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Aug. 8, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Action on gun violence, surprise billing and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
David Buchanan, MD
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4 Min Read

Medicare-only Oak Street Health isn’t shy about taking big risks

Treating complex patients in underserved areas is a tough proposition. Oak Street Health’s chief clinical officer offers insight on how to succeed.

Payment & Delivery Models
Performance speedometer
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3 overlooked ways to make your private practice more efficient

Conduct better team meetings, plan ahead for smoother patient visits and make prescription renewals a once-a-year task.

Private Practices
Kevin Hopkins, MD
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5 Min Read

It takes a team to prevent doctor burnout. Meet the players.

When it comes to mitigating and preventing physician burnout, doctors cannot do it alone. Learn how a team-based approach can rise to the task.

Physician Health
Balance sheet with pen
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4 Min Read

Medicaid value-based care: Should your practice take part?

States are infusing Medicaid programs with value-based design concepts. The AMA helps you understand the risks and opportunities these programs offer

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 Min Read

These are 2019’s most influential clinical executives

A leading health care trade publication has released its list of top 50 clinical executives. Twenty-one share a common trait: AMA membership.

Leadership
Seven physicians in a circle viewing two tablets
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5 Min Read

New branch in medicine's ivory tower: scholar of wellness

To establish a group of experts to help reduce physician burnout and improve well-being, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine created a new pathway. Find out more about their new program.

Physician Health
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2 Min Read

AMA urges support for creation of APMs for vulnerable populations

Today the AMA adopted new policies to support APMs that link quality measures and payments to outcomes for vulnerable and high-risk populations.

Press Releases
Photo of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma speaking at the AMA House of Delegates 2019 Annual Meeting.
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Verma: CMS seeks less health care regulation, more competition

In a speech to the AMA House of Delegates, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma touts agency’s efforts to cut physicians’ administrative burdens.

Medicare & Medicaid