Andis Robeznieks

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AMA Affiliated Groups

Senior News Writer,
Authors

Andis rejoined the AMA in 2017 after an earlier stint as quality and safety reporter with American Medical News. He covered the same subjects at Modern Healthcare, and also wrote about physician affairs, health care construction, information technology and public health.

Most recently, Andis was an independent reporter with stories appearing in Healthcare Financial Management Association publications, Hospitals & Health Networks, MedCity News, and other publications and websites. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University, where he majored in journalism.

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Health Equity

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5 MIN READ

Building a network to advance equity in professional societies

The new Equitable Professional Societies Network gives doctors and other health professionals powerful tools to ramp up their work on health equity.
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Public Health

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4 MIN READ

AMA, CDC will work to bolster public health infrastructure

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named the AMA as a partner in a five-year, $176 million initiative.
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Digital

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5 MIN READ

Proposed info-blocking rule adds clarity, protection for doctors

The HHS proposal would give patients more control over health records and reduce physician fears when they do what is best for their patients. 
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Health Equity

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6 MIN READ

Can investments cut health gaps? Chicago’s a proving ground

There’s a 14-year life-expectancy gap between different Chicago neighborhoods. Find out how the AMA and others are investing to overturn this inequity.
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CPT®

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4 MIN READ

CPT code set keeps pace with health care technology, innovation

Health care innovations are emerging rapidly. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 2025 code set will help physicians keep up.
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Access to Care

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4 MIN READ

In PBM market, competition is hard to come by

AMA analysis details low competition in a market that is drawing scrutiny from Congress and regulators.
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Digital

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4 MIN READ

Use of secure messaging doesn’t cut back phone calls

Research among resident physicians suggests that secure messaging may be adding to doctors’ burdens rather than reducing them. 
Ved Gossain, MD

Health Equity

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5 MIN READ

“No better role in medicine” than to serve as a physician mentor

Ved Gossain, MD, has been active in medicine for more than half a century and continues to find joy in helping younger physicians find their career path.