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Teaming up with the Cherokee Nation to address doctor shortages

Rural areas are especially hard hit by physician shortages. A medical school affiliated with the Cherokee Nation aims to help fill the gap.

Sustainability
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In crisis, health equity gets overlooked. That must change.

Learn how guidance from the AMA and over 30 other organizations will help leaders ensure that equity is embedded in crisis preparedness and response.

Health Equity
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5 ways to build physician trust as a wellness-centered leader

Follow this road map to create an organizational culture focused on well-being. These changes can help cut physician burnout—and turnover.

Physician Health
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Big jump seen in EHR secure messaging. Is that a good thing?

One health system saw a 29% rise in EHR secure-message use in just six months. But does avoiding the phone offer a leg up for better care?

Digital
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Better sepsis tracking, reporting is key to saving lives

Sepsis kills 350,000 Americans a year. Learn how to reduce length of stay and sepsis mortality rates through coordinated reporting methods.

Sustainability
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What's the difference between physicians and naturopaths?

Some states are considering expanding scope of practice for naturopaths. Learn with the AMA what sets physicians and naturopaths apart.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Telehealth virtual visits can be a tool to fight climate change

Researchers at Northwest Permanente have calculated how telehealth has helped dramatically cut the medical group’s carbon footprint. Learn more.

Environmental Health
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AI cannot—and must not—replace the physician’s caring touch

Patients deserve a human doctor’s attention, says infectious diseases physician and best-selling novelist Abraham Verghese, MD.

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Key House members see hope to reverse Medicare pay cut—in part

Everyone in Congress—in both parties—now understands the Medicare physician pay system “is a huge problem,” says Indiana Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians