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4 MIN READ

Protecting reproductive health care means protecting physicians

Third-party interference with the patient-physician relationship puts both patients and physicians at risk and undermines public health.  

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 MIN READ

Learn to deliver high-quality care to your LGBTQIA+ patients

Patients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual (LGBTQIA+) often face major stigma, discrimination in health care.

Population Care
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Public health solutions are key to preventing firearm violence

Physician leaders are looking for public health solutions and focusing on prevention to end the firearm violence crisis. Learn how the AMA helps.

Public Health
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5 MIN READ

4 big lessons from COVID-19 for the next public health emergency

The pandemic exposed significant, longstanding gaps in the U.S. public health system. A coalition led by Kaiser Permanente seeks to help fill them.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
Bobby Mukkamala, MD
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4 MIN READ

Don’t just hope for health innovation equity—make sure it happens

AMA leaders took their message that health technology needs to work for physicians and promote health equity to the HIMSS Global Health Conference.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

Must hospitals send ADT notifications to physicians’ EHR inbox?

Download this regulatory myth that examines if hospitals must send admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) notifications to physicians’ EHR inbox.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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5 MIN READ

How physicians can help parents address kids’ social media use

TikTok is the latest fad to draw politicians’ ire. Learn more about nurturing teen patients’ “digital wellness.”

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Cigna’s modifier 25 policy burdens doctors and deters prompt care

Payer’s requirement that physicians submit office notes when reporting E/M codes with modifier 25 is a waste of time and bad for patients. Learn more.

CPT®
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3 MIN READ

Why generative AI like ChatGPT cannot replace physicians

“Generative AI is not thought,” says health IT expert John Halamka, MD, MS, but augmented intelligence (AI) could ease physician burdens. Learn more.

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