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AMA Update
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AMA Update is your source for physician-focused news. Hear from physicians and other experts on trending public health concerns, practice issues, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts.
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Role of physicians in technology development and learning from past mistakes with the EHR
Dec 2, 2024Tap to summarizeAssociate Chief Medical Informatics Officer Josh Lesko, MD, joins us to discuss the need for physicians to have a voice in the development of the technology they use. Dr. Lesko talks about the benefit of having a degree in computer science as a physician, how practices can involve clinicians in technology development and lessons learned from the rollout of the EHR. 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 all the resources from AMA STEPS Forward™: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward ▶️ Watch the AMA STEPS Forward Innovation Academy webinar Navigating AI in Health Care: https://youtu.be/9uVVY3kOkXg 📋 Read the AMA's Future of Health report The Emerging Landscape of AI in Health Care: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ama-future-health-emerging-landscape-augmented-intelligence-health-care
Transcribe →After a near-death experience, one physician leader works to reduce the in-basket burden
Nov 22, 2024Tap to summarizeOur guest is Reggie Lyell, MD, medical director of informatics at Baptist Health. Dr. Lyell discusses the near-death experience that caused him to retire and the opportunity that inspired him to return to work. He talks about his new role as a leader focused on improving clinical workflows and his current project to improve the in-basket experience. 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 all the toolkits and playbooks from AMA STEPS Forward™: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward
Transcribe →Physician burnout solutions: Using AI to improve EHR workflows
May 13, 2024Tap to summarizeWhat is the leading cause of physician burnout? What problems can AI solve in health care? Benefits of artificial intelligence in health care: How is AI used in EHR? Our guest is AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew 📚 AMA EHR burnout resources and efforts to reduce physician burnout: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_Burnout 🧰 Free EHR toolkit and the AMA Inbox Reduction Checklist PDF available: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/practice-innovation-strategies-ehr-improvements 📒 Access AMA's Taming The EHR Playbook: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/taming-ehr-playbook-resources 🤖 How do doctors use AI? Find more AI in medical field examples here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/augmented-intelligence-medicine ⚖️ Regulations on artificial intelligence in healthcare: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-ai-principles.pdf 🌐 Digital health technologies examples: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital
Transcribe →The benefits of private practice in medicine and how technology helps physicians
Apr 22, 2024Tap to summarizeIs it worth going into private practice? Why do some doctors prefer private practice? What are the pros and cons of private practice? Our guest is Omar Z. Maniya, MD, MBA, CEO, of Maniya Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🧰 Learn how to eliminate inefficiencies in your practice with the AMA's "Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff" tooklit: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2757858 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew
Transcribe →Increase practice efficiency with EHR inbox management and prescription refill strategies
Mar 11, 2024Tap to summarizeHow 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 💻 Visit AMA STEPS Forward® to access all the AMA’s practice efficiency resources: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew
Transcribe →Augmented intelligence: Pros and cons of AI in health care and clinical workflow optimization
Feb 6, 2024Tap to summarizeHow can AI improve health care? In this episode: successful implementation of telehealth, improving medical office workflow and the future of healthcare technology. Our guest is the AMA's new vice president of Digital Health Innovations, Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, who also discusses why physicians must be involved in the development of the tools they use and how the AMA is working to make technology an asset to physicians and not a burden. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 📲 Learn how to create a telehealth program, get telehealth best practice guidelines, and more from the AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/telehealth-implementation-playbook-overview 💻 How to improve administrative workflows in clinical practice: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/these-4-workflow-changes-help-cut-burnout-45 📊 How do doctors feel about AI? Find out in the AMA Augmented Intelligence Research report: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/physician-ai-sentiment-report.pdf 🌐 AMA Physician Innovation Network (PIN): https://innovationmatch.ama-assn.org/ 🎓 AMA STEPS Forward Innovation Academy: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/ama-steps-forward-innovation-academy 🥼 AMA efforts on reducing physician burnout: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_Burnout 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew
Transcribe →Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff to make your private practice more efficient with Sea Chen, MD, PhD
Sep 11, 2023Tap to summarizeThe challenges that private practice physicians face and solutions from the American Medical Association. Sea Chen, MD, physician director of the Practice Sustainability Group at the AMA, discusses how the AMA is helping independent physicians with burnout, practice management and improvement, and learning the business skills to start and grow their practice. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🔑 Access AMA Private Practice Simple Solutions and more free resources for physicians, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/private-practices/ama-private-practice-simple-solutions 🆓 Download AMA's "Private Practice Playbook: Sample Forms": https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/private-practice-playbook-sample-forms 🎙 Listen to "Private Practice: Attending to Business" podcast episodes on AMA Ed Hub™: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/pages/podcast-private-practice-attending-to-business 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew
Transcribe →ChatGPT, eye drop recall, scientific research funding & more with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD
Apr 3, 2023Tap to summarizeJAMA Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, joins to discuss the latest developments in medical research and trending topics from The Journal of the American Medical Association. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
Transcribe →Resident burnout and creating a culture of well-being with Mark Linzer, MD
Jan 12, 2023Tap to summarizeLearn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recoveryMark Linzer, MD, director of the Institute for Professional Worklife at Hennepin Healthcare, talks about the latest research on resident burnout—and specific actions residency program and health system leaders can take to increase well-being. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.To access the AMA STEPS Forward® toolkit (CME credit), visit: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2702511Looking for more physician burnout resources? Check out: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/practice-innovation-strategies-physician-burnout
Transcribe →How social determinants of health impact health outcomes with Laura Zimmermann, MD
Sep 19, 2022Tap to summarizeLaura Zimmermann, MD, Interim Division Chief of General Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, discusses a step-by-step approach for physicians to address social determinants of health in their practice. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. Looking for more resources? To access the AMA STEPS Forward® toolkit (CME credit), visit: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2702762 Watch the full AMA STEPS Forward® webinar on social determinants of health here: https://bit.ly/3BMnlyj
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