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Private Practice Group Membership Program
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Physician cheat sheet: All your AMA membership questions answered

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Business of Medicine

AMA Business of Medicine education program
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Private Practice Playbook: Sample forms

Download a PDF of the Sample Forms Appendix or templates of forms in editable DOCX format from the AMA STEPS Forward® Private Practice Playbook.

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Keep your practice doors open

The AMA fights to keep private practice a viable option for physicians. We're working to remove unnecessary burdens and reclaim the time you need to focus on patients.

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Physician on mission to promote possibility of private practice

Timothy McAvoy, MD, saw private practices vanishing from his state and joined other Wisconsin doctors in promoting independence with “evangelical zeal.”

Private Practices
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What I wish I knew in residency about being an employed physician

AMA member Alisha Reiss, MD, didn’t get all the info she needed about the employed setting in residency. One tip: Don’t get wowed by that first offer.

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Physician Practice Benchmark Survey

Download PDFs of the latest findings about shifts in medical practice ownership, physician practice structure and physician payment methods.

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Occupational Health Education

Healthy workers. Safe workplaces. Thriving environments. Explore CME from American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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Physician resources: Value-based payment & care delivery

The AMA has numerous resources, developed by industry experts and validated by those with real-world experience, to help ease participation for physicians and their practices. 

Payment & Delivery Models
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Smaller share of doctors in private practice than ever before

AMA survey shows doctors—affected by regulations and pay cuts—are moving to bigger multispecialty groups. Find out how the trend varies by specialty.

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Delivery reform: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that advocate policies on emerging delivery systems that protect and foster the patient/physician relationship. Key Council reports on this topic have addressed patient-centered medical homes, precision medicine, APMs, telemedicine, and retail and store-based health clinics.

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Physician payment reform: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that contribute to the policy options for reforming physician payment. Key council reports on this topic have addressed APMs, Medicaid expansion, the site-of-service differential and high-value care.

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AMA Business of Medicine education program

Learn how the AMA helps practicing physicians manage a successful medical practice and be effective leaders in shaping their sustainable future.

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