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Saint Peter’s health professionals
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5 MIN READ

How Saint Peter’s is solving patients’ food insecurity concerns

Screening for social determinants of health at New Jersey health system uncovers patient concerns about accessing nutritious foods. Learn more.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

Addressing another health care shortage: medical coders

Baptist Health Medical Group in Kentucky and Southern Indiana pays employees to get certified as medical coders. Learn more with the AMA.

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Leadership
Health System Spotlight
Mary Pan, MD
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9 MIN READ

Q&A: Fight burnout by seeing each decision through well-being lens

Learn how Mary Pan, MD, medical director of clinical wellness for the Washington Permanente Medical Group, keeps well-being front and center.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

This pediatrician speaks up for Mississippi moms, infants

Hattiesburg Clinic’s Anita Henderson, MD, the MSMA, and many others spent years pushing to expand Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum. Now it is law.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

With MAs in short supply, this health system is creating its own

Baptist Health Medical Group in Kentucky and Southern Indiana draws from its own administrative staff to train new medical assistants (MAs).

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Sustainability
Health System Spotlight
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3 MIN READ

Why older adults benefit from regular doses of humor

A healthy aging initiative at Atlantic Health System prescribes laughter as a key to lowering stress among older adults. Learn more with the AMA.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

How small changes can help restore joy in medicine

The Permanente Medical Group’s focused strategy to cut physician burnout is earning national recognition. Learn more with the AMA.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Permanente: Breast cancer scan
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8 MIN READ

Q&A: How swift communication of mammography results eases anxiety

Some patients wait 30 days for routine mammography results. This Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group physician’s team cut the wait to under an hour.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

Physicians make voices heard on threat to ACA preventive coverage

Pre-exposure prophylaxis is one of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive services at risk in federal court, says Stephen Parodi, MD. Learn more.

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Access to Care
Health System Spotlight