Washington CME Requirements

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What doctors want patients to know about COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy

Despite being at higher risk for bad health outcomes, only one-third of pregnant people have been fully vaccinated. Three ob-gyns lay out the facts.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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3 things to tell your patients about signing up at HealthCare.gov

Open enrollment on HealthCare.gov runs until Jan. 15. Tell your patients about opportunities for significant premium savings through larger subsidies.

Access to Care
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How the pandemic sent childhood immunization rates plummeting

Research shows what happened when parents and kids stayed home—and stayed away from the doctor. Learn what’s needed to catch up.

Prevention & Wellness
Oct 28, 2021 ·
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BHI in action: Fostering effective health plan-physician partnerships

Watch the recording and download the slides of the webinar focusing on the key operational factors that make a payer-partner relationship advantageous for both parties.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
Tait Shanafelt, MD
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3 ways to make your organization proactive on physician burnout

AMA member Tait Shanafelt, MD, has made a career out of focusing on physician well-being. Learn about his prescription for organizational change.

Physician Health
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How EvergreenHealth, in early U.S. hot spot, responded to COVID-19

Leaders at the Kirkland, Washington-based health system had to learn about COVID-19 on the fly, and help doctors, nurses and others shoulder new burdens.

Infectious Diseases
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Q&A: Straight talk vital for this health system’s vaccine mandate

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health beat the president, Washington governor in mandating staff COVID-19 vaccinations. The persuasion effort continues.

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Prevention & Wellness
Health System Spotlight
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As COVID-19 strains nation’s doctors, these health systems step up

The pandemic exacerbated physician burnout, but 44 health systems across the country are taking strong measures to boost well-being.

Physician Health
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Tait Shanafelt, MD, on addressing physician burnout

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Tait Shanafelt, MD, on physician burnout.

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Physician Health
Moving Medicine Video Update