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3 MIN READ

Protect sensitive individual data at risk from DTC genetic tests

At-home kits to test DNA carry more risks than consumers realize. The AMA says it’s time for new privacy standards to govern this burgeoning market.

HIPAA
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2 MIN READ

AMA calls for privacy guidelines governing mail-order DNA tests

The AMA will work with federal agencies to strengthen the privacy safeguards.

Press Releases
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Telehealth a lifeline for patients with substance-use disorders

Virtual care has helped patients overcome barriers such as lack of transportation and treatment stigma. Learn more with the AMA.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

Telehealth is here to stay, but payment is key to future use

Learn how telemedicine has come so far in areas such as HIPAA-compliant platforms, and what it will take to make sure it continues to flourish.

Digital
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9 MIN READ

Nov. 5, 2021: National Advocacy Update

New national opioid treatment program resource to support evidence-based care and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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13 MIN READ

Sept. 24, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Sweeping $3.5 trillion reconciliation legislation advancing in the House and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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18 MIN READ

Grayson Armstrong, MD, MPH, on telehealth and its future in eye care

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Grayson Armstrong, MD, MPH about the future of eye care in telehealth.

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Digital
Moving Medicine Video Update
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3 MIN READ

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
ideo screenshot of Monday June 14 Special Meeting of the HOD with HOD Speaker Bruce Scott and Vice Speaker Lisa Bohman Egbert.
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Highlights from the June 2021 AMA Special Meeting

Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates' virtual meeting, which ran June 11¬16.