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3 Min Read

Myth or fact? Only doctors can respond to patient portal messages

Patient messages to physicians skyrocketed after COVID-19. But must physicians personally respond to each? The AMA sets the record straight.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

How the AMA meets need for new telehealth CPT codes

Telehealth capacity ramped up quickly early in the pandemic, but created a lot of variation along the way. An AMA work group helped develop uniformity. 

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CPT®
Fighting for Physicians
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7 Min Read

Want to help doctors? Keep some things “out of sight, out of mind”

Doctors are often burdened with messages and tasks that other care-team members can handle. Ochsner Health is working to cut burnout by changing that.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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13 Min Read

Physician contracting: Restrictive covenants, termination clauses

Here is what you need to know about these key elements of physician contracts.

 

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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4 Min Read

If it’s marketed as cannabis, it needs a warning label

Cannabis use disorder on the rise among youth and pregnant people, driven by targeted marketing. AMA model bill would give consumers more information.

Behavioral Health
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7 Min Read

Meet some of the physician leaders shaping health care's future

Health systems need strong chief medical officers and other leadership to move medicine forward. The vision of these doctors should not escape notice.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

For AMA’s president, the fight for doctors is personal

Failures to fix Medicare pay, prior authorization are hurting doctors and patients. AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, sees it in his own practice.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

Ochsner Health puts health first for 2025 Super Bowl

During Super Bowl week and on the big day, this New Orleans health system will use cutting-edge tech to help fans get the medical attention they need.

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Leadership
Health System Spotlight
William Childs, DO
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7 Min Read

What it's like to specialize in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Childs

William Childs, DO, of Henry Ford Health, is just one year into practice, and he has already changed his approach to being a family physician. 

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series