When the AMA set out to address physician burnout, several themes emerged. One of those themes? Confusion around interpreting and complying with regulatory requirements.

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While regulations are well-intended, confusion often swirls around them. That, in turn, often leads to unnecessary work that places burdens on physicians as health care systems and others require steps that they believe are necessary to meet requirements.

This led the AMA to create its “Debunking Regulatory Myths” series, which aims to provide regulatory clarification to physicians and their care teams. It’s part of the AMA’s practice transformation efforts and provides physicians and their care teams with resources to reduce guesswork and administrative burdens so their focus can be on streamlining clinical workflow processes, improving patient outcomes and increasing physician satisfaction.

During the AMA STEPS Forward podcast episode “Debunking Regulatory Myths,” AMA member Kevin Hopkins, MD, primary care medical director at Cleveland Clinic and senior physician advisor for practice transformation at the AMA, and Lindsey Carlasare, AMA research and policy manager, talked about the series, discussed common regulatory myths and shared tools for eliminating guesswork and other administrative...

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