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Developing health IT? Involve physicians from the start

Physicians want and need to be involved in the development of digital health care tools at the ground level.

Digital

Fight Regulatory Burdens

AMA-inspired changes to office visit reporting will save the typical office-based physician 180 hours of documentation each year.

Join the AMA Today
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Physicians demand more of digital tools, yet remain optimistic

Physicians are enthusiastic about health care technology but demand the digital tools be beneficial to clinical practice and not a burden. One way to make sure the tools are effective in practice is to get physicians involved in their development.

Digital
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Dr. Abraham Verghese looks at patient-physician relationship

AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD, sits down with Dr. Abraham Verghese, to discuss why the physician-patient relationship is central to medical education and practice.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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5 things every modern medical practice needs

Physicians need to ensure their practices are prepared for evolving technology, increased patient demands and shifting payment models, Here are 5 things every modern practice will need to thrive.

Sustainability
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How the AMA is helping America's physicians combat burnout

Research shows that the rates of burnout and fatigue affect about 40 percent of U.S. physicians, over 10 percentage points higher than the general population.

Press Releases
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What motivates physicians--and how health care needs to change

Studies show physicians are more motivated by intrinsic values that uniquely define the profession rather than external values, such as financial rewards.A recent Viewpoint on professionalism discusses how the health care needs to change from one that is governed by burdensome financial regulations to one that gives physicians what they need to provide the highest quality care.

Ethics
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Initiative minimizes barriers to providing high-quality care

Now that studies have made the reasons behind physicians’ professional satisfaction clear, it’s time to implement solutions that let physicians get back to doing what they want to do most—give high-quality care to patients.

Physician Health
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Delegates ask for suspension of meaningful use penalties

At the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting, delegates renewed their request that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suspend penalties for failure to meet meaningful use criteria. The new policy comes on the heels of the recent release of new attestation numbers showing only 2 percent of physicians have demonstrated Stage 2 meaningful use so far this year.

Medicare & Medicaid
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United voice will protect physician-patient relationship: AMA CEO

Unifying the physician community and speaking with one voice will ensure the AMA’s “True North”—the physician-patient relationship—remains strong in the face of a semi-chaotic, rapidly changing health care environment, AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD said in his address at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting. 

Physician-Patient Relationship