Enhance support for your physicians with AMA Group Membership

The American Medical Association Health System Program partners with your leadership to tailor solutions that allow you to maximize support for your physicians and care teams.

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5 MIN READ

Structure leads to success. It works in the Army—and for ACOs.

Physician-led accountable care organizations (ACOs) can excel, but the right support structures must be in place. Learn how Privia Health does that. 

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

Training to become a physician—and an advocate

Becoming a doctor is about more than clinical acumen, says the AMA’s board chair. It’s about advocating for patients and the profession.

Medical School Life
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“It’s a regulation,” administrators say. But sometimes it isn’t.

There are many physician tasks that have been misunderstood as regulatory requirements. Time to ask questions and do the homework—with the AMA’s help.

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
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6 MIN READ

To attract new physicians, listen to the ones already on board

Creative, comprehensive recruitment boosts internal referrals by 25% at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. That’s because leaders are listening.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

In addressing rural health inequities, definitions matter

Many programs seek to improve rural health care, but these efforts face challenges because they lack an agreed-upon definition of “rural.”

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Top health tips that hematologists want patients to know

Blood holds the keys to countless health conditions. Learn what hematologists want everyone to know about a handful of them.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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10 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction goes beyond sex, affecting overall health and well-being. Amanda Swanton, MD, from University of Iowa Health Care, shares more.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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6 MIN READ

For these health systems, value-based care means putting patients first

Here is a look at how members of the AMA Health System Program are finding different ways to embrace the value-based care model and make an impact.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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Pain-management guidance emphasizes individualized patient care

New guidance from the Federation of State Medical Boards recognizes that pain management is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor.

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