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4 MIN READ

As “encounter specialists,” CMAs can boost doctors’ well-being

Specially trained certified medical assistants (CMAs)—two for each doctor—can help cut down on the pajama time spent charting. Learn more.

Physician Health
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Find—and keep—the right MAs for your private practice

Learn about key steps to recruit and retain medical assistants (MAs) who can ease the physician workload while improving patient care.

Sustainability
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Key lessons in health systems science that pre-meds should know

An understanding of the system in which health care is delivered can help pre-meds hit the ground running once they begin medical school.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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8 states defeat efforts to expand APRN scope of practice

Patients deserve care led by physicians. Learn about the fight to preserve physician-led, team-based care and stop scope of practice expansions.

Scope of Practice
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As burnout ripples through health care teams, work hours go down

There is a shared responsibility in medicine to address system-level factors that contribute to chronic workplace stress, lead to burnout and hinder recovery.

Sustainability
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7 keys to an efficient integrated behavioral health care workflow

Here’s what to think about when it comes to practice workflow so that your practice can successfully integrate behavioral health care.

Public Health
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New podcast explores ways to put the joy back in medical practice

Interviews with doctors on the leading edge of practice transformation describe what it takes. Learn more with the AMA.

Physician Health
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4 MIN READ

Telehealth essentials every private physician practice must know

When the pandemic hit, your practice adapted quickly to telemedicine. But the story doesn’t end there. Learn more with the AMA.

Digital
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VA standards for health professionals threaten veterans’ care

Action by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement practice standards has unintended consequences that jeopardize health care for veterans.

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Leadership
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