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Scope of practice and patient safety with Michaela Sternstein, JD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Michaela Sternstein, JD,

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State Advocacy
Moving Medicine Video Update
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2022 Medicare pay schedule confirms Congress needs to act

Almost 4% drop in Medicare conversation factor set for next year, and nearly 10% in pay cuts all told that Congress must avert with action this year.

Medicare & Medicaid
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As “encounter specialists,” CMAs can boost doctors’ well-being

Specially trained certified medical assistants (CMAs)—two for each doctor—can help cut down on the pajama time spent charting. Learn more.

Physician Health
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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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Nov. 5, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on final rule for 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule

CMS releases the final rule for the CY 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Key lessons in health systems science that pre-meds should know

An understanding of the system in which health care is delivered can help pre-meds hit the ground running once they begin medical school.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Return on Health in action: Telehealth scenarios

Explore the telehealth (also referred to virtual care) scenarios showcase the "Return on Health" framework, which measures the value of digitally enabled virtual care programs, developed by the American Medical Association, in collaboration with Manatt Health.

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Physicians get extra time to file MIPS hardship requests

CMS has reopened, through Nov. 29, its reweighting request period for the 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Learn more with the AMA.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Telehealth scenario: Primary care visits

Download the Viridian Family Practice care scenario PDF on primary care video visits, based on AMA's Return on Health framework.

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