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      Electronic health record-vendor contracts may contain clauses that block information sharing on improving usability and patient safety research.
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      Why prior authorization was a white-hot issue in 2018

      Prior authorization comes between physicians and their patients’ care and needs to be fixed. Learn how that painful reality came into starker relief this year.
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      These coaches can set your physician career on a winning path

      Coaching isn’t just for the business world anymore. Physician experts explain how coaching can help medical students, medical residents and doctors in practice.
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      When it comes to academic coaching in medical schools, pursuing a compassionate approach can produce lasting results.
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      Medical specialty choice: Make the most of informational interviews

      Gleaning insights while in medical school from physicians already practicing a medical specialty is far preferable to “if I only knew” moments later.
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      Our 10 most popular stories of 2018

      Physician burnout. Picking a medical specialty. Making romance work in medical residency. These topics drew your eyes this year. Find out what else did.
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      5 medical court cases that mattered in 2018

      One thing physicians from Maryland to California had in common this year: The AMA Litigation Center had their backs.

      Confronting harassment within medicine head on

      The AMA House of Delegates took unanimous action on the issue, reaffirming the Association’s age-old commitment to equity, fairness and respect.
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      Highlights from the 2018 AMA Interim Meeting

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      AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, says the AMA is fighting the forces that make the U.S. health system so dysfunctional.
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      Medical laws and ethics: What to do when conflicts occur

      Physicians have tough decisions to make when medical ethics and law come into conflict. Learn how to properly weigh the two when faced with the dilemma.

      Physician obligations don’t end when patients pursue care abroad

      The medical tourism trend can upend patient expectations and physician responsibilities. New AMA ethics policy seeks to clarify the matter.
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      The Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues 2018 Interim Meeting highlights

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Confronting harassment within medicine head on

The AMA House of Delegates took unanimous action on the issue, reaffirming the Association’s age-old commitment to equity, fairness and respect.

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New AMA policies adopted on final day of 2018 Interim Meeting

The AMA House of Delegates adopted new policies on the final day of its 2018 Interim Meeting.
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AMA: Fix hospital eligibility criteria for drug-discount program

Outpatient charity care should determine 340B program eligibility as part of a revised formula for the federal program, physicians say.

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Stronger background-check system needed for gun purchases

States should require relevant mental health records be reported to national database, the AMA says.
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Patient Support & Advocacy

8 ways to promote affordable access to high-value care

Cost concerns too often prevent patients from pursing evidence-based care their doctors recommend. The AMA details tools, insurance plan designs and advocacy initiatives that can help.

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AMA Adopts New Policies at 2018 Interim Meeting

The AMA voted to adopt new policies on emerging health care topics during the voting session of its Interim Meeting.
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AMA backs in-person import of Canadian Rx if safety is assured

Allowing the practice offers patients an option to lower patient out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs, which addresses a barrier to medication adherence: unaffordability.
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3 mistakes to avoid on medical student-loan repayment

Formulating a debt-repayment plan? Here’s a list of what you should not do when it comes to med school debt.

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Top 5 issues to watch at the 2018 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the big issues that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their meeting Nov. 8–13 in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Privacy, security guidelines aim to bolster use of mHealth

Patients and physicians may be hesitant to use mobile health apps for fear that protected health information will be put at risk. These guidelines address the concern.
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