Join the AMA in conversation with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation (LBHF) to learn how organizations are removing barriers for physicians seeking mental health care. This webinar will specifically focus on the process by which organizations can remove stigmatizing and overly invasive mental health questions in credentialing applications and peer reference forms. Panelists will describe how health systems can approach this work, common barriers, and solutions based on real examples.
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00:00 Introduction (Kevin Hopkins, MD)
00:41 Joy in Medicine Program
04:42 Panelist Introductions
07:02 Wellbeing First Champions Challenge for Licensing & Credentialing (Corey Feist)
07:23 Our Works are in a Mental Health Crisis
09:37 Barriers to Mental Health Access
11:29 Our National Leaders Agree
12:10 Wellbeing First Champions for Credentialing & Licensing
14:36 2025 Champions Challenge
16:10 What we’ve learned – and what we’re working on in 2025
18:04 Advocacy opportunities
10:23 What does AMA support?
20:44 Auditing review
22:14 AMA recommendations evaluated by NCQA
23:14 NCQA: Systems are not required to ask about past drug use
24:19 Success stories
25:26 Resources
26:26 Debunking the myths (Daniel Blaney-Koen & Corey Feist)
30:39 Become a Wellbeing First Champion (Corey Feist)
32:21 Northwell Health Introduction (Annabella Salvador Kelly, MD)
33:14 How Northwell Health updated their credentialing language (Annabella Salvador Kelly, MD)
44:51 Q&A
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