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3 steps to cut down time spent on Rx renewals

You and your practice team could be spending several hundred hours on prescription renewals each year. What if you could get most of that time back while also ensuring your patients don’t run out of medications between appointments?

Sustainability
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Physicians teach their secrets to success

Finding time to develop new ways to improve practice efficiency takes away from time spent with patients. The AMA’s STEPS Forward website offers interactive educational modules that help physicians address practice challenges using proven solutions other physicians have developed and implemented in their own practices.

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8 steps to help address EHR woes with team documentation

The chief complaint with electronic health record (EHR) systems for many physicians is that they’ve become typists and must spend time away from patient care for documentation. But some practices have found a solution to this problem by implementing team documentation—and they’re seeing returns on their investments.

Digital
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One simple way to streamline office visits—while improving care

Implementing pre-visit lab testing in your medical practice can improve patient care. It gives physicians the opportunity to discuss results with patients at their visits, eliminating the need to review results later and call patients to explain results and coordinate follow-up care

Sustainability
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10 steps to pre-visit planning that can produce big savings

Pre-visit planning for patients can increase efficiency, saving both physician and staff time. Ten steps address tasks such as scheduling patients for future appointments and arranging for pre-visit lab testing.

Sustainability
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Physicians take on MOC debate

The maintenance of certification process was an important topic for physicians attending the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting. Academic physicians had a chance to hear updates on MOC before the AMA House of Delegates considered policy to urge changes to make it more transparent and physician-friendly.

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From MOC to vaccines: Top 10 stories from AMA Annual Meeting

A new maintenance of certification (MOC) policy, GME funding, and exemptions from vaccinations were among the top stories from the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting.

Annual Meeting
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Doctors give state boards MOL guidance

Physicians at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting voted on policy to clarify the differences between Maintenance of certification (MOC) and maintenance of licensure (MOL). They also gave state medical boards guidance around the MOL process.

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More transparent, physician-friendly MOC focus of new policy

Physicians took on the maintenance of certification (MOC) process at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting, calling for more transparency and education surrounding the process. One new policy asks the American Board of Medical Specialties to develop “fiduciary standards” for its member boards.

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