AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy upcoming events

July 9 | 10 a.m. CT 

Learn how to foster meaningful connections in a virtual environment with Matthew Sakumoto, MD, CMIO of Sutter Health, in this live webinar. Learn more. 

Kick-Off Webinar (Part 1): Aug. 13 | 10:15 a.m. CT 

Live Webinar and Q&A (Part 2): Sept. 10 | 10:15 a.m. CT 

In this eight-week learning collaborative, subject matter experts Sea Chen, MD, Niki Panich, MD, and Meaghan Nolan will discuss patient engagement platforms, digital workflows for communication, and how to involve your practice’s patient community when making changes such as moving to value-based care or improving the revenue cycle. Learn more. 

Aug. 20 | noon CT 

Technology has significantly transformed the physician-patient relationship. In this live webinar, learn how human-centered design principles can optimize technological solutions for care teams and patients. Learn more. 

Aug. 22 | noon CT 

Kevin Hopkins, MD, and Tracy Davis Bradley, PhD, help clinical team members, organizational leaders, and medical practice operations leaders better understand how unnecessary and overinterpreted regulations impair efficiency in this live webinar. Learn more. 

Sept. 23-24 | AMA Plaza | Chicago

Practice redesign for workforce sustainability is crucial for quality improvement. But how and where to start? This two-day, in-person, interactive boot camp equips attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies needed to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction.

Learn how to maximize team-based care, optimize the EHR, eliminate unnecessary work, and free up more time to focus on what matters most–patient care. Learn more.

October 2024–March 2025

We are launching two new, no-cost learning collaboratives this fall! Participating organizations will learn from experts how to reduce in-basket and regulatory burdens using a guiding framework to help overcome obstacles and effect meaningful improvements. Limited space available! Learn more.