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10 MIN READ

To overcome doctor shortage, get rid of obstacles to primary care

For patients in some communities, a pressing question is whether their primary care doctor will retire—because a replacement may be hard to come by.

Sustainability
3 MIN READ

Telehealth resource center: Research findings

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Download a summary PDF of the results of the impact study physician survey on telehealth services.

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3 MIN READ

New survey data shows doctors’ steadfast commitment to telehealth

Mask mandates and distancing stickers are going away, but AMA survey details why another pandemic phenomenon—telehealth—should be here for the long haul.

Digital
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3 MIN READ

AMA survey shows widespread enthusiasm for telehealth

The AMA released a survey that shows physicians have enthusiastically embraced telehealth and expect to use it even more in the future.

Press Releases
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Return on Health telehealth case study: Hypertension Digital Medicine Program

Ochsner Health case study on their Hypertension Digital Medicine Program, based on AMA's Return on Health framework.

Digital
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Return on Health in action: Telehealth case studies

Download the report PDF to explore telehealth (also referred to as virtual care) case studies that showcase the "Return on Health" framework, which measures the value of digitally enabled virtual care programs, developed by the American Medical Association, in collaboration with Manatt Health.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

How—and why—to use telehealth to combat mental health crisis

COVID-19 exacerbated the mental health crisis. Learn how physician practices, among other key players, can use digital health tools to stem the tide.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 21, 2022

In the news: Excess sodium in medication increases CVD risk, firearms now leading cause of death by trauma, ivermectin not effective in preventing severe COVID and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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4 MIN READ

How $1 million grant will boost Ochsner’s digital health innovations

Timely federal funding will advance Ochsner Health’s work to make digitally enabled care a reality for patients in areas hit hard by COVID-19.

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