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AMA STEPS Forward® podcast

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Health care leaders share insight, strategies, and tips to help prevent physician burnout, optimize workflows, improve well-being, and enhance patient care.

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  1. Navigating Litigation Stress: What Every Physician Needs to Know

    Explore this related episode: You Are Not Alone: How Health Systems Can Support Physicians Through Litigation: https://bit.ly/3SoaZaY Explore the Peer Support Programs for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3SRYlk8 Explore AMA Judicial Advocacy Resources: https://bit.ly/4hdQCHb Follow STEPS…

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  2. From Burnout to Belonging: The Making of a Well-Being Program

    Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Colin West, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic's Medical Director of Employee Well-Being joins host Kevin Hopkins, MD to trace the origins of Mayo's wellbeing work...

  3. REPLAY: A Blueprint for Health Care Leaders to Support Staff After Physician Suicide

    The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741. Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode:...

  4. Moral Injury in Medicine: Building Bridges Between Leaders and Frontline Teams

    Listen to the first two episodes in this series: Moral Injury in Medicine: The Frontline, with Wendy Dean, MD: Spotify: https://bit.ly/46wE07E Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4ryMy7T Moral Injury in Medicine: The Leadership Perspective, with Jason Lesadnrini, PhD, FACHE, LPEC, HEC-C: Spotify:...

  5. Moral Injury in Medicine: The Leadership Perspective

    Listen to the first episode in this series, Moral Injury in Medicine: The Frontline with Wendy Dean, MD: Spotify: https://bit.ly/46wE07E Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4ryMy7T Explore the webinar with all three guests from this series: https://bit.ly/4hfoR0C Explore the Stress First Aid Toolkit:...

  6. Moral Injury in Medicine: The Frontline

    Explore the Stress First Aid Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4zwhd9o Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Explore Wendy Dean’s research on moral injury: Moral Injury in Health Care: A Unified Definition and its Relationship to Burnout:...

  7. REPLAY: A Lifeline for Moms: Providing Whole Person Care in Maternal Health Settings

    Access the transcript of this episode and claim CME here: https://bit.ly/3Hi0LTO Explore Lifeline for Moms: https://bit.ly/4buiWQI Explore MCPAP for Moms: https://bit.ly/4hbmA3f Explore the Behavioral Health Screening as a Part of Ongoing Care Webinar with Dr. Moore Simas: https://bit.ly/4iuIgbw...

  8. REPLAY: Achieving Physician and APP Wellness with the Best Place to Care Initiative

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/3Su2bAj Explore the AMA Organizational Biopsy®: https://bit.ly/3WVUuSp Learn more about the AMA Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program: https://bit.ly/4hUnJge Explore Creating the Organizational Foundation for Joy in...

  9. Being Authentic and Vulnerable: Pearl of the Month

    Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4e7KJsK Explore Dr. Jessi Gold's episode, One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine: https://bit.ly/46eX7CR Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this brief episode, host Dr. Kevin Hopkins shares a…

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  10. REPLAY: The Importance of Disconnection

    Claim CME and access the transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/45o9s7a Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/43BX9Vk Explore the "Real PTO" for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4ifGECW Explore the Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/4kKpyP9 Follow...

  11. REPLAY: How Recognition Helps Reduce Physician Burnout

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4dMNa4W Watch the Human Factors in Health Care webinar: https://bit.ly/3ZBkIKW Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4qBbY2x Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this...

  12. Small Workflow Changes Can Make a Big Impact: Pearl of the Month

    Explore Human-Centered Health CareDesigning Systems for Physician Well-Being: https://bit.ly/3RtC2ku Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this brief AMA STEPS Forward® episode, host Kevin Hopkins MD explains why fixing physician burnout means redesigning...

  13. REPLAY: Ambient AI in Health Care: Reducing Documentation Burden

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/3QGWMEt Explore the Governance for Augmented Intelligence toolkit: https://bit.ly/3Nf1Eit Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Ambient AI is rapidly reshaping how clinicians document care,...

  14. You Are Not Alone: How Health Systems Can Support Physicians Through Litigation

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/3SoaZaY Explore the Peer Support Programs for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3SRYlk8 Explore AMA Judicial Advocacy Resources: https://bit.ly/4hdQCHb Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin...

  15. REPLAY: The Importance of Physician Mentoring

    Claim CME and access the transcript of this episode here: http://bit.ly/4nZx9KL Learn more about the Private Practice Physicians Section (PPPS): https://bit.ly/4gOv69c Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Dr. Keshni Ramnanan, internist serving as chair-elect on the AMA...

  16. Changing the Culture: How One Ohio Community is Normalizing Physician Mental Health

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/45Am4so Explore the Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin When pediatrician and CMO Rob McGregor, MD surveyed his physicians and…

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  17. Building a Culture of Wellness: Pearl of the Month

    Explore the Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Explore The Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4qBbY2x Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Physician burnout won't improve until organizations close the gap between what...

  18. REPLAY: A Blueprint for Difficult Conversations

    Access the transcript: https://bit.ly/4xwNiwx Learn more about Marlene’s resources: https://marlenechism.com/ Dr. Kevin Taylor, internal medicine physician and professional coach, and Marlene Chism, a consultant, trainer, professional speaker, and author of the recently published book, From...

