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HHS declaration on pharmacists’ scope of practice & COVID-19

Recently HHS issued a declaration entitled “Third Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID–19.” Learn more.

Scope of Practice
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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, explores the context of public health to improve equity

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the latest health equity news, including the understanding of context in public health.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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AMA announces new CPT codes as COVID-19 advancements expand

Two new CPT code additions report medical services sparked by the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Press Releases
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How Google, Apple can help assure contact tracing guards privacy

Tech giants team up on a smartphone COVID-19 exposure-notification system. Learn what the companies must do to help address patient privacy

HIPAA
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AMA celebrates the kick-off to Women in Medicine month

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 with special episodes about women in medicine throughout September.

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Women Physicians
AMA Update
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Amid COVID-19 crisis, tips for medical schools from corporate America

The COVID-19 pandemic has hugely disrupted medical education. Lessons from the corporate world could offer insights on how to confront future crises.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Telehealth’s post-pandemic future: Where do we go from here?

Physicians are responding to COVID-19 by expanding telehealth services. Learn why maintaining regulatory flexibility is key to enabling future innovations. 

Digital
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Q&A: Why Kaiser is helping tackle large-scale COVID-19 contact tracing

By supporting COVID-19 contact tracing, Kaiser Permanente seeks to bring the pandemic under control while helping to develop a network of skilled, culturally competent community health teams.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 31, 2020

In the news: Children may carry coronavirus in noses, throats for weeks, major changes made to 2021 CPT code and more.

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