cutting keystrokes with team approach, EHR tweaks

AMA member Michael Metry, MD, has led changes at this Georgia ICU to ease click fatigue and add face-to-face patient time.

Scope of Practice
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Targeted CME can improve health outcomes at your hospital

These CME courses can help achieve hospital goals such as lower lengths of stay, fewer readmissions and higher quality scores.

Sustainability
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Medical ethics and end of life: What every patient should know

End-of-life care ethical issues have long challenged patients, families and physicians. Learn how to plan with your patients before crisis hits.

Ethics
James Jerzak, MD
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Job satisfaction at this health system is 92%. Find out why.

Green Bay—dubbed TitleTown for its 13-time champion Packers—should gain further renown for this winning approach to team-based care. Patient says, “It’s like I got my doctor back.”

Physician Health
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Add a pharmacist to the team to see better outcomes

An integrated health system in Oregon has embedded pharmacists for 20-plus years. Here is how their collaboration with pharmacists works.

Scope of Practice
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“Nudge theory” explored to boost medication adherence

Physicians leading the ENCOURAGE trial are using reminders and other patient interactions to help patients adhere to their medication regimens. Here is how “nudges” can help improve medication adherence.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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Peer-led EHR training saves physicians’ scarcest resource: time

This EHR training program helps physicians gain critical skills to improve daily operations and cut at least 40 minutes of clicks daily.

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