  19. REPLAY: When Physicians are in Crisis: Integrating Well-Being into Emergency Response

    Explore the Caring for the Health Care Workforce During Crisis toolkit: https://bit.ly/3N9Ihr7 Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/3MYj8j9 Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin When crisis strikes, health care organizations often focus…

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  20. REPLAY: Physician Parenthood and Well-Being: Lessons from a Successful Parental Wellness Program

    Access the transcript, and claim CME: https://bit.ly/4b10nFn Explore the Parenting as a Physician: It Takes a Lot of Patience webinar: https://bit.ly/3YBemKU Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin New and expecting physician parents face unique challenges that…

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  21. Understanding Burnout in a GME Program: Pearl of the Month

    Explore the Resident and Fellow Well-Being toolkit: https://bit.ly/4tGUGDt Assessment resources: AMA Organizational Biopsy® Well-Being Index from the Mayo Clinic Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index™ Mini Z Resident: Mini ReZ from the Institute for Professional Worklife Explore the Listening...

  22. How to Move Clinician Well-Being Beyond the Buzzword

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4wh2r4k Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Explore Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program: https://bit.ly/joy-in-med Explore the AMA Organizational Biopsy®:...

  23. REPLAY: How Value-Based Care Empowers Health Systems

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4eJ3zHV Explore the AMA’s “What is value-based care” page: https://bit.ly/4hVnbbu Explore “Creating a Sustainable Future for Value-Based Care: A Playbook of Voluntary Best Practices for VBC Payment Arrangements”:...

  24. REPLAY: How Value-Based Care Empowers Independent Practices

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4do6y7s Explore the AMA’s “What is value-based care” page: https://bit.ly/4hVnbbu Explore “Creating a Sustainable Future for Value-Based Care: A Playbook of Voluntary Best Practices for VBC Payment Arrangements”:...

  25. Huddle Smarter, Not Longer: Pearl of the Month

    Explore the Daily Huddle toolkit: https://bit.ly/41AWyBk Explore the Saving Time Playbook: https://bit.ly/41BE7MH Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Discover how a brief daily huddle can transform your busy clinic’s communication and efficiency. In this...

  26. A Blueprint for Health Care Leaders to Support Staff After Physician Suicide

    The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741. Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode:...

  27. Building an Effective Healthcare Workforce Well-Being Strategy​

    Claim CME for this episode: https://bit.ly/4eq9Jem Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin What does it take to build America's healthiest workforce? In this AMA STEPS Forward® Podcast, host...

  28. REPLAY: Why Self-Care is Not Enough in Solving Physician Burnout

    Explore Reduce Burnout, Improve Self-Compassion With Group Coaching for Even the Busiest Physician episode: https://bit.ly/439QIYG Access the transcript of this episode and claim CME: https://bit.ly/4iNKWTe Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this AMA STEPS...

  29. REPLAY: Human-Centered Health Care: Designing Systems for Physician Well-Being

    Ready to start measuring well-being at your organization? Explore the AMA Organizational Biopsy®: http://bit.ly/42d3Ls0 Explore Human Factors in Health Care Webinar: https://bit.ly/3J7RO0g Explore the Saving Time Playbook: https://bit.ly/3KehkRL Claim CME and access the transcript for this…

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  30. Help Patients Actively Participate in their Care: Pearl of the Month

    Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/48L3Rua Explore the Health Coaching Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4cdA9At Explore the Integrating a Health Worker into Team-Based Care: https://bit.ly/4tYMPS7 Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin A health coaching...

  31. REPLAY: The Importance of Integrated Care

    Explore the BHI Compendium: https://bit.ly/42J0pxN Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4sevC5C Follow STEPS Forward®️ on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin AMA Member Dr. Robert Cooley, Associate Professor in Primary Care Medicine at Kansas City University College…

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  32. How Recognition Helps Reduce Physician Burnout

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4dMNa4W Watch the Human Factors in Health Care webinar: https://bit.ly/3ZBkIKW Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4qBbY2x Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this...

  33. Physician Onboarding and Retention

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/42Af4dD Explore the Onboarding Optimization toolkit: https://bit.ly/4tip7yV Watch the Optimizing Onboarding in Health Care webinar: https://bit.ly/4psUBQR Follow STEPS Forward®️ on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin...

  34. Identify Opportunities for Improvement: Pearl of the Month

    Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4vx6s4p Explore the LISTEN-SORT-EMPOWER Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4a6DXkd Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin The LISTEN-SORT-EMPOWER approach, a team-based model focused on eradicating the root causes of...

  35. REPLAY: Whole-Person Care: What are Employer Priorities?

    Dr. Raymond Tsai, AMA member and Vice President of Advanced Primary Care at the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH), explains why it is in an employer's best interest to prioritize providing their employees with high-quality, whole-person care. He also provides insights into PBGH’s ongoing...

  36. Ambient AI in Health Care: Reducing Documentation Burden

    Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/3QGWMEt Explore the Governance for Augmented Intelligence toolkit: https://bit.ly/3Nf1Eit Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Ambient AI is rapidly reshaping how clinicians document care,...

