AMA Therapeutic Insights
Welcome to the AMA Therapeutic Insights online CME program. This quarterly CME newsletter features the latest treatment guidelines and prescribing data for specific disease states. Intended for primary care physicians, a new therapeutic topic is offered each quarter.
View one-page summaries of current newsletters
Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults
Management of Early Parkinson Disease
Recognizing and Managing Overactive Bladder
What does AMA Therapeutic Insights offer physicians?
- Up-to-date, disease-specific prescribing data*
- Disease demographics, co-morbidities, data on patients diagnosed and treated vs. diagnosed and not treated
- Best practices and evidence-based therapy guidelines presented in case-study format
- AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- Integrated views of actual treatment practices for the respective disease states
- A new disease-specific newsletter every quarter
*The AMA does not collect, compile, license, sell or have access to physician prescribing data. The prescribing data included in AMA Therapeutic Insights are provided by IMS Health and are HIPAA compliant and do not contain any patient identifiable information.
How does AMA Therapeutic Insights increase the transparency of physician prescribing data?
For the first time, physicians are given access to disease-specific prescribing data and other therapy-related information in a unique CME professional development activity. AMA Therapeutic Insights offers physicians a new opportunity to improve the quality of patient care through a greater understanding of prescribing and treatment information.
How is prescribing data used for the benefit of the public?
Prescribing data are utilized by public health agencies for a variety of purposes, including studies about drug interactions, prescribing trends, long-term effects of medications, and prevention of medical errors. Medical Researchers also use prescribing information for applications such as setting and promoting public policy, accelerating healthcare innovations, driving best clinical practice, monitoring drug safety, and clinical trial recruitment.
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AMA Therapeutic Insights has been certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. The program content will be developed in compliance with AMA Standards for Industry-Supported Multimedia Continuing Medical Education and Other Communications and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education (ACCME) Essential Elements. The AMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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