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4 MIN READ

These vendors are making EHR usability a top priority

Systems that require dozens of clicks for relatively simple tasks are a choice, not a fact of life. Find out how these vendors are following the AMA’s advice on EHRs that work better for patients and physicians.

Digital
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8 MIN READ

June 14, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Refining MACRA, proposed health information exchange rules and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Verma: CMS seeks less health care regulation, more competition

In a speech to the AMA House of Delegates, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma touts agency’s efforts to cut physicians’ administrative burdens.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 MIN READ

How the EHR can help you ID, manage patients with prediabetes

Optimizing the electronic health record can help physicians and care teams identify and manage patients with prediabetes, Find out how.

Diabetes
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4 MIN READ

Spending too much time typing in the EHR? You can change that

These five organizations have figured out how to redesign their practices to cut physicians’ administrative burden and deliver excellent patient care.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

AMA: Health IT proposals must do more for patient privacy

The AMA submitted comments to ONC and to CMS on proposed changes to health IT certification as well as patient access and interoperability.

Press Releases
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4 MIN READ

5 steps toward EHRs that are easier for physicians to use

The EHR user experience cannot be improved with a single-stakeholder approach. Regulators, policymakers, payers and health system leaders all must pitch in.

Digital
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5 MIN READ

7 big reasons why EHRs consume physicians’ days and nights 

Doctors spend nearly twice as much time on EHR and clerical work as they do on direct patient care. Discover the complicated story behind that sobering stat. 

Digital
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MACRA, 2 years later: 9 ways to make it better

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act remains a work in progress, but the AMA has specific recommendations to help implement a value-based health care system.

Medicare & Medicaid