Topic in Focus: Telehealth Adoption

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How Permanente uses telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Telehealth is quickly becoming health care’s first line of defense against COVID-19. Find out how The Permanente Medical Group is using telehealth to care for patients.

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COVID-19: How the AMA is supporting physicians on the front lines

EVP & CEO James L. Madara, MD outlines the three essentials aspects of the AMA’s COVID-19 response strategy and highlights recent successes.

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Physicians urge measures to cover telehealth, support for acquiring PPE, testing kits

Leading physician organizations urged Congressional leaders to include measures critical to physician practices in the next COVID-19 stimulus package.

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AMA calls on Administration to use every lever in COVID-19 fight

Shortages continue to pose serious risks to the health and safety of our health care workforce, as well as the patients they treat.

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AMA resources available to physicians to navigate COVID-19 pandemic

The AMA continues to forcefully advocate for PPE and critical policy and regulatory changes needed to address our public health and health system needs.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of March 16, 2020

In the news: COVID-19 a national emergency, undetected COVID-19 cases for every confirmed, CMS expands telemedicine coverage, 14,000+ cases of COVID-19 in US.

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AMA supports Telehealth Initiative to improve health care access

With the current COVID-19 crisis, the organizations moved up the initiative’s launch to support physicians in their shift to telehealth models.

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Key changes made to telehealth guidelines to boost COVID-19 care

To broaden access to telehealth, certain federal privacy and security rules have been relaxed and Medicare payments expanded during the COVID-19 emergency.

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AMA applauds Medicare telemedicine policy change during pandemic

The use of telemedicine and remote care services are critical to the management of the COVID-19.

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