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5 MIN READ

3 bills to expand scope for nurse practitioners die in committee

The AMA strongly opposed efforts to let Mississippi nurse practitioners provide care without physician supervision. Find out why.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians

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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6 MIN READ

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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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about osteoporosis

10 million Americans grapple with a silent threat that weakens bones: osteoporosis. A rheumatologist from Hattiesburg Clinic shares more.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Owned by physicians, excelling with value-based care

Hattiesburg Clinic’s roots are in a two-doctor practice. Now it balances fee-for-service and value-based care to remain independent. Learn more.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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Hattiesburg Clinic’s EHR efforts put patients, doctors first

Hattiesburg Clinic has a four-year, award-winning track record of optimizing its EHR system to better track patient trends and ease physician burdens.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

To boost doctor satisfaction, give them a say in how things run

At Mississippi’s Hattiesburg Clinic, physicians become shareholders after a year and their voices influence organizational decisions. Learn more.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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6 MIN READ

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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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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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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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

One way to prevent burnout: Give young doctors chances to connect

At Hattiesburg Clinic, early career physicians were experiencing burnout at higher rates. Learn how the physician-owned health system is responding.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight