Topic in Focus: Physician Well-being

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Battling physician burnout one inappropriate form at a time

A majority of states have revised their medical licensure application forms to support physician well-being. Credentialing forms is the next step.

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AMA Update for Nov. 16, 2023: Physician specialties with the most burnout and how to fix it with Texas Children's Pediatrics
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Physician specialties with the most burnout and how to fix it with Texas Children's Pediatrics

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about physician burnout rates by specialty and ways to fix it.

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AMA Update
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Physician specialties with the most burnout and how to fix it with Texas Children's Pediatrics [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about physician burnout rates by specialty and ways to fix it.

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Physician Health
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Nov. 15, 2023: Building and maintaining a successful physician well-being program with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD
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Building and maintaining a successful physician well-being program with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Ochsner Health’s well-being program.

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AMA Update
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Building and maintaining a successful physician well-being program with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Ochsner Health’s well-being program.

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AMA Update Podcast
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Physician safety: CSAPH reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

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Speaker Lisa Egbert, MD, and Vice Speaker John Armstrong, MD, during opening session of 2023 Interim Meeting of HOD
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Highlights from the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 10–14.

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Christine Sinsky, MD at the lecturn
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7 ways to beat physician burnout by rebuilding relationships

Too much of health care delivery has become a check-the-box exercise. Find out how building around relationships boosts well-being—and patient outcomes.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
HOD business session at the 2023 Interim Meeting
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Who’s making the call on prior authorization?

Many clinicians involved in prior authorization are not physicians with proper training as medical decision-makers. The AMA says that’s got to change.

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