Laurie McGraw, SVP American Medical Association: How to Support an Overburdened Physician Workforce

Episode 34 March 09, 2022 00:27:40
Laurie McGraw, SVP American Medical Association: How to Support an Overburdened Physician Workforce
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Laurie McGraw, SVP American Medical Association: How to Support an Overburdened Physician Workforce

Mar 09 2022 | 00:27:40

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Show Notes

The pandemic brought a lot of new stressors for physicians, but even before COVID, there were major trends impacting doctors including burnout, adjusting to new technologies, and accommodating new roles for mid-level providers. On this episode of WorkforceRx, Laurie McGraw of the American Medical Association provides a close look at the challenges facing physicians and the support they need to overcome them. As the AMA’s senior vice president of Health Solutions, McGraw, who has a deep background in health IT, has a special focus on helping physicians integrate new technology into clinical practice. “Physicians love innovation, but if new technologies are not implemented well, it only leads to a negative cycle of more burden and more disruption which is a real problem in healthcare today.” Check out this illuminating conversation with Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan that explores the best ways to augment the physician workforce to meet growing demand for care, harnessing opportunities in digital health, and how -- with her podcast Inspiring Women and other efforts -- McGraw is encouraging women to take on leadership roles in healthcare and beyond.

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