Radiologists reviewing a scan
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4 MIN READ

Path to better imaging utilization is clear: straight talk

Patients should only be exposed to radiation when needed. A program featuring tailored messages for patients and physicians has boosted high-yield imaging orders by 22%.

Sustainability
Outdoor Emergency Room sign
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4 MIN READ

Emergency departments save 25,000 lives, $55 million. Here’s how.

More than 1,000 EDs have transformed their clinical care practices to make a massive, lifesaving impact.

Sustainability
3 MIN READ

Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative

Learn more about how the AMA joined 39 health care collaborative networks selected to take part in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI).

Sustainability
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3 MIN READ

AMA inaugurates recognition program in fight against physician burnout

Twenty-two organizations acknowledged for achievements that improve joy in medicine.

Press Releases
Sep 18, 2019 ·
3 MIN READ

AMA Practice Transformation Boot Camp 2019

AMA hosts practice transformation boot camp to advance physician well-being—download PDFs of the slides.

Events
Michael Tutty, PhD
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13 MIN READ

Physician well-being: Why organizational change matters

Get an overview of recent physician burnout studies and the AMA’s latest programs that are tackling this issue at the systems level.

series
Sustainability
Moving Medicine Podcast
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5 MIN READ

AMA fights burnout with new Practice Transformation Initiative

Advancing evidence-based solutions to increase joy in medicine.

Press Releases
Professionals sitting around a table
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4 MIN READ

Physician burnout: New AMA effort to close solutions research gap

A multimillion-dollar AMA initiative will help identify the "emerging practice" science that can address the systemic causes of doctor burnout.

Sustainability
Physician avatars
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4 MIN READ

Battling doctor burnout? New app makes a game of learning to beat it

AMA takes gamification approach with physician smartphone app that helps you learn how to improve your practice's efficiency to cut doctor burnout.

Physician Health