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Moving digital tools beyond the exam room & into patient's home

Michael Hodgkins, MD, MPH, AMA chief medical information officer, talks about the necessity of developing guidelines for safe and effective mobile health apps.

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Driving data and technology to enhance care & reduce physician burden

Laurie McGraw, AMA senior vice president, Health Solutions, tells us about the four things that physicians want to know when it comes to innovation.

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Placing physicians at the front line of health care innovation

James L. Madara, MD, AMA CEO, explains why the physician perspective is paramount to developing effective and manageable health care innovations.

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On Doctors’ Day and every day: To improve care, meet physician needs

The bureaucracy of modern medicine inflicts a mounting toll on physicians. The AMA arms doctors with relevant, cutting-edge tools, information and resources to rekindle a joy in medicine.

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10 key issues where you can help move medicine in 2018

The AMA is pursuing an ambitious agenda to reform payment systems, cut red tape, end the opioid epidemic and protect health care coverage. Here is how you can get involved.

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Physicians urge Congress to reject proposed Medicare pay cuts

Proposed physician payment cuts in federal spending package before Congress threaten to undermine Medicare improvement efforts already underway.

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Our AMA tallies major achievements during a time of turbulence

In critical areas such as health-system overhaul, insurance competition and cutting regulatory burdens, AMA member physicians have made their mark in 2017.

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Improving the nation’s health requires candid discussion

HHS needs to issue detailed clarification of reported directive to restrict language in the agency’s budget documents.

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AMA president recaps 2017 agenda that put patients, physicians first

In his address at the AMA Interim Meeting, AMA President David O. Barbe, M.D., recapped an aggressive year of advocacy and accomplishment.

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