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4 MIN READ

Adopting telehealth in your physician practice? Follow this playbook

Learn with the AMA about how to establish telehealth and deliver patient care while practicing physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital
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2 MIN READ

AMA & AHA respond to rise in cyber threats exploiting COVID-19 pandemic

New joint cybersecurity resource offers actions to help physicians and hospitals keep pace with malicious cyber activity.

Press Releases
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6 MIN READ

Iowa system monitors COVID-19 patients at home to cut ICU admits

Learn how University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is using telehealth to track COVID-19 patients in their homes, with the goal of avoiding admission to critical care.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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New policies on treating pain, OUD emerge from COVID-19 crisis

The DEA is allowing qualified physicians to prescribe buprenorphine over the telephone so patients can stay home. The AMA urges states to do the same.

Overdose Epidemic
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AMA expands Digital Health Playbook Series to integrate telemedicine

Best practices and tips learned from multiple sources are combined into an authoritative resource.

Press Releases
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AMA urges governors to adopt DEA guidance for opioid use disorder

This guidance removes a considerable barrier for many patients during the COVID-19 national emergency and, importantly, allows them to stay at home.

Press Releases
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8 MIN READ

AMA experts break down the COVID-19 stimulus bill (CARES Act)

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 what the COVID-19 stimulus bill means for physicians and more.

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Sustainability
AMA Update
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8 MIN READ

AMA experts discuss efforts to expand telehealth during COVID-19

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by navigating telehealth and more.

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Digital
AMA Update
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4 MIN READ

AMA quick guide helps doctors boot up their telemedicine practice

This timely and no-nonsense resource will expedite your physician practice’s implementation of telemedicine.

Public Health