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Elizabeth Avena, MD
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5 Min Read

At Confluence Health, exam rooms are full and waiting rooms are empty

Following key design principles, this health system in North Central Washington has achieved a 66% drop in wait times for new-patient appointments.

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Sustainability
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Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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James Byrne, MD
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7 Min Read

Lighting a new path in cancer care with radiation therapy

James Byrne, MD, PhD, of University of Iowa Health Care, is doing highly innovative research to improve patient outcomes. The NIH is noticing.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

Rush study finds familiar faces can help lower congregations’ BP

Working with community health workers recruited from Black churches results in average 10% drop in systolic blood pressure. 

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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9 Min Read

How do you draw 44,000-plus doctors to one health system? Focus

HCA Healthcare is working to give its physicians the tools they need to flourish in practice, grow in their careers and deliver high-quality care.

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Physician Health
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AMA Medical Group Spotlight

Groups moving medicine to support patient health and the medical profession. Interested in being featured?

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4 Min Read

Second opinions are a good idea—but there are caveats

When patients ask for another opinion, physicians shouldn’t take it as an affront. The process can help build healthy patient-physician relationships. 

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Physician-Patient Relationship
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

AI tools help Iowa physicians boost patient connection and care

By integrating health care AI, University of Iowa Health Care is reducing physicians’ daily work load, while also empowering care teams.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Hernan Bazan, MD
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6 Min Read

Data-driven tool helps direct decision-making for stroke patients

Researchers at Ochsner Health have developed a tool that can help guide treatment choices after a patient’s carotid stroke.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

Small but mighty effort gives doctors the support they need

At Marshfield Clinic Health System, physicians struggling with burnout have a great place to turn for peer support, mentorship and coaching.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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5 Min Read

Reflecting on 10 years of support for physicians at Privia Health

Privia Health gives physician private practices the tools they need to thrive in an increasingly complex health care landscape.

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Private Practices
Health System Spotlight