Topic in Focus: Telehealth Adoption

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COVID-19 may have stirred a silent killer. Find out what to do.

The shift to telehealth has left many patients without ongoing assessment of their blood pressure. Learn with the AMA how to reestablish it.

Hypertension
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July 30, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA advocates to improve maternal health and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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3 key questions will shape health policy after COVID-19

COVID-19 reshaped the way care is provided, and the policies that define it. AMA experts give medical students insight on the policy road ahead.

Public Health
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How the crucible of COVID-19 can help fix the health care system

A National Academy of Medicine report details the pandemic’s effect on clinicians and the long-overdue systemic improvements needed to support them.

Public Health
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Clinical Case Study: Telehealth for Hypertension

This interactive session provided participants with an overview of techniques for managing hypertension via telehealth and remote remote patient monitoring.

Hypertension
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July 16, 2021: National Advocacy Update

2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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How to transform telehealth focus from adoption to optimization

Learn how the AMA’s Return on Health framework can help physician practices and health systems discover and demonstrate the value of virtual care.

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Expansion of telehealth services must be sustained

Congress must ensure the continued growth of telehealth by removing outdated and arbitrary restrictions on its use.

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Leadership
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AMA helps business leaders grasp digital health’s true value

Will payment for telehealth fade with the COVID-19 pandemic? Not if business leaders learn to properly assess what virtual care can and does deliver.

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