

Moving Medicine
American Medical Association
Moving Medicine from the American Medical Association explores the policy, innovations and opportunities transforming health care today.
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Aug 16, 2024 • 23min
The physician shortage crisis—and how to fix it, Part II
In the second part of this conversation, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, and AMA experts continue their discussion on the upcoming physician shortage and how to fix it. Experts include, Dr. John Andrews, vice president of graduate medical education innovations; senior attorney Alexis Pierce; and Christopher Sherin, assistant director in the Division of Congressional Affairs.
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🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

Aug 8, 2024 • 33min
The physician shortage crisis—and how to fix it, Part I
Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, is joined by AMA experts to discuss the impending physician shortage and how to fix it. Experts from the AMA include, Dr. John Andrews, vice president of graduate medical education innovations; senior attorney Alexis Pierce; and Christopher Sherin, assistant director in the Division of Congressional Affairs.
📄 Compendium of graduate medical education initiatives: https://www.ama-assn.org/education/improve-gme/compendium-graduate-medical-education-initiatives
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🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

Jul 24, 2024 • 32min
State models for telehealth licensure flexibility, Part II
In part two, AMA immediate past president, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, and experts continue their discussion about new telehealth licensing models for physicians. Panelists include Clark Barrineau, assistant vice president of government affairs at the Medical Society of Virginia; Marschall Smith, executive director at the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; Dr. Sarvam TerKonda, immediate past chair of the Federation of State Medical Boards; Jared Augenstein, managing director at Manatt Health Strategies; and Kimberly Horvath, a senior attorney at the AMA.
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🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

Jul 18, 2024 • 23min
Mentorship in medicine with Ved Gossain, MD
Ved Gossain, MD, endocrinologist and former chair of the Senior Physicians Section Governing Council at the AMA talks about his career path and the importance of mentoring the next generation of physicians. This episode was created in collaboration with the PermanenteDocs Chat podcast, and is hosted by family physician Alex McDonald, MD.
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🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

Jul 3, 2024 • 24min
State models for telehealth licensure flexibility, Part I
AMA immediate past president, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld leads the discussion in this mini-series on new telehealth licensing models for physicians. In part one, experts Kimberly Horvath, senior attorney at the AMA and Jared Augenstein, managing director at Manatt Health Strategies, provide background on telehealth state licensure as it stands.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

May 28, 2024 • 45min
AI, health care, and the strange future of medicine
Physician panel discusses AI in healthcare, covering consumer symptom assessment apps, generative AI tools, population health data science, and AI integration in emergency medicine. They explore challenges like bias concerns, data regulations, and patient empowerment with AI tools. The discussion emphasizes human oversight in medical decisions and the critical need for transparency and consent in healthcare data usage.

May 16, 2024 • 23min
Medical ethics and evidence-based medicine with Audiey Kao, MD, PhD
Family medicine physician Alex McDonald, MD and Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, vice president of ethics at the AMA, discuss how ethical principles can help physicians and medical students navigate complex medical decisions, ensuring patient safety and well-being. He also explores the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in health care. This episode was created in collaboration with the PermanenteDocs Chat podcast, and is hosted by family physician Alex McDonald, MD.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

Apr 22, 2024 • 27min
Key health care advocacy issues this year, Part II
In part two of this series, panelists pick up their conversation discussion emerging trends this year around three key issues affecting patients and physicians: prior authorization, scope of practice and physician wellness.
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🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

Apr 15, 2024 • 33min
Key health care advocacy issues this year, Part I
As states are kicking off their legislative sessions this year, what trends are emerging related to three key issues affecting patients and physicians: prior authorization, scope of practice and physician wellness? How are legislators and regulators shifting their approaches to these issues? Hear the latest from a panel of AMA attorneys who work hand in hand on these issues and more with state and specialty medical societies.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

Mar 20, 2024 • 23min
AI's role in health care: supporting, not replacing, physicians
Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, FAMI, VP of Digital Health Innovations at the American Medical Association, explores the partnership between physicians and artificial intelligence in health care, focusing on AI's role in clinical decision support. This episode was created in collaboration with the PermanenteDocs Chat podcast, and is hosted by family physician Alex McDonald, MD.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🩺 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
📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube:
https://ama-assn.co/youTube
📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA:
https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters
💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social


