AMA STEPS Forward® podcast American Medical Assn

Dr. Stephen Grubbs, oncologist and Vice President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Clinical Affairs Department, joins guest host Dr. Sea Chen to discuss what the ASCO hopes to achieve through joining the Behavioral Health Integration Collaborative, a group dedicated to catalyzing effective and sustainable integration of behavioral and mental health care into physician practices.

Explore the BHI Collaborative’s Compendium here: https://bit.ly/3rmQCgP
Explore the BHI webinars here: https://bit.ly/3SExup3
Explore ASCO guidelines about advanced cancer patient behavior health: https://bit.ly/3WEl5nL
Explore ASCO guidelines for anxiety and depression: https://bit.ly/4bEe0I1

Dr. Jeannine Engel, internal medicine physician and Associate Professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, describe the most recent billing and coding documentation guidelines and offers solutions to reduce note bloat and other documentation inefficiencies.

Explore the Simplified Outpatient Documentation and Coding toolkit: https://bit.ly/3P3cczn

AMA Member Dr. Jennifer Thomas, family medicine physician and Medical Director of Morris Hospital's Integrated Behavioral Health Program, shares her success story integrating behavioral health into her practice using a collaborative care model.

Explore the BHI Collaborative’s Compendium here: https://bit.ly/3rmQCgP
Explore the BHI webinars here: https://bit.ly/3SExup3
Register for the upcoming webinar How Integrated Behavioral Health Can Strengthen Value-Based Care: https://bit.ly/3QytIfu
Learn more about the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA): https://bit.ly/3wA2vlY
Learn more about Morris Hospital's Integrated Behavioral Health: https://bit.ly/4dFrC7C

Dr. Mark Bauer, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. JoAnn Kirchner, past Director of the Veterans Healthcare Administration Behavioral Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative and staff at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, discuss how physicians and other health care leaders can better translate research into practice using implementation science frameworks.

Explore the De-Implementation Checklist here: https://bit.ly/3CLoTIR
Explore the Change Management and Organizational Development Toolkit: https://bit.ly/49UXG4t
Explore the AMA's practice transformation research: https://bit.ly/49YFRRV

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