Thriving in Private Practice American Medical Assn

In this inaugural episode AMA vice president of healthcare quality, Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH dives into the findings of the AMA-Mathematica qualitative research which informed the AMA’s private practice toolkit and how physicians can implement these vital resources to improve internal business operations, clinical workflow and team culture.

AMA prior authorization experts Heather McComas and Emily Carroll discuss what private practice physicians need to know about recent changes in prior authorization, including regulations for doctors such as the “gold carding” process in Texas and how the AMA is supporting it. 

In this episode, our guest Daniel E. Choi, MD walks through the essential skills and tools you’ll need as an entrepreneur launching your own private practice.  

Our guest, Sonal Patel, MD, of Magnificent Minds Neurology Center, shares her experience moving into a private practice setting affiliated with a health system; what surprised her, how she adapted, and other lessons learned.

Physician practices are often no strangers to government and commercial payor audits. In this episode with Kathleen Blake, MD, we discuss trends in both Medicare reimbursement audits and commercial payor audits, as well as strategies for audit response.  

AMA’s vice president of professional satisfaction Christine Sinsky, MD, joins the conversation to discuss how burnout shows up in private practices, how the AMA is addressing burnout and tools to improve physician well-being.