  37. When Physicians are in Crisis: Integrating Well-Being into Emergency Response

    Explore the Caring for the Health Care Workforce During Crisis toolkit: https://bit.ly/3N9Ihr7 Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/3MYj8j9 Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin When crisis strikes, health care organizations often focus…

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  38. Attend to the Health of Your Personal Relationships: Pearl of the Month

    Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4sxeVTc Explore the Stress First Aid Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4sshQx8 Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3YWiFAz Explore the ‘Why Self-Care is Not Enough in Solving Physician Burnout’ Episode:...

  39. REPLAY: The Unseen Cost of Limited Time Off

    Explore the AMA STEPS Forward® Interactive Calculators: http://bit.ly/43WvYoh Explore the full study: https://mayocl.in/3SI5XlY Explore the Real PTO for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/436BVyj Explore The Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4ksv0Fq Explore the Team-Based Care...

  40. Physician Parenthood and Well-Being: Lessons from a Successful Parental Wellness Program

    Explore the Parenting as a Physician: It Takes a Lot of Patience webinar: https://bit.ly/3YBemKU Access the transcript, and claim CME: https://bit.ly/4b10nFn Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin New and expecting physician parents face unique challenges that…

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  41. REPLAY: The Value of Feeling Valued

    Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4fgjbA8 Explore the “Real PTO” for Physicians toolkit: https://bit.ly/3PLIMpg and listen to the podcast episode: https://bit.ly/3PNM7El Read Trends in Clinician Burnout With Associated Mitigating and Aggravating Factors During the...

  42. The Right Partner Can Make All the Difference: Pearl of the Month

    Explore the Value Based Care Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4rqMDtO Explore the AMA’s “What is value-based care” page: https://bit.ly/4hVnbbu Explore “Contracting with aggregator entities to advance value-based care arrangements” physician resource: https://bit.ly/3Xklevq Follow STEPS Forward® on...

  43. REPLAY: A Lifeline for Moms: Providing Whole Person Care in Maternal Health Settings

    Explore Lifeline for Moms: https://bit.ly/4buiWQI Explore MCPAP for Moms: https://bit.ly/4hbmA3f Explore the Behavioral Health Screening as a Part of Ongoing Care Webinar with Dr. Moore Simas: https://bit.ly/4iuIgbw Access the transcript of this episode and claim CME here: https://bit.ly/3Hi0LTO...

  44. Strengthening Behavioral Health in Native Communities: Lessons for Health Care Leaders

    Explore the webinar on Social Determents of Health: https://bit.ly/4obvkeg Explore the podcast on Racial and Health Equity: http://bit.ly/4qlSPCL Access the transcript and claim CME: https://bit.ly/4cqV3MD Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Delivering…

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  45. How Value-Based Care Empowers Health Systems

    Explore the AMA’s “What is value-based care” page: https://bit.ly/4hVnbbu Explore “Creating a Sustainable Future for Value-Based Care: A Playbook of Voluntary Best Practices for VBC Payment Arrangements”: https://bit.ly/3Mf1ojF Learn more about the AMA Joy in Medicine® Recognition Program:...

  46. How Value-Based Care Empowers Independent Practices

    Explore the AMA’s “What is value-based care” page: https://bit.ly/4hVnbbu Explore “Creating a Sustainable Future for Value-Based Care: A Playbook of Voluntary Best Practices for VBC Payment Arrangements”: https://bit.ly/4qMWwkU Explore “Contracting with aggregator entities to advance value-based...

  47. A Team Approach in Value-Based Care: Pearl of the Month

    A successful value-based care model requires a diverse team with a variety of licenses, backgrounds and training. The physician-led team will often include roles such as patient outreach coordinator, nurse educator, care coordinator, referral coordinator, transitional care nurse, clinical...

  48. REPLAY: Navigating AI Governance at The Permanente Medical Group

    Dr. Vincent Liu, Chief Data Officer at The Permanente Medical Group, an AMA health system group member, shares how they are defining success in Augmented Intelligence (AI) governance. He discusses how they're aligning AI initiatives with strategic goals, scaling successful pilots like ambient...

  49. Why Self-Care is Not Enough in Solving Physician Burnout

    Explore Reduce Burnout, Improve Self-Compassion With Group Coaching for Even the Busiest Physician episode: https://bit.ly/439QIYG Access the transcript of this episode and claim CME: https://bit.ly/4iNKWTe Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this AMA STEPS...

  50. What Practice Leaders Need to Know About Scaling Behavioral Health Integration

    Explore the “What is behavioral health” page: https://bit.ly/3WOxXX1 Explore the AMA’s BHI Collaborative page: http://bit.ly/3JbKKQk Explore the webinar on Integrating Behavioral Health Into Non-Primary Care Settings: https://bit.ly/3Jlh6rT Explore the webinar on Key Behavioral Health CPT® Codes…

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Health care leaders share insight, strategies, and tips to help prevent physician burnout, optimize workflows, improve well-being, and enhance patient care.

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