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Are yearly visits needed for renewing non-controlled medication prescriptions?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about the continuation of non-controlled maintenance medication prescriptions.

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Behavioral Health
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Debunking Regulatory Myths

This AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar discusses how the AMA’s Debunking Regulatory Myths series can help reduce the guesswork in regulatory requirements.

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Events
AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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94% of compliance officers say: No documentation? It’s not done

New study shows compliance professionals often misunderstand the requirements they make physicians comply with.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Myth or fact? Universal “break-the-glass” EHR functionality a must

The functionality can protect medical info from snooping by co-workers, but some organizations require it for all patients. Do they need to?

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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Is time documentation required for Medicare depression screenings?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about depression screening for Medicare patients.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Who determines where physicians and other health care workers can eat or drink while at work?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about who determines where physicians and other health care workers can eat or drink while at work.

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Physician Health
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Are clinicians required to ask patients about pain during every visit?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about pain inquiries during patient visits.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Myth or fact? Only doctors can respond to patient portal messages

Patient messages to physicians skyrocketed after COVID-19. But must physicians personally respond to each? The AMA sets the record straight.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

Are EHR logouts required between clinical staff tasks?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about logging in and out of the EHR between documentation. 

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Digital
Debunking Regulatory Myths