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AMA membership offers unique access to savings and resources tailored to enrich the personal and professional lives of physicians, residents and medical students.

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6 MIN READ

Virtual acute-care program makes patients feel right at home

Kaiser Permanente’s hospital-at-home effort has readmission rates that are lower than the national average—with no signs of slowing down.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

To succeed with health care AI, get rid of the black box

Atlantic Health System has implemented augmented intelligence (AI) to improve care. One essential: Explaining to physicians what AI is doing and how.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
AMA Update for April 12, 2024: How Ochsner Health is taking on the leading health issues in Louisiana to improve patient outcomes
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10 MIN READ

How Ochsner Health is taking on the leading health issues in Louisiana to improve patient outcomes

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about health issues in Louisiana.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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10 MIN READ

How Ochsner Health is taking on the leading health issues in Louisiana to improve patient outcomes [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about health issues in Louisiana.

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Health Equity
AMA Update Podcast
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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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Public Health
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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Patient Support & Advocacy
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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Public Health
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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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
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians