AMA STEPS Forward® podcast

Dr. Gaurava Agarwal, Vice President and Chief Wellness Executive at Northwestern Medicine, discusses Frontline Connect: Mental Health Care for the Health Care Workforce, an initiative by the Center for Workplace Mental Health (a program of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation) that provides leaders of health systems with high-impact resources and strategies to improve access to mental health services for the health care workforce. Get the Frontline Connect Toolkit: https://frontlineconnect.org Learn more about the Center for Workplace Mental Health at the American Psychiatric Association: https://workplacementalhealth.org Explore the AMA Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cRjJM2

Don't forget to claim CME with the Private Practice: Attending to Business mini-series. Listen to Episode 2 (originally aired March 22, 2023) and follow this link to get credit: https://bit.ly/Ep2CME  In episode 2 of this mini-series, hosts Meghan and Taylor explore strategies for mitigating risks, leveraging one's network, and remaining nimble in your practice. They also discuss why private practice is still a viable option for many physicians.   Resources:  HPPP White Paper- http://bit.ly/3IU7rEy  Private Practice Playbook - http://bit.ly/3EqYEJI  Private Practice Simple Solutions - http://bit.ly/41TQTF9  

Don't forget to claim CME with the Private Practice: Attending to Business mini-series. Listen to Episode 1 (originally aired March 8, 2023) and follow this link to get credit: https://bit.ly/Ep1CME  In this episode, hosts Meghan and Taylor identify common challenges faced by physicians starting a private practice and explore key elements to implement when it comes to building a successful and sustainable private practice.  Resources:  De-implementation checklist - http://bit.ly/3CLoTIR  Saving Time Playbook - http://bit.ly/3mtxBXc  Lean module - http://bit.ly/3JfSBto    PDSA module - http://bit.ly/3ISLlCc  

In case you missed it, check out this episode of the AMA STEPS Forward® podcast (originally aired October 25, 2023): Listen to the American Conference on Physician Health’s first-ever live podcast discussion on the 2023 conference theme: Building the Workplace of the Future, with host Dr. Kevin Hopkins and guests Dr. Bryan Bohman (Stanford Medicine), Dr. Lotte Dyrbye (University of Colorado School of Medicine), and Dr. Colin West (Mayo Clinic).  ICPH 2024 Call for Abstracts  Don’t miss your chance to present at the 2024 International Conference on Physician Health™. Submit an abstract by April 12, 2024 and join physicians and researchers from across the globe in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this October. https://bit.ly/4awTNTT 

In case you missed it, check out this episode of the AMA STEPS Forward® podcast (originally aired November 8, 2023): Hosts Dr. Marie Brown and Dr. Jill Jin discuss an efficient team-based approach to managing prediabetes and diabetes, pinpointing opportunities to improve the health of patients while saving care team time. Explore the Team-Based Care of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes: https://bit.ly/3PgmgEm Explore the Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff toolkit: https://bit.ly/47yUN9p Check out the Team-Based Approach to Treating Prediabetes webinar here: https://bit.ly/3rqhXyG Check out the AMA Prediabetes Quality Measures webinar here: https://bit.ly/3PJUh0m  This podcast episode is supported by Cooperative Agreement number OT18 1802: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.  

In case you missed it, check out this episode of the AMA STEPS Forward® podcast (originally aired August 23, 2023): Dr. Carolynn Francavilla, private practice physician and Chair-Elect for the AMA’s Private Practice Physician Section, joins guest host Taylor Johnson, manager of AMA Physician Practice Development, to discuss the Private Practice Playbook: Sample Forms Appendix: a collection of templated forms for independent physician practices that address patient, employee, and administrative needs.       Explore the Sample Forms Appendix here: https://bit.ly/3P6GBgO  Explore the Private Practice Playbook here: https://bit.ly/PrivatePracticePlaybook  

In case you missed it, listen to one of the most popular episodes on the AMA STEPS Forward® podcast (originally aired November 1, 2023): Dr. Kevin Hopkins and Dr. Jill Jin discuss what it means to be a wellness-centered leader. They also explore strategies for building trust throughout health care organizations, engaging in listening campaigns, and creating a culture of wellness.   Explore the Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3OVigu7  Get the De-Implementation Checklist: https://bit.ly/3CLoTIR  Explore the Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff Toolkit: https://bit.ly/47yUN9p  Explore the Listening Campaign Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3OtCScL  Listen to the podcast episode Listening Campaigns: Engage Physicians, Uncover Sources of Burnout: https://bit.ly/46dFGBe  

Dr. Peter Kleinschmidt and Dr. Heidi Twedt, University of Wisconsin, share their insights after implementing a standardized progress note template to reduce note length at their institution. Explore the Debunking Regulatory Myths series: https://bit.ly/DebunkingRegulatoryMythsExplore the Simplified Outpatient Documentation and Coding toolkit: https://bit.ly/3P3cczn 

Dr. Melinda Ashton, Former Executive VP at Hawaii Pacific Health, and Tracy Methered, Director of Clinical Informatics and Epic Nursing Liaison at Hawaii Pacific Health, discuss GROSS – or Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff: a system-wide program developed by their team to reduce meaningless documentation requirements within the electronic health record.Explore the GROSS Toolkit: https://bit.ly/47yUN9pExplore the Saving Time Playbook: https://bit.ly/3mtxBXcExplore the Debunking Regulatory Myths series: https://bit.ly/DebunkingRegulatoryMyths 

Dr. Natalia Rost, President-Elect and Vice Chair of the Committee on Public Engagement for the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), joins guest host Dr. Sea Chen to discuss what the AAN hopes to achieve through joining the AMA’s Behavioral Health Integration Collaborative, a group dedicated to catalyzing effective and sustainable integration of behavioral and mental health care into physician practices. She also discusses the AAN’s Brain Health Initiative and why integrating behavioral health into neurological care is so important.  Register for the upcoming webinar Addressing the Behavioral Health Care Needs of Our Veterans here: https://bit.ly/3HGhQ6tExplore the BHI Collaborative’s Compendium here: https://bit.ly/3rmQCgPExplore the BHI Collaborative’s webinar series here: https://bit.ly/3SExup3Learn more about the AAN and its Brain Health Initiative: https://bit.ly/3I23PAg