Aspirin in a person's hand
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3 MIN READ

New heart-disease prevention guideline: What physicians must know

Evidence-driven recommendations from the ACC and the AHA mean goodbye to baby aspirin for healthy older adults. Here is what else you should know.

Hypertension
Several people putting their hands together
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4 MIN READ

Prediabetes treatment takes team effort to change lifestyles

To implement a successful type 2 diabetes prevention program, a health system turned to an all-star team of health care staff. Find out more.

Diabetes
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3 MIN READ

March 21, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Cost measures in MIPS, proposed interoperability rules and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Patient measuring blood pressure
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4 MIN READ

How home monitoring and patient coaches led to 91% BP control

A pilot study that combined high technology with high touch reports success in helping patients with hypertension get their BP under control.

Hypertension
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4 MIN READ

Feb. 22, 2019: Advocacy spotlight on Highlights from the 2019 National Advocacy Conference

Thank you to those who joined us at this year's National Advocacy Conference (NAC). Read the highlights.

Advocacy Update
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5 MIN READ

Feb. 22, 2019: National Advocacy Update

HHS proposed rule on drug rebates, the House and gun violence and more in the latest from AMA national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Street in Chinatown
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4 MIN READ

A BP-control home run in San Francisco’s Chinatown

This public health center dramatically improved its hypertension-control rate to 83 percent. Learn how each member of the team contributes to the success.

Hypertension
Illustration of flowing data
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4 MIN READ

Therapeutic pathways embedded in EHR to improve cancer care

Health and Human Services advisory panel endorses oncology alternative payment model that uses EHR-embedded therapeutic and diagnostic pathways.

Payment & Delivery Models
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2 MIN READ

Jan. 24, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Top issues facing organized medicine and highlights from the State Advocacy Summit in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update