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5 MIN READ

Understand your options for affiliating with other practices

Physician practice mergers, or affiliations, can be the route to your success. Here is how to evaluate whether that is the best path for you.

Payment & Delivery Models
Gina Tartaglia, Krystal Melton, Veronica GarcMarie T. Brown, MD, and team, an internal medicine specialist at Rush University Medical Center.ia, Marie Brown, MD, and Janet Forbes, MD.
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6 MIN READ

Try this streamlined approach for managing diabetes

When treating type 2 diabetes in your practice, look at the patient as a whole and make changes one innovative step at a time.

Diabetes
Two pieces of a puzzle being put together.
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4 MIN READ

Physician interdependence and independent practices can coexist

Independent physicians can pool financial resources to build their practice infrastructure and create economies of scale under new integration models.

Payment & Delivery Models
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3 MIN READ

Feb. 9, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Congress approves fifth spending bill

Senate and House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; AMA helped shaped the legislation.

Advocacy Update
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5 MIN READ

Feb. 9, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Improving pain care and practice workflows, UDI implementation and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

Feb. 9, 2018: State Advocacy Update

"Share Your Story" initiative on ending opioid epidemic and more in AMA's latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Doctor thinks about patient goals to reach health solution.
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5 MIN READ

To understand patient health priorities, ask: "What matters to you?"

Health coaches can help patients make strides with conditions such as hypertension or type 2 diabetes. Here is how asking, “What matters to you?” will help improve patient care.

Physician-Patient Relationship
Five physicians around a table working from a tablet.
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5 MIN READ

Bargaining table success starts with these common elements

Successfully negotiating new payment models requires assessing your medical group’s strengths and identifying who can play “good cop,” “bad cop” roles.

Payment & Delivery Models
Graphic list of baseline costs.
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4 MIN READ

Answers to 6 key questions on cost will prep you for new pay era

Practices with an understanding of the costs they incur for the services they provide will be better positioned to manage the changing payment environment.

Payment & Delivery Models