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What doctors wish patients knew about postpartum care

The postpartum period is a critically important time in maternal health. Baptist Health Medical Group Jennifer Heer Ford, MD, shares more.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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How these health systems help patients sort fact from falsehood

Smart health systems empower doctors to give patients the knowledge they need to take preventive health action. Learn more with the AMA.

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Health System Spotlight
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How Baptist Health made value-based care a reality

For Baptist Health Medical Group in Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Illinois, the path to effective value-based care started with a single sheet of paper.

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Health System Spotlight
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How these health systems are reducing physician burnout

Learn how members of the AMA Health System Program are taking steps to reduce physician burnout and holistically support well-being.

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How these health systems are prioritizing physician well-being

Reducing burnout is essential to high-quality patient care and a sustainable health system. Learn how health systems are driving solutions to physician burnout.

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Health System Spotlight
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Follow these steps to receive well-being recognition from the AMA

The AMA Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program sets the standard for organizations taking proven steps to reduce physician burnout.

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AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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How 17 health systems rose to meet the moment in 2023

Burnout. Inflation. Staff shortages. Medicare pay cuts. They all hit this year. Learn how these health systems responded to drive medicine’s future.

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Health System Spotlight
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What doctors wish patients knew about proper ear care

Taking care of your ears helps reduce ear infections and prevent hearing loss. Two otolaryngologists share what to keep in mind.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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6 ways to take your organization’s physician burnout temperature

Burnout symptoms are bad enough. But to truly uncover how things are going, it may be useful to review—and act on—six key metrics. Learn more with the AMA.

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AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians