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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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Oct. 8, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Surprise billing regulation favors insurers and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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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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Sept. 10, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

NHSC can help with student loan debt and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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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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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
Leadership Viewpoints
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Why VA’s move to nationalize standards of practice is misguided

The VA’s Supremacy Project threatens to undermine confidence in care provided to veterans by superseding state scope-of-practice and licensure laws.

Scope of Practice
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AMA: VA misfires on standards for oversight of health care professionals

These back-of-the-envelope standards will have the unintended consequence of reducing the quality of health care for veterans.

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