5 MIN READ

Return on Health telehealth case study: Hypertension Digital Medicine Program

Ochsner Health case study on their Hypertension Digital Medicine Program, based on AMA's Return on Health framework.

Digital
1 MIN READ

Return on Health in action: Telehealth case studies

Download the report PDF to explore telehealth (also referred to as virtual care) case studies that showcase the "Return on Health" framework, which measures the value of digitally enabled virtual care programs, developed by the American Medical Association, in collaboration with Manatt Health.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

Why BP must be top of mind at every Black woman’s doctor visit

Learn more with the AMA about compelling messages backed up by helpful resources that can help reverse the hypertension trend in Black communities.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 21, 2022

In the news: Excess sodium in medication increases CVD risk, firearms now leading cause of death by trauma, ivermectin not effective in preventing severe COVID and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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8 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about high cholesterol

Sorting through the good, the bad and the ugly about high cholesterol can be confusing. One family physician sets out to explain what to keep in mind.

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Hypertension
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
 Illustration of a physician on a smartphone with a stethoscope
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4 MIN READ

How $1 million grant will boost Ochsner’s digital health innovations

Timely federal funding will advance Ochsner Health’s work to make digitally enabled care a reality for patients in areas hit hard by COVID-19.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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10 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about sodium consumption

Sodium isn’t just lurking in heavily salted snacks. Learn from an expert AMA member about where it resides and which choices to make to avoid it.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Patient having blood pressure measured
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4 MIN READ

After pandemic dip, how Texas system improved BP control to 78%

With patients delaying care, blood pressure control rates fell. Here’s how Southwestern Health Resources found a way to bring BP control back up.

Hypertension
Salt
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3 MIN READ

The FDA’s new guidance on sodium could be lifesaving. Here’s why.

Salt tastes great, but that’s the problem—Americans are getting way too much of it in the foods they buy. Something has to change, and fast.

Hypertension