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Public health: The challenges and opportunities physicians face with Frederick Chen, MD, MPH
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Practice innovation strategies: Patient-centered care
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8 steps Kaiser Permanente is taking to suppress COVID-19

As states reopen, the need to prevent successive waves of infection remains. Learn how Kaiser Permanente is tackling the newest phase: disease suppression.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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9 MIN READ

AMA experts discuss the pandemic's impact on Latinx community

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 in the first of a two-part series, about the impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx community.

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Population Care
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4 MIN READ

What physicians can do to boost COVID-19 contact-tracing efforts

Learn about the vital public health role doctors have in limited COVID-19 spread that goes beyond clinical care.

Public Health
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Atlantic Health: Reopening requires air-traffic control mentality

New Jersey has lifted its suspension of elective surgeries. Learn how this health system is managing the flow of patients and letting them to know that care shouldn’t be postponed.

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Sustainability
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

Physician leader: Patients must know about efforts to keep them safe

Strict safety measures helped keep a large group practice open during the COVID-19 pandemic, now the key is to make sure patients know about them.

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Sustainability
Health System Spotlight
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3 MIN READ

End-of-life care challenges during COVID-19: What doctors must know

COVID-19 often robs patients of the ability to express their wishes. Learn with the AMA how advance directives can ease some strain for everyone involved.

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6 MIN READ

The 12 factors that drive up physician burnout

To reduce the burden placed on doctors, health care systems must look at what external factors are adding to physician burnout. Find out more.

Physician Health
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49 MIN READ

Prioritizing Equity video series: COVID-19 & Latinx Voices in the Field

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, and guests discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Latinx physicians and the Latinx community,

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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Shared decision-making: What to say when patients express regret

Learn what should be communicated in shared decision-making, and how to respond when patients have second thoughts about a jointly made plan of care.

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