Topic in Focus: Telehealth Adoption

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To excel with virtual care, listen closely and with empathy

Telehealth is rekindling the home visit. That’s an intimacy that physicians can use to connect more deeply with patients, experts say.

Digital
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Brittany Ikwuagwu talks about med student advocacy on key issues

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Brittany Ikwuagwu on how medical students can advocate for key issues in medicine.

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Moving Medicine Video Update
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In congressional visits, medical students will target big issues

The 2022 AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference offers future doctors a chance to make their voice heard with the nation’s top lawmakers. Learn more.

Medical Students
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AMA, Manatt Health unveil toolkit to combat drug overdoses

The AMA and Manatt Health release a toolkit to guide states on removing barriers to evidence-based patient care.

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Feb. 4, 2022: Advocacy Update other news

New issue brief addresses equity in telehealth and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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Gerald Harmon, MD, on physicians' role in a pandemic of mistrust [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the important role physicians play in the pandemic.

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AMA Update Podcast
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Gerald Harmon, MD, on physicians' role in a pandemic of mistrust

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the important role physicians play in the pandemic.

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AMA Update
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Need for glide path on HIPAA telehealth rules at pandemic’s end

The pandemic’s nowhere near over, but when it does end HIPAA requirements on telehealth are set to resume. Learn about AMA advocacy on this front.

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Telemedicine/telehealth: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to incorporate and integrate telemedicine and digital health into physician practices.

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