physician advocacy

AMA Update 430: Increase practice efficiency with EHR inbox management and prescription refill strategies

How to improve EHR implementation and documentation efficiency with time-saving strategies for physicians and resources to reduce physician burnout.

Our guest is Marie Brown, MD, MACP, director of Practice Redesign at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📅 Register for the AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp (Sept. 23-24, 2024): https://www.ama-assn.org/about/events/saving-time-practice-innovation-boot-camp

📖 Learn more about the strategies Dr. Brown shared in the Saving Time Playbook: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2813034

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AMA Update 402: Reforming Medicare payment, fixing prior authorization and more milestones in 2023

In the final AMA Update episode of 2023, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger reflects on this year of rebuilding and the key accomplishments of the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians.

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AMA Update 370: How to avoid burnout in medical education with Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP

What career has the highest burnout rate? Burnout among physicians, residents and medical students is one of the most pressing problems in medicine. However, medical faculty are also showing signs of burnout. Joining to discuss the current state of educator well-being and what can be done to address it is Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, director of the Center for Professional Health and chair of the Faculty Wellness Committee at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📚 For more resources on how to treat physician burnout, visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/ama-physician-well-being-program

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AMA Update 335: Medicare and telehealth advocacy developments on Capitol Hill with Jason Marino

American Medical Association Director of Congressional Affairs Jason Marino joins to discuss the latest advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill for Medicare payment reform and telehealth. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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🗣 Get involved and access physician resources for medicare payment reform at: https://fixmedicarenow.org/

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AMA Update 313: AI in health care, ending physician burnout & more with AMA’s new president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

The AMA’s new president, Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, discusses the current state of medicine, his priorities for the next year, as well as the challenges and opportunities ahead for the AMA and America’s physicians. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 311: Update on the AMA’s 2023 advocacy priorities with Todd Askew

One year ago, the AMA unveiled its Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians at its Annual Meeting. Joining us at the 2023 Annual Meeting to provide an update on the Recovery Plan and our top advocacy priorities is Todd Askew, the AMA’s senior vice president of advocacy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 268: How one physician stood up to disinformation and what she learned with Natalia Solenkova, MD, PhD

Natalia Solenkova, MD, PhD, shares how she became the target of a coordinated anti-vaccine campaign when a fake tweet went viral. She talks about how the AMA, the media and the online physician community supported her, what physicians can do to protect themselves and the continued importance of physician online advocacy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 260: Live from the AMA National Advocacy Conference: Physician advocacy and why it works with Todd Askew

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

AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew and American Medical Association #CXO Todd Unger sit down to chat about the AMA’s latest advocacy efforts from its National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. Topics include fixing prior authorization, reforming Medicare payment, fighting scope of practice expansion, supporting telehealth and reducing physician burnout.

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