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AMA & MGMA salute top physician practice innovation proposals

The AMA and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) announced the five top proposals submitted to their joint Practice Innovation Challenge.

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AMA receives Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative award

The AMA is one of 39 health care collaborative networks selected to participate in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) External Link.

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6 steps to start Lean health care in your practice

More physician practices are starting to “go Lean,” using management principles from manufacturing companies to eliminate waste, improve efficiency and add value for patients. Learn 6 ways to implement Lean methods in your practice.

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How real physicians are making their practices thrive

Seemingly countless frustrations and bureaucratic hurdles prevent physicians from spending time with their patients and providing the highest quality care. Learn how physicians across the country are working smarter in their practices and delivering big results.

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Can house calls transform patient care? New film explores how

What if making house calls allowed physicians to transform patient care? One documentary film spotlights a family physician in Belfast, Maine who’s made house calls a key component of his practice.

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How to improve doctor-patient communication

A recent article in The New York Times discusses doctor-patient communication and how one hospital designed a strategy to improve it.

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As payment reform advances, we need physicians at forefront

Physicians are accustomed to reviewing and embracing new scientific and medical breakthroughs, but innovations on the payment side can come much more slowly.

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Video: Facing tough choices, how one physician brought peace

Physicians face difficult decisions every day, and some of the results of these decisions leave their marks long after the patient has been treated. One physician recently shared his feelings around some tough choices—and how those choices made him a better doctor.

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$840 million will fund improved care via new clinical networks

As a new model of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative will award $840 million for the creation of evidence-based, peer-led collaboratives and practice transformation networks to support physicians in providing high-quality care.

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