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4 MIN READ

Where private practices can begin on social determinants of health

Find out how to start small, ask the right questions and connect your patients with the help they need beyond the walls of your private practice.

Private Practices
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5 MIN READ

5 points to cover when establishing a chief wellness officer

The chief wellness officer (CWO) role is becoming more common in health care. Find out what groundwork to lay before hiring your first CWO.

Physician Health
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4 MIN READ

As “encounter specialists,” CMAs can boost doctors’ well-being

Specially trained certified medical assistants (CMAs)—two for each doctor—can help cut down on the pajama time spent charting. Learn more.

Physician Health
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4 MIN READ

Find—and keep—the right MAs for your private practice

Learn about key steps to recruit and retain medical assistants (MAs) who can ease the physician workload while improving patient care.

Sustainability
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8 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about physician burnout

Physician burnout was a cause for concern before COVID-19 multiplied the stress on doctors. Here’s what patients can do to ease pandemic strains.

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Physician Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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4 MIN READ

After a stress injury, offering long-term support at work is vital

Learn how to help a physician returning from a stress injury to connect, build confidence and grow competence, actions that benefit the whole team.

Physician Health
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4 MIN READ

23% of medical students mistreated. Regret, burnout often follow.

Bad experiences early in training can have far-reaching effects ahead of residency, says study of 14,000 medical students. Learn more with the AMA.

Medical Student Health
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4 MIN READ

Now is the time for doctors to shape what’s next on telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has made telehealth a household word. Experts say it should be only the start of comprehensive digital health offerings.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

Tensions boiling over? How to calm stressed health care colleagues

Learn with the AMA about what to say and do to promote physical and psychological safety for yourself, colleagues and patients.

Physician Health