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10 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about snoring

About 25% to 50% of adults snore regularly. But it can be more than just a nuisance for your bed partner. A sleep medicine physician shares more.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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7 Min Read

How are patients really doing? One way to find out: Send a text

At Sanford Health, a low-tech, text-based patient-monitoring platform helps identify problems faster and speeds up intervention. Learn more.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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4 Min Read

4 priorities for tackling the next public health emergency

AMA joins other influential groups in health care to push better coordination, data sharing with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sustainability
Health System Spotlight
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7 Min Read

Never terse, always on: How AI helps clear doctors’ EHR inboxes

Augmented intelligence (AI) helps Ochsner Health flag important information in patient messages while also reducing physicians’ documentation burden.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

7 ways telehealth is reshaping medicine for the better

74% of physicians work in practices that offer telehealth. Learn how telehealth and digitally enabled care offer wins for patients and families.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

AI is already reshaping care. Here's what it means for doctors.

Nearly 700 AI-enabled devices have earned FDA approval. Learn how the AMA is working to ensure that health care AI works for patients and physicians.

Digital
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6 Min Read

Hattiesburg Clinic’s EHR efforts put patients, doctors first

Hattiesburg Clinic has a four-year, award-winning track record of optimizing its EHR system to better track patient trends and ease physician burdens.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Nadine Hammoud, MD

Nadine Hammoud, MD

Dr. Hammoud is a board-certified ob-gyn with a special interest in minimally invasive surgery and hormonal replacement therapy in perimenopause and menopause.

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Vlad (Val) Simianu, MD, MPH
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What it’s like in colon and rectal surgery: Shadowing Dr. Simianu

AMA member Vlad (Val) Simianu, MD, MPH, says the most rewarding aspect of colorectal surgery is getting to be a specialist and also a generalist.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series