HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

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Put care into your messages to patients, says virtual-first MD

Did you get the patient’s message? Let them know. Sutter Health internist Matthew Sakumoto, MD, says clearing the inbox benefits from a human touch.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Jan 29, 2025 ·
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AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series: AMA advocacy priorities with a new administration and Congress

In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn how AMA advocacy is positioned to effect change on the key issues facing patients and physicians with a new administration and new Congress.

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Advocacy Insights Webinar Series
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Health insurance price fixing is real, and the AMA is fighting it

The AMA has filed a lawsuit challenging what insurers pay for out-of-network care. Here’s what will happen next.

Judicial Advocacy
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Pearl of the Week: Help patients actively participate in their care

Find resources on health coaching.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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What doctors wish patients knew about bacterial meningitis

Bacterial meningitis is not common, but it is a medical emergency. Jeffrey Silvers, MD, an infectious diseases physician at Sutter Health, shares more.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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AMA’s first chief health equity officer to depart at year’s end

Under Dr. Aletha Maybank’s direction and guidance, the AMA has become a relevant national voice on equity in medicine and an important ally to organizations that have long been committed to this work.

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Why is home health care growing? No one wants to be in a hospital

Ochsner Health is using new tech and aligning stakeholders to deliver care in the setting that patients prefer—their own homes.

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Health System Spotlight
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“Unlawful cartel” is price-fixing the rates insurers pay physicians

The AMA and Illinois State Medical Society file federal lawsuit to stop MultiPlan from orchestrating unfair payment rates that impede access to care.

Judicial Advocacy
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What doctors wish patients knew about depression

Psychiatrist Andrea DeSimone, DO, of Bayhealth, details the nine main symptoms that characterize depression and the treatments that can help. 

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Behavioral Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™