A recent study published in JAMA comparing health care spending in the U.S. with other developed countries is sparking new discussion about the money expended to deliver medical care to Americans. The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has guidance that focuses on the physician’s role as a steward of health care resources.
My latest at AMA Wire. The whole shebang.
A group of experts on doctor burnout from leading medical centers and organizations—including the AMA—has developed a charter on physician well-being that lays out the societal, organizational, interpersonal and individual commitments that must be honored to properly restore joy in medicine for an overburdened workforce.
Physician well-being is increasingly recognized as the fourth goal that joins the vaunted “triple aim” of improving care quality and patient experience while lowering health costs. Health systems have a strong reason to pay attention to the issue: their bottom lines. It has been estimated that burnout accounts for one-third of the cost of physician turnover, according to data cited in a JAMA Viewpoint describing the new charter.
The lede to my latest article in AMA Wire. The whole shebang.
There is no one else
In this whole wide world
Exactly like you
No one who talks or walks
Precisely the way you do
Not a one who snuggles or smooches
Snores or snorts
Identically as you do
Because deep inside each of us
Composing us all
Is a special code that coins
The curl of our hair
The color in our eyes
The depths of our belly buttons
And the lengths of our eyelashes
It draws out our laugh lines
And shapes the way we tremble in tears
No matter what else occurs
You will have a place on this planet
A time through which you travel
That is your very own
We are each
In short
Unique
But —
It turns out
There are two
Girls named Avery
Celebrating birthdays
At this park district facility today
And we are at the wrong Avery’s party
That explains why
You did not recognize her
And why she is
Several years younger than you
My bad.
So, finish up your cupcake
Grab our gift
From the table
Wish the wrong Avery
A happy birthday
And let’s head next door
To the other Avery party
Where you will find cake
And Goldfish crackers too
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Nearly 80 percent of opioid-overdose deaths happen outside of a medical setting, meaning that—in addition to first responders—family members and friends are commonly the ones to find a loved one who has overdosed. When they make that discovery, a quickly administered dose of naloxone can be lifesaving, yet too few Americans know about the opioid-overdose antidote, how to get it or how to use it.
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