Michael Tutty, PhD
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13 MIN READ

Physician well-being: Why organizational change matters

Get an overview of recent physician burnout studies and the AMA’s latest programs that are tackling this issue at the systems level.

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Sustainability
Moving Medicine Podcast
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2 MIN READ

AMA in the News: August 2019

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for August 2019.

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AMA in the News
AMA in the News
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4 MIN READ

This physician gets a leg up on diabetes prevention referral

Learn how a San Francisco private practice physician takes advantage of an innovative referral system of lifestyle coaches.

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AMA CEO and Executive Vice President James L. Madara, MD durimg 2019 Annual Meeting.
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3 MIN READ

21st century medicine must tackle health inequity: AMA CEO

James L. Madara, MD, tells the AMA House of Delegates that efforts to reshape medicine won’t succeed unless they put equity front and center.

Annual Meeting
Physician using a tablet computer
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4 MIN READ

AMA brings physician, patient perspectives to HIMSS conference

AMA takes message to HIMSS that health IT must be evidence-based, validated, actionable and strengthen the patient-doctor relationship.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

Digital health funding hits $8.1 billion. How to spend it wisely.

42% growth since 2017 has experts wondering whether a bubble is forming. Health tech excels most when entrepreneurs tap physician insights at every stage.

Digital
Laptops connected by glowing lines
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4 MIN READ

How blockchain technology will reshape health care

With blockchain, hype and hope walk side by side down technology’s path to remake the medical landscape.

Digital
James L. Madara, MD, at 2018 AMA Interim Meeting
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4 MIN READ

Doctors as disruptors? AMA CEO says medicine’s future demands it

Physicians must lead the way by ensuring that disruptive innovations improve patient care, says AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD.

Interim Meeting
James L. Madara, MD

James L. Madara, MD

Dr. Madara has served as the CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association since 2011. He also holds the academic title of adjunct professor of pathology at Northwestern University.

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