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10 MIN READ

Hattiesburg Clinic embraces data to build on well-being success

Physician job satisfaction at Hattiesburg Clinic far exceeds national benchmark. Now leaders are addressing the needs of early career physicians.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

11 scope-creep bills were introduced this year—in one state

Learn how the AMA helps Mississippi doctors engage lawmakers and beat bills to inappropriately expand nonphysician providers’ scope of practice.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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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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10 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 reinfection

Newer COVID-19 variants are contributing to second or even third SARS-CoV-2 infections. Learn how to avoid the worse outcomes linked to reinfection.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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9 MIN READ

13 health systems that are innovating to move medicine forward

On prior authorization, telehealth, climate change, health equity and more—these health systems led the way during a trying year. Learn how.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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8 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Patients have more questions than answers about bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters. One physician clears the air.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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5 MIN READ

Physician CEO uncovers the value of doctor-led health care teams

Hattiesburg Clinic’s review of its cost-and-quality data became a focal point in national scope of practice debates over physician-led team-based care.

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Scope of Practice
Health System Spotlight
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8 MIN READ

Inside the AMA’s wide-ranging fight against scope creep

An AMA-led coalition of state and specialty societies has worked across the nation to block scope-of-practice expansions that threaten patient safety.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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5 MIN READ

2022 AMA Annual Meeting: 8 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians and medical students will consider at the House of Delegates’ meeting June 10–15.

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