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Are physicians required to redocument nonphysician entries in the patient record?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about entries in the patient record. 

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Sustainability
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Augmented intelligence in medicine

The AMA is committed to helping physicians harness AI in ways that safely and effectively improve patient care.

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Time for a different approach in the exam room: deprescribing

One-third of older adults take five or more prescriptions, contributing to falls and other adverse events. Good medicine means taking another look.

Behavioral Health
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AMA House of Delegates process for submitting a resolution

Find information for submitting a resolution to the AMA House of Delegates, including a resolution sample and instructions on how to use the provided template.

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What doctors wish patients knew about social isolation

Social isolation is a growing epidemic that can dangerously affect mental and physical health. Five physicians share how to combat social isolation. 

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