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Controlling chronic disease corrals costs and improves outcomes

Ochsner Health’s digital medicine programs work so well that they’re being used as a recruitment tool for primary care physicians. Learn why.

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Prevention & Wellness
Health System Spotlight
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Pay schedule contains AMA advocacy wins on telehealth, diabetes

The proposed 3.36% Medicare pay cut is unconscionable, and the AMA is fighting to stop it. CMS is taking some other AMA recommendations to heart.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Why we should think of the physician workforce as an ecosystem

LeeAnna I. Muzquiz, MD, experienced the challenges Native Americans face in pursuing careers in medicine firsthand. Now she’s working to conquer them.

Health Equity
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How pediatricians can help patients who’ve experienced trauma

Learn how incorporating trauma-informed care into your pediatric practice can help kids and their families begin to heal and build resilience.

Population Health
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For physician advocates, social media hate is nauseatingly normal

It’s hard enough to battle medical misinformation. Nearly 60% of doctors now report a deplorable result of their advocacy: disgusting online attacks.

Physician Health
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Reduce physician burnout now—or face rising doctor shortages

Boost well-being and expand the physician workforce or “we are going to have a crisis,” warns AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH. Learn more.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Physicians to high court: Keep firearms out of abusers’ hands

Abusive partners with firearms access are five times likelier to kill their victims than unarmed abusers. Learn how sensible restrictions save lives.

Judicial Advocacy
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With rural family doctors in short supply, Geisinger grows its own

Learn how Geisinger’s family medicine residency program trains doctors to care for patients in underserved areas with limited resources.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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Why CPT is foundational in the transition to value-based care

Value-based pay models require the right data. Learn with the AMA how the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is essential to delivering it.

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