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Apr 1, 2025 ·
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Working with Employers to Enable Behavioral Health Integration

This AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar will explore innovative solutions that are shaping the future of employee mental and behavioral health care.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series

Membership fights burnout

The AMA’s bold advocacy, innovative research and actionable resources help tackle burnout’s key causes. Join the movement to fight burnout and provide relief for physicians.

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10 things doctors wish women knew to manage their health

AMA member physicians share more about some priorities that women patients should keep in mind. Hint: It’s not all about diet and exercise.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Psychiatrist’s research, advocacy advances mental health equity

Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow Stephanie Eng, MD, wants to help extend care for her patients in ways that go beyond the clinical encounter.

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New Henry Ford Health hospital helps fill behavioral health gaps

The opening of Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital expands mental health care with evidence-based treatments, family involvement and training.

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Med Learning Group (MLG) CME

On-demand programs from MLG focus on increasing competence and improving and optimizing patient care.

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March 21, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Reminder: March 31 Medicare MIPS reporting deadline and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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What doctors wish patients knew about decision fatigue

The daily flood of decisions can be exhausting. Lisa MacLean, MD, a psychiatrist at Henry Ford Health, shares how to overcome decision fatigue.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of March 10, 2025

In the news: AMA and other physician organizations speak out on Medicare pay cuts, new findings on physicians’ EHR use during paid time off and more.

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Loneliness in health care CME

The impact that loneliness and social isolation has on well-being is real and COVID-19 only increased this issue. Earn CME credits while learning at your own pace.

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What doctors wish patients knew about managing anxiety disorders

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point, but it becomes a medical problem when it seriously interrupts your life. Two psychiatrists share more.

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Behavioral health coding guide

Download a PDF of this practice guide that provides physician practices and their care teams with a list of key CPT codes that can be used (as deemed medically appropriate) when administering behavioral health screening, treatment and/or preventative services.

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