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5 Min Read

Partnership is key in value-based care model in Michigan

Henry Ford Health and General Motors are both seeing the benefits of their direct-to-employer ConnectedCare health care plan. 

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

Think you know your patient’s blood pressure? Maybe think again

The phenomenon of masked hypertension affects millions of patients, yet not all physicians are familiar with it. Learn to recognize and manage it.

Prevention & Wellness
Infection and inflammation of urine and internal organ
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8 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about UTI prevention

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be uncomfortable, but medication and home remedies can help. Two physicians discuss UTIs and how to manage symptoms.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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4 Min Read

Why failing Step 1 exam shouldn’t end your dream of being a doctor

If you fail the USMLE Step 1 exam once, your chances at a career as a physician remain high. Follow this path to make the second time a success.

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
Succeeding in Medical School
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4 Min Read

As practices fight to survive, health plans see another payday

For doctors, it’s five straight years of Medicare payment cuts. For Medicare Advantage plans, pay’s going up 4.33%. Congress must fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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3 Min Read

Physician, help thyself: 5 terrific advice books doctors recommend

AMA member physicians share life- and practice-changing gems that they have found in the self-help and business leadership aisles of the bookstore.

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Med School Life
Health System Spotlight
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3 Min Read

Help your resident physicians identify burnout and boost well-being

Understanding how to beat burnout can be a key to a physician’s making the successful transition from medical school to residency. 

Improve GME
Operation room at hospital with patient
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4 Min Read

What it's really like in anesthesiology—from 3 physicians who know

Shadowing one physician in anesthesiology is a great way to learn about life in the specialty. Exploring these insights from three of them is the next best thing.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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5 Min Read

Use these strategies to create your residency Match rank-order list

As the Match rank-order list deadline nears, go with your personal preferences and carefully weigh every residency program you interviewed with.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency