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Taming your unruly in-basket is possible with a little teamwork

See how redirecting email traffic has helped one family practice declutter doctors’ in-boxes and provide patients with timelier care.

Scope of Practice
#Best of 2017 Reinventing Communication
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Improve communication, save time in practice with these methods

Better communication can help physicians, clinics and hospitals improve patient care while making practice less stressful and more efficient.

Prevention & Wellness
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9 organizational changes that lead to physician satisfaction

Health care organizations can cut burnout’s costs by creating cultures of wellness, improving practice efficiency and supporting self-care.

Sustainability
Christine Sinsky, MD
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To address burnout’s underlying causes, look to team-based care

Team-based approach can relieve physicians of tasks that drain joy from practice. It takes organizational leadership to make the necessary changes.

Physician Health
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Taming clinical chaos means fewer physicians eyeing exit: study

The more satisfied physicians are, the less likely they are to leave their practices, says newly published research.

Physician Health
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6 steps to improve patients’ experience in your organization

Team engagement and a culture of empathy are keys to creating a successful patient-experience program.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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6 steps for practices to improve adult vaccination rates

Practices of all types can follow easy steps to overcome financial, administrative hurdles and protect their adult patients from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Prevention & Wellness
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To improve patient outcomes, try transparency with visit notes

Easy access to visit notes can improve patient-physician relationships, but practices struggle with finding ways to increase transparency.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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How to make the pharmacist part of your practice’s team

Often overlooked, the integration of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians in practices can help improve patient outcomes.

Scope of Practice