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AMA Update 242: Resident burnout and creating a culture of well-being with Mark Linzer, MD

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

Mark Linzer, MD, director of the Institute for Professional Worklife at Hennepin Healthcare, talks about the latest research on resident burnout—and specific actions residency program and health system leaders can take to increase well-being. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 236: A year of recovery: AMA CXO Todd Unger takes a look back at the progress and key voices of 2022

AMA CXO Todd Unger shares a special end-of-year feature chronicling physicians’ efforts to help patients and the AMA’s pivot toward recovery in 2022.

Tune in for a brand new AMA Update on Jan. 2, 2023. 

In the meantime, learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

Join the AMA or renew your membership here: ama-assn.org/movingmedicine

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AMA Update 208: Addressing the rapid rise in physician burnout revealed by a new study with Christine Sinsky, MD

Today we dive into new research findings from a recent study on physician burnout with Christine Sinsky, MD, the AMA’s vice president of professional satisfaction. Dr. Sinsky is one of the authors on the study that was published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings last month. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians, by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

For more information and to access the study by the AMA, Mayo Clinic and Stanford Medicine, visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/physician-burnout-rate-spikes-new-height

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AMA Update 191: Addressing Medicare payment problems for physicians with Jack Resneck Jr., MD

AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, a practicing dermatologist and health care policy expert in San Francisco, discusses the latest advocacy efforts on Medicare physician payment reform. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

View «Characteristics of a Rational Medicare Payment System» PDF here: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/characteristics-rational-medicare-payment-principles.pdf

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Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians, by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

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AMA Update 186: Physician-led health care teams with Bryan Batson, MD

Bryan Batson, MD, CEO of Hattiesburg Clinic, in Hattiesburg, Miss., shares details from a new study that demonstrates the value of physician-led, team-based care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Read more about Hattiesburg Clinic’s «Targeting Value-based Care with Physician-led Care Teams”, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/amid-doctor-shortage-nps-and-pas-seemed-fix-data-s-nope

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians, by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

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