Does California have a doctor shortage? Are residency spots increasing? Why are recruitment strategies important in healthcare? Can AI improve healthcare?

The president and CEO of Sutter Health, Warner Thomas, discusses the importance of effective physician recruitment and doctor retention strategies, the future of AI in healthcare, and the need to add more medical residency spots for the next generation of medical students. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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Speeding up prior authorization: What is the gold card program? How does prior authorization affect patients? What is prior authorization in healthcare? Ezequiel (Zeke) Silva III, MD, a radiologist at the South Texas Radiology Group, the chair of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Council on Legislation and member of the AMA Council on Medical Service, joins to discuss the Texas Gold Card Law, its impact on the prior authorization process, as well as the TMA’s and AMA’s ongoing advocacy efforts to improve health care legislation. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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