Tanya Albert Henry

Tanya Albert Henry

AMA Affiliated Groups

Contributing News Writer,
Authors

Tanya Albert Henry is an award-winning freelance writer who has been covering health care for 20 years. She started her career in daily newspapers, working at The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Detroit News and USA Today before going on to cover medicolegal matters for American Medical News, a weekly newspaper published by the AMA. Tanya later served as American Medical News’ deputy editor, and she also edited its Professional Issues section. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

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Sustainability

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3 MIN READ

Myth or fact? Physicians must sign every page of a home care plan

Are physicians required to sign every single page of a home health agency plan of care certifications and recertifications? Learn what the AMA discovered.
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Physician Health

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4 MIN READ

End the “we’ve always done it this way” mindset in emergency medicine

Learn about four small, yet high-impact changes that can be made in the emergency department to improve the patient and physician experience.
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Digital

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4 MIN READ

5 ways physicians can find relief from an overloaded EHR inbox

Patient emails require more time to manage, skyrocketing 57% with the pandemic started and with no let up in sight. Learn to manage the new normal.
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Public Health

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4 MIN READ

Court stops law that barred vaccine status queries—for all vaccines

Learn why a federal court prevented Montana from enforcing a misguided law that applied to all vaccines, not just those that protect against COVID-19.
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Sustainability

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4 MIN READ

7 steps to improve scheduling in your outpatient practice

Learn with the AMA about how to “ride the wave” to more efficiently schedule visits in your family medicine or outpatient practice.
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Medicare & Medicaid

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4 MIN READ

Ob-gyn can keep $205,000 in Medicaid pay that state tried to recoup

Extensively quoting an AMA-Hawaii Medical Association brief, state’s top court rules higher Medicaid primary care rate doesn’t hinge on specialty.
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Private Practices

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4 MIN READ

Want to save time in your practice? There’s a playbook for that

The doctors in your private practice can work smarter, not harder, by implementing innovative strategies gathered in AMA’s “Saving Time Playbook.”
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Digital

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4 MIN READ

What to expect in telehealth in 2023? Here are 5 predictions

Telemedicine use is likely to see another upswing, say experts. Learn what else they are forecasting for this year.