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Two physicians stand waiting their turn to be heard.
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Physicians encouraged to take seat at table on health care boards

Doctors’ education, expertise and experience warrant greater participation on the boards of health care organizations, says new AMA policy.

Scope of Practice
Modern doctor-owned medical facility.
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House bill would repeal limits on physician-owned hospitals

The proposed legislation would boost competition and allow these high-quality facilities to expand to meet their communities’ health care needs.

Scope of Practice
Pregnant woman being attended to by midwife.
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Bill allows independent practice for certified nurse-midwives

Patients want and deserve vital physician leadership of care teams.

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Five residents gathered around conversing.
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San Francisco clinic’s daily huddles make efficiency a team sport

Team huddles can enhance productivity and morale. Learn how a primary care clinic tweaked their huddles to make them essential to everybody’s day.

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Two men sit on a bench and speak with a physician.
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To find fixes, Virginia health system asks, “What’s working?”

Focusing on the positive boosts resilience and collaboration. How an academic health system used the approach to improve care transitions.

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Barriers to colonoscopy screenings tackled in physician-led APM

Advanced APMs developed by physicians for use in the QPP look to coordinate care and ease barriers to services for patients.

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Four people gather around a computer for teamwork.
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What airplane deicing has to do with teamwork in health care

The teamwork approach exemplified by “high-reliability” industries, such as aviation, is now being integrated into medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Make the most out of meetings to improve practice teamwork

A group of internal medicine practices in Boston explains how it has used team meetings to solve workflow problems and build camaraderie.

Scope of Practice
Top State Issues 2017
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5 issues physicians will take to state legislators in 2017

Legislation on physician-led team-based care and reversing the nation’s opioid epidemic and Medicaid are among the top issues faced at the state level this year.

State Advocacy