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Patient Access Playbook: Information blocking

Download the playbook and additional PDFs to learn about the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) signed into law on Dec. 13, 2016—including provisions within the law related to “information blocking.”

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7 MIN READ

Sept. 30, 2022: National Advocacy Update

Physicians’ unified message to Congress: Reform Medicare pay now in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA health data privacy framework

Protecting an individual's privacy preferences and their personally identifiable information begins with putting the patient first in building a privacy framework.

HIPAA
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12 MIN READ

COVID-19: AMA's recent and ongoing advocacy efforts

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical Association has been the leading physician and patient ally. Learn more about recent and ongoing efforts.

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4 MIN READ

5 positives to sharing clinical notes with your patients

Federal regulations now give patients the right to see their medical notes. Find out how that can be a win for you and your patients.

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8 MIN READ

March 4, 2022: National Advocacy Update

CMS gives physicians more time to review draft cost measures and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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27 MIN READ

How do we measure quality of care? A conversation on EHRs and research

In this episode of Making the Rounds, A.J. Holmgren, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of medicine at UC San Francisco, discusses EHR quality measurement, quality of care and patient outcomes.

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Making the Rounds Podcast
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Little reason to fear sharing your clinical notes with patients

The open notes approach can be a winner for patients, doctors and better outcomes. Learn what’s needed to make it work for your practice.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Unintended consequences seen in proposed HIPAA privacy rule revision

Removing barriers to care coordination makes sense. But that shouldn’t be done at the expense of putting patients’ protected health information at risk.

HIPAA