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Physicians need timely MIPS data to advance value-based care

Sharing Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data with doctors is a must-fix when it comes to Medicare physician payment reform.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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3 Min Read

Does a doctor’s telemedicine video background matter to patients?

Physicians’ training and communication skills are important to patients. New research explores patient views on their doctors’ Zoom backgrounds.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

Latest proposed cut—2.8%—shows need for Medicare pay reform

Proposal would mean five straight years of cuts and sends clear signal: With older adults’ access to care on the line, Congress must fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

Burnout falls, but still hits these 6 physician specialties most

New AMA data shows overall drop in doctor burnout reflected in specialties with highest burnout rates. Texas Children’s Pediatrics shares how to help.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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It’s time to revamp Medicare’s broken MIPS program

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) disproportionately penalizes physicians in rural and small practices, threatening access to care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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Value-based care’s future rests on reforms to Medicare APM incentives

Medicare’s pay system is unsustainable. A rigid approach that limits doctor participation in alternative payment models (APMs) is part of the problem.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

Physician burnout rate drops below 50% for first time in 4 years

Exclusive AMA data shows reprieve after record high in COVID-19 emergency. Smart health systems are working with the AMA to boost well-being.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Cardiologist Fatima Rodriguez, MD, interviews AMA Immediate Past President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
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In the push for AI in health care, avoid EHR rollout mistakes

The EHR has long driven physician dissatisfaction. Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, says AI developers must avoid that fate by seeking early physician input.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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3 Min Read

How the APRN Compact would undermine physician-led care

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Compact, if adopted, would overturn scope of practice laws in 44 states. Learn more.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians