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6 MIN READ

5 barriers to launching a virtual diabetes prevention program

To reach patients with prediabetes during the pandemic, Marshfield Clinic Health System launched the National Diabetes Prevention Program in a distance learning format.

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Diabetes
Health System Spotlight
3 MIN READ

Performing virtual independent medical evaluations amid COVID-19

COVID-19 necessitates reevaluation of impairment medical evaluations (IMEs) practices and procedures, in particular in regards to claims decisions and closure.

AMA Guides®
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12 MIN READ

Providing hypertension care to patients during the pandemic

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 treatment of patients with hypertension during the pandemic.

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Hypertension
AMA Update
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3 MIN READ

How to reignite the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic

The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, yet the opioid epidemic continues to flare. The AMA details steps states should take, and calls on CDC to revise its opioid prescribing guideline.

Overdose Epidemic
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4 MIN READ

Help patients adjust to telehealth by remembering the human touch

Learn with the AMA how virtual visits can strengthen connections with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital
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8 MIN READ

New AMA president: COVID-19 can spur positive changes in health care

In this Q&A, new AMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD, discusses what the nation’s COVID-19 experience has to teach us about removing obstacles to patient care.

Leadership
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5 MIN READ

8 steps Kaiser Permanente is taking to suppress COVID-19

As states reopen, the need to prevent successive waves of infection remains. Learn how Kaiser Permanente is tackling the newest phase: disease suppression.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

After COVID-19, $250 billion in care could shift to telehealth

A new report quantifies what it could mean if telehealth use continues post-pandemic, but cautions planning must start now to keep the momentum going.

Digital
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5 MIN READ

Outside pandemic hot spots, 4 keys to preparing for COVID-19 cases

Learn how a large multispecialty practice in Dubuque, Iowa, has planned for COVID-19 without becoming overwhelmed.

Sustainability