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AMA Update 498: How ambient clinical intelligence and AI tools for medical charting can reduce physician burnout

26 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:32 0 Comments

What is the best part of being a doctor? How does AI connect people? Do doctors work outside of work? What is ambient listening technology in healthcare? Our guest is Ah Rim Shin, MD, a family medicine physician and physician lead of the wellness committee at The Southeast Permanente Medical Group. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🏆 Check out AMA’s Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program: https://ama-assn.co/JoyInMedicine

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AMA Update 494: Tips for residency applications and how to best use program signals for Match 2025

16 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:08:42 0 Comments

Is residency signaling important? Why write a residency personal statement? Should I put geographic preference on ERAS? What makes a medical student CV stand out? Deborah Clements, MD, is chair of the department of family and community medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and program director for the McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Lake Forest. As a chair on the board of National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), Dr. Clements shares advice on how to stand out on your residency application. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

💡 Get advice on what goes into a stand out residency application: https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/preparing-residency/application-do-s-and-don-ts-doctor-who-oversees-match

⏰ Looking for a residency application timeline? Visit: https://freida.ama-assn.org/road-to-residency-guide/timeline

📝 More advice for medical students and curriculum vitae examples here: https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/medical-school-life/6-keys-creating-medical-student-cv-sets-you-apart

🔍 Access AMA FREIDA residency search: https://ama-assn.co/FREIDA

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 489: Application of artificial intelligence in medical education: What is the future of AI in medicine?

5 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:52 0 Comments

Is AI taught in medical school? What is AI integrated education? How will AI impact health care in the future? What are the benefits of health informatics? Our guests are Kim Lomis, MD, vice president of Medical Education Innovations, and Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, vice president of Digital Health Innovations, at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

📚 Looking for generative AI in medicine courses? Access AMA EdHub Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/change-med-ed/interactive/18827029

🖥️ For more on ethical issues in artificial intelligence, check out AMA Framework for Health Care AI: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/advancing-health-care-ai-through-ethics-evidence-and-equity

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AMA Update 485: Addressing the rising cost of healthcare: The shift to value-based care & value-based care examples

24 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:16 0 Comments

Why is value-based care important? What are value-based care payment models? How is value-based care measured? What is an example of value-based care? Our guest is Narayana Murali, MD, chief medical officer of Medicine Services at Geisinger Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

📺 Watch Dr. Murali’s last episode about the benefits of value-based care: https://youtu.be/xYHw9sF9DaA

💰 Download the PDF about best practices for health care payment models: https://ama-assn.co/VBC_payments

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems
 

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AMA Update 483: Growing a well-being program, the value of a chief wellness officer and well-being program examples

19 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:06 0 Comments

What is a physician wellness program? Why do physician well-being programs matter? Do you need a chief well-being officer? How do you scale a physician wellness program? Our guest is Gaurava Agarwal, MD, chief wellness executive at Northwestern Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Improve physician well-being in your organization through the AMA Joy in Medicine™ Program Health System Recognition Program: https://ama-assn.org/joy

🟣 Start a Scholars of Wellness program in your health system: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2782425

📚 Discover more resources from the AMA, the leader in physician well-being: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/organizational-well-being-journey.pdf

📱 Join the AMA’s new physician well-being group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/amaphysicianwellbeing

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

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AMA Update 481: Health insurance denials, delayed care and medication access: How prior authorization hurts patients

15 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:17 0 Comments

Why do prior authorizations get denied? Who is responsible for getting pre authorization? Why is prior authorization so difficult? How long does prior authorization take? Our guest is American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://ama-assn.co/FixPriorAuth

📋 AMA prior authorization survey: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_stats_PDF

📍 Googling «prior authorization laws by state»? Use AMA prior authorization state law chart: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_laws_PDF

📢 AMA prior authorization physician advocacy examples: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_training_PDF

📜 AMA prior authorization model bill: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_legislation_PDF

📊 Access AMA prior authorization legislation resources and research: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_report

📚 AMA prior authorization reform and model legislation: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_reform

🏛️ Stay up to date on AMA efforts to fix prior authorization policy: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_policy

🎞️ Get your CMS final rule prior authorization questions answered, watch: https://youtu.be/uEjV4CWlMJ4?si=QUCmuugnCdfExY2H

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AMA Update 478: New ACIP recommendations for RSV, COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccines, plus updated flu vaccine

8 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:16:41 0 Comments

Is a new COVID vaccine coming out? Which RSV vaccine is better? Are there new PCV vaccines? Which vaccines can be given together? When is the new flu shot available? Our guest is Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

💉 CDC RSV vaccine recommendations: https://ama-assn.co/RSV_vaccine

🦠 Looking for a COVID map? Get the latest CDC COVID Tracker map, charts and data: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_COVID

🗺️ Searching for «COVID vaccine near me»? Find vaccines in your area at: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_vaccine

📍 Googling «COVID testing near me»? Find where to get COVID test kits: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_tests

🧪 Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_testing

💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://ama-assn.co/COVID_wastewater

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

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AMA Update 476: Risant Health news, benefits of value-based care and fixing the biggest problems in healthcare today

1 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:29 0 Comments

What is a value-based care model? Is value-based care the future? How does value-based care work? What is Risant Health and who is buying Cone Health? Our guest is Risant Health CEO Jaewon Ryu, MD. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🎞️ Watch Dr. Ryu’s last episode before Risant Health seals Geisinger acquisition: https://youtu.be/-gng4S2b2LE?si=c80ocUizAyC0shS7

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

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AMA Update 472: Pretend Time Off: JAMA burnout study and PTO for doctors

21 de junio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:07:59 0 Comments

How to heal from physician burnout: Can a vacation help with burnout? How much vacation do doctors get? What are risk factors for burnout? Why do physicians leave their jobs? Our guest is Christine Sinsky, MD, vice president of Professional Satisfaction, at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🚧 Access AMA’s STEPS Forward® Program “Real PTO” for Physicians – Reduce Barriers to Taking Time Off: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSforward_PTOpolicy

📴 JAMA study on Vacation Days Taken, Work During Vacation, and Burnout Among US Physicians: https://ama-assn.co/JAMAstudy_VacationBurnout

🏖️ The physician vacation is surf, sun and EHR. Let’s change that. (Full article): https://ama-assn.co/Burnout_physicianPTO

🧰 Wondering how to assess and measure physician burnout? Get AMA’s burnout assessment tool PDF and more, here: https://ama-assn.co/Wellbeing_Program

📋 Access the AMA Organizational Biopsy® PDF: https://ama-assn.co/OrganizationalBiopsy

📊 For more on AMA practice transformation, professional satisfaction and physician burnout research (physician burnout report): https://ama-assn.co/PracticeTransformation_Burnout

💡 AMA EHR burnout resources available: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_EHR

📰 Find heaps more physician wellness articles here: https://ama-assn.co/Wellbeing_resources

🖥️ AMA STEPS Forward burnout (CME physician burnout): https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_Burnout

⏰ Googling «time management for doctors»? Get time saving tips for physicians and earn physician wellness CME: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSforward_SavingTime

🌎 #ACPH2025 The American Conference on Physician Health: https://ama-assn.co/ACPH

🌏 #ICPH2024 International Conference on Physician Health™: https://ama-assn.co/ICPH

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AMA Update 470: How the American Medical Association influences policy on value-based care, AI in medicine and more

17 de junio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:20:54 0 Comments

Who can join the AMA? What issues does the AMA fight for? How does the AMA affect healthcare policy? What are AMA Sections? How is the AMA organized? Our guests answer those questions and more at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. Adnan Munkarah, MD, is care delivery system president and chief clinical officer at Henry Ford Health System, and Narayana Murali, MD, is chief medical officer of medicine services at Geisinger Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

💰 Best practices for healthcare payment models: https://ama-assn.co/VBC_payments

📊 Access data sharing and value-based payment in healthcare via AMA AHIP NAACOS issue value-based care data-sharing guidelines: https://ama-assn.co/VBC_datashare

🥼 AMA Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS): https://ama-assn.co/IPPS

👥 Member groups and AMA Section list: https://ama-assn.co/Sections

🌟 Wondering what are the benefits of being a member of the American Medical Association? Visit: https://ama-assn.co/membership_benefits

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

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