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May 12, 2023 • 28min
How prior authorization disrupts patient care—and how we can fix it, Part I
AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, AMA Director of Administrative Simplification Initiatives Heather McComas, PhamD, and AMA Senior Legislative Attorney Emily Carroll, JD, dig further into the current state of prior authorization and how the AMA is working to fix it.
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Apr 7, 2023 • 34min
#FightingForDocs: Addressing physician burnout, Part II
In part two of this series, AMA President Jack Resneck, Jr., MD, is joined by a panel of physician wellness experts: Anjalee Galion, MD; Nigel Girgrah, MD; and Christine Sinsky, MD, to discuss the symptoms and drivers of physician burnout and examine solutions to address this crisis.
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Mar 31, 2023 • 37min
#FightingForDocs: Addressing physician burnout, Part I
AMA President Dr. Jack Resneck Jr. sits down with the U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy to talk about the real and intensifying crisis of burnout among our nation's physicians. They discuss some of the causes and much-needed solutions. Reducing physician burnout is a key part of the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians.
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Mar 28, 2023 • 26min
How the AMA is fighting for physicians and patients in Washington, Part II
In part two, AMA President Jack Resneck Jr. MD, and guest Rob Jordan, director of AMA political and legislative grassroots, talk about the Physicians Grassroots Network and best practices for grassroots change. They're also joined by Jason Marino, director of AMA Congressional Affairs and Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD, chair, AMA Board of Trustees.
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Mar 21, 2023 • 26min
How the AMA is fighting for physicians and patients in Washington, Part I
In part one of this conversation, you'll hear from AMA President Jack Resneck Jr. MD, and Jason Marino, director of AMA Congressional Affairs – about AMA’s advocacy on Capitol Hill and the issues discussed as part of the AMA National Advocacy Conference earlier this year. The conversation is lead by Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD, chair, AMA Board of Trustees.
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Mar 10, 2023 • 36min
How to address adult suicidal ideation with patients
Hear from experts about pragmatic implementation strategies for the primary care setting, including one practice’s key lessons learned from putting them into action. Panelists include Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, SAP, CCM, Daniel Miller, MD and Allison Dubois, MPH. For more about the BHI Collaborative Overcoming Obstacles Series, go to www.ama-assn.org/bhiresources
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Jan 13, 2023 • 27min
Dismantling stigma for all: Addressing physician and patient mental health
Our physicians and expert guests will discuss practical strategies, actionable steps and evidence-based resources on how to identify those physicians and patients at-risk for suicide and connect them with the most appropriate care. Our guests include: Daniel Miller, MD, Chief of Graduate Medical Education and Behavioral Health Integration, Sun River Health; Christine Yu Moutier, MD, Chief medical officer, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Stephen O’Connor, PhD, Chief of the Suicide Prevention Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health; Scott Pasichow, MD, MPH, Assistant EMS medical director, Southern Illinois University; Lisa K. Kearney, Phd, ABPP, Executive director, Veterans Crisis Line (VCL)Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (OMHSP)
For more about the BHI Collaborative Overcoming Obstacles Series, go to www.ama-assn.org/bhiresources
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Dec 21, 2022 • 11min
Why CPT and its evolution in health care crises matters, Part II with Mark Synovec, MD and Chris Jagmin, MD
In part two of this series, doctors Chris Jagmin, MD, vice-chair of the CPT Editorial Panel and chair of the CPT Assistant Editorial Board along with Mark Synovec, MD, chair of the CPT Editorial Panel during the COVID-19 pandemic, continue their conversation about the influence of CPT in the health care system.
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Dec 20, 2022 • 16min
Why CPT and its evolution in health care crises matters, Part I with Mark Synovec, MD and Chris Jagmin, MD
What happens when a 50+ year-old terminology, with a long-standing, evidence-based, rigorous infrastructure, faces off against the stresses and challenges brought on by a pandemic and overnight shift in care delivery? In this episode, our guests Chris Jagmin, MD, vice-chair of the CPT Editorial Panel and chair of the CPT Assistant Editorial Board along with Mark Synovec, MD, chair of the CPT Editorial Panel during the COVID-19 pandemic, discuss the influence of CPT in the health care system.
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Dec 16, 2022 • 20min
Cultivating equity in the CPT landscape, with Barbara Levy, MD
Effectively addressing health equity requires addressing CPT, the Language of Medicine, itself. CPT Editorial Panel member Barbara Levy, MD will share why diversity, equity and inclusion matters in CPT and how it supports optimal health of patients and populations.
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