scope of practice expansions

AMA Update 546: How the AMA fought for docs in 2024 to fix prior authorization, reduce physician burnout and more

23 de diciembre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:04:01 0 Comments

In the final AMA Update episode of 2024, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger looks back on another year of stories about the work that physicians are doing across the country and how the AMA is fighting to support them.

🩺 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

🥼 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 515: Benefits of physician-led care and how to get started with Kevin Hopkins, MD, and Amanda Mitch, MSN, APRN-CNP

7 de octubre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:51 0 Comments

How does team-based care work? What are the advantages of team-based care? What is team-based care in health care? What does a nurse practitioner do? Kevin Hopkins, MD, and Amanda Mitch, MSN, APRN-CNP, from the Cleveland Clinic Primary Care Institute discuss the importance of physician-led care, teamwork, and how mutual respect builds trust and improves patient outcomes. 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

🏛️ Wondering what is scope of practice and why is it important? See AMA fighting scope creep examples: https://ama-assn.co/ScopeExpansion

🧰 Searching for why do scope of practice laws vary by state? Access free resources and examples of scope creep PDF: https://ama-assn.co/ScopeCreep_PDFs

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AMA Update 456: Scope creep in health care: 2024 trends and the latest scope of practice legislation in Mississippi

10 de mayo de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:47 0 Comments

What is the purpose of having scope of practice laws? Why do scope of practice laws vary by state? Does scope of practice help regulate the health care field? Our guest is Claude Brunson, MD, MS, executive director of the Mississippi State Medical Association. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

🏛️ Wondering what is scope of practice and why is it important? Visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/ama-successfully-fights-scope-practice-expansions-threaten

🤝 Learn more about grant funding through AMA’s Scope of Practice Partnership: https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/scope-practice-partnership

🗺️ AMA Health Workforce Mapper: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/research/health-workforce-mapper

📚 Access free scope of practice resources here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/scope-practice-key-tools-resources

🛑 AMA efforts to #StopScopeCreep: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_ScopeOfPractice

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AMA Update 361: How scope of practice impacts the rising cost of healthcare with Kimberly Horvath, JD

21 de septiembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:09:58 0 Comments

Scope of practice expansions that allow nonphysician providers to practice independently cost large health systems millions each year, two health care data studies show. Kimberly Horvath, a senior attorney with the AMA’s Advocacy Resource Center, joins to discuss the studies’ findings and what they mean for practice leaders and legislators. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

📰 Read more about the Hattiesburg Clinic study published in the Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/amid-doctor-shortage-nps-and-pas-seemed-fix-data-s-nope

🔍 Get additional insights from the Stanford Health Policy Veterans Health Administration working paper: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/3-year-study-nps-ed-worse-outcomes-higher-costs

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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