Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

Specialty:
Anesthesiology/Clinical Informatics

AMA Affiliated Groups

Former President, American Medical Association,
Authors

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, board-certified in both anesthesiology and clinical informatics, was the 178th president of the American Medical Association for the year 2023-2024.

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Leadership

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5 Min Read

Prioritizing humanity in our AI future

As promising as health AI is, maintaining the human element that has long defined medical practice is essential for our future.
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Leadership

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6 Min Read

Expanding test-to-treat policies is a harmful prescription

Allowing pharmacists to administer tests, diagnose conditions and prescribe medications far exceeds their training and jeopardizes patient health.
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Leadership

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5 Min Read

For health AI to work, physicians and patients have to trust it

AI and AI-enabled tools are too important and revolutionary to leave questions about liability and governance unsettled.
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Leadership

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5 Min Read

Permanently expanding telehealth access will improve public health

Telehealth continues to provide immense benefits. Congress should act on a long-term fix to enable widespread access to this vital mode of care.
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Leadership

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4 Min Read

Change Healthcare hack shows need for more competition

The Change Healthcare cyberattack highlights the perils of consolidation and its potential for harm to our entire health care system.
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Leadership

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6 Min Read

Combating vaccine misinformation saves lives

Federal health officials have a compelling interest to counteract medical misinformation spread through social media and other means.
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Leadership

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7 Min Read

Time to make more noise about our biggest killer: heart disease

With the AMA’s help, physicians and health care organizations are boosting BP control for millions of patients. But there’s so much more to do.
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Leadership

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8 Min Read

Match Day marks the start of a new journey for tomorrow’s doctors

The move to physician residency comes with new power to transform your patients’ lives, and medicine, for the better. Now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and dig in.

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