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What doctors wish patients knew about skin cancer risk and prevention

Understanding your risk is an important tool in skin cancer prevention. Two dermatologists share more about discerning risk and steps for prevention.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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6 MIN READ

What is a COVID-19 variant?

A variant in a virus develops after that virus mutates. Sometimes that mutation results in a new strain (variant) of the virus.

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Health Care Definitions
Jan 26, 2022 ·
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Developing digital empathy and the virtual physical exam

This AMA webinar provides suggested strategies to improve patient connection and communication when delivering care remotely.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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Why health system leaders should be open, authentic on burnout

AMA member Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, says a key step in organizations’ wellness journey is to encourage physician sharing by modeling it from the top.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Ketul J. Patel
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Health system CEO listens to doctors. He has to—they’re his family.

Health care has been the family business for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health CEO Ketul J. Patel. Learn about his health system’s plans for 2022.

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How 2 health systems succeeded with vaccine requirements

Some big hospital names have pulled back on such efforts. Learn from other leaders who have pushed ahead to protect their workers and communities.

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Health System Spotlight
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10 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about the COVID-19 Omicron variant

The quick speed of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant’s spread has left many patients with questions. One infectious disease physician aims to clear things up.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Gary S. Kaplan, MD
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Q&A: What’s next for Dr. Gary Kaplan after stepping down as CEO

Gary S. Kaplan, MD, stepped down as CEO at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health at the end of the year. His work to boost health care quality and safety won’t stop.

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Physician-Patient Relationship
Health System Spotlight
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Why talk of AI’s transforming health care is premature

Before augmented intelligence (AI) claims credit for remaking medicine, it must prove that it’s helping and not harming patients or introducing bias.

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Health System Spotlight