Setup of medical hazards in hospital room with test dummy
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4 hazards medical trainees face in hospital “room of horrors”

A safety-focused simulation aims to help medical students and residents identify potential hazards in a hospital room before they cause harm.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
A photo of about 10 cheeseburgers cooking on a grill
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Foodborne illnesses kill 3,000 a year: What physicians can do

CME for primary care and emergency physicians helps spot and prevent food poisoning that strikes one in six of us each year.

Prevention & Wellness
Computer pointers filling a screen
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62 clicks to order Tylenol? What happens when EHR tweaks go bad

EHR usability takes a hit when hospitals tinker to get a custom fit. They may also may be putting patients at risk and needlessly adding to physician frustration.

Digital
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14 ways to put your EHR to the test on usability, safety

A new report lays out 14 test case scenarios to help physicians ensure their EHR works as intended and encourages them to create their own test cases, too.

Digital
Jennifer S. Myers, MD at AMA ACME Conference at Penn State College of Medicine.
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Meet your new safety and quality watchdog: the medical resident

Rather than making residents bystanders in QI projects, this health system is giving them a chance to shape innovation across the board.

Improve GME
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Aug. 9, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

California settlement a big win for medical staff independence

Advocacy Update
Medical records
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AMA fights to protect patient-safety work from legal discovery

The Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies stands up to prevent another “roadmap for litigation.”

Judicial Advocacy
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Study finds need for performance standards for EHR usability, safety

A novel new study provides compelling evidence that the design, development and implementation of these systems need to be improved.

Press Releases
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June 28, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about how the AMA supports a hospital's position on incident reports used during discovery, immigration detainees' right to discharge plans and more.

Advocacy Update