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Public health: The challenges and opportunities physicians face with Frederick Chen, MD, MPH
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AMA lawsuit to protect patient-physician relationship in North Dakota

AMA filed a lawsuit today challenging constitutionality of ND laws that compel physicians to provide misleading reproductive health information.

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Doctors battle state law that forces them to mislead patients

Two North Dakota legal provisions turn physicians into mouthpieces for politically motivated messages that could harm patients. The AMA is suing to overturn them.

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Many ICU talks with family fall short on shared decision-making

26% of physician conversations lack deliberation about the patients’ values, preferences. A physician expert recommends ways to improve.

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Patients love open EHR notes. How to put them into practice

New research adds to evidence that using OpenNotes builds trust and engages patients. The AMA has guidance on how to implement the information-sharing tool.

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Ruling on Kentucky law undermines patient-physician relationship

U.S. appellate court upholds Kentucky law requiring women to view ultrasound before abortion, contradicts earlier ruling on North Carolina’s similar law.

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4 skills from psychiatry that can improve end-of-life care

Helping patients express their values, concerns and preferences is vital in palliative care. Incorporating elements of psychiatric training can help.

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AMA president applauds members moving medicine forward

In her address at the AMA Annual Meeting, AMA President Barbara L. McAneny today outlined a number of advocacy victories from the past year.

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Physician insight sorely needed for hard choices ahead: AMA president

AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, is proud of the work the physicians are doing to repair our country’s broken health care system.

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Talking about death: Now that it pays, how to do it well

Advance care planning used to be unbillable, but Medicare now treats it like other services. Here are tips for talking about it with patients.

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