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What value-based care is and why everyone is talking about it with Maria Ansari, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the growing interest in value-based care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
AMA Update Podcast
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What's next with Medicare payment reform, Part I

In the first part of a two-part episode of Moving Medicine, learn about where Medicare payment reform stands now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Moving Medicine Podcast
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5 MIN READ

What's the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists?

Six states allow psychologists to prescribe psychotropic drugs, something only physicians are adequately trained to do. Learn more with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

Jan. 26, 2024: State Advocacy Update

AMA opposes inappropriate scope expansion efforts in New Jersey, South Dakota, Washington State and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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6 MIN READ

To ease physician burnout, boost staff training

At Confluence Health, staffers are helping to ease physicians’ EHR burdens. The effort is being noticed.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Practice Innovation Strategies: Leadership and culture

This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies offers proven approaches on how to empower your team and drive tangible results.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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5 MIN READ

What's the difference between optometrists and ophthalmologists?

 Optometrists are great for eyeglasses and contact lenses, but the scalpel and laser belong in ophthalmologists’ hands. Learn more with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
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Pearl of the week: How value-based care can control cost

Find resources on implementing a value-based care framework.

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Payment & Delivery Models
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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Here’s the top state issue keeping doctors up at night in 2024

Nearly 90% of survey respondents list scope of practice expansions as No. 1 priority. Learn how the AMA helped defeat over 100 such bills last year.

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