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What physicians need to know about the No Surprises Act with Emily Carroll, JD & George Cox, JD Nov 10, 2022

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Emily Carroll, a senior attorney for the AMA’s Advocacy Resource Center, and George Cox, the AMA’s director of legislative counsel, share what physicians need to know about the No Surprises Act and how the AMA's advocacy team is working on behalf of physicians and patients as the Act evolves. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. Guidance for implementation of the No Surprises Act: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/implementation-no-surprises-act Summary of the August final rule: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-summary-nsa-final-rules.pdf Toolkit for physicians on disputing out-of-network payments: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-nsa-idr-toolkit.pdf Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://www.ama-assn.org/advocacy-news

'Tripledemic', long COVID, burnout & more with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD Nov 08, 2022

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Today Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, joins to discuss the latest trends and research in medicine from her vantage point as editor-in-chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network in Chicago. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

RSV patients overwhelm hospital ICUs with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Nov 07, 2022

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AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine, and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the rapid rise of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases overwhelming hospitals, as well as an update on monkeypox. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Strengthening patient trust in physicians and health systems with Rich Baron, MD Nov 03, 2022

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Rich Baron, MD, president and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine and ABIM Foundation, joins to discuss the importance of rebuilding trust in the health care system. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. For more information, visit: https://buildingtrust.org/

Influenza, COVID & RSV cases continue to rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Nov 02, 2022

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AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the spike in flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID cases across the country. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Digital transformation at the VHA with Arash Harzand, MD, MBA Oct 31, 2022

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Arash Harzand, MD, MBA, senior innovation fellow at the VA Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning in Atlanta, talks about digital transformation in health care and how it’s helping to fill critical gaps. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. AMA's "Return on Health" Research Framework is available here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/amas-return-health-telehealth-framework-practices To access "The Playbook: Digital Healthcare Edition," visit: https://www.dimesociety.org/access-resources/the-playbooks/digital-healthcare-edition/

Novavax booster, COVID vaccines in pregnancy and boosters for kids with Sandra Fryhofer, MD Oct 27, 2022

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Sandra Fryhofer, MD, the AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and chair of the AMA Board of Trustees, shares news from the latest ACIP meeting, including the newest COVID booster from Novavax, more reassuring data on the safety and value of COVID vaccines for pregnant people, their infants and children, and the inclusion of COVID vaccines in the Vaccines for Children Program. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Flu spreads while two new COVID subvariants & RSV infections rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Oct 26, 2022

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AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses two new emerging subvariants: BQ. 1 and BQ1.1. Also covering the 'tripledemic' threat given cases of flu, COVID, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infections are on the rise. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

The link between childcare stress and physician burnout with Elizabeth Harry, MD Oct 24, 2022

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Elizabeth Harry, MD, senior medical director of well being at UCHealth in Aurora, Colo., joins to discuss the connection between high childcare stress and burnout among health care workers during the pandemic. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

Addressing the rapid rise in physician burnout revealed by a new study with Christine Sinsky, MD Oct 20, 2022

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Today we dive into new research findings from a recent study on physician burnout with Christine Sinsky, MD, the AMA's vice president of professional satisfaction. Dr. Sinsky is one of the authors on the study that was published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings last month. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians, by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery For more information and to access the study by the AMA, Mayo Clinic and Stanford Medicine, visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/physician-burnout-rate-spikes-new-height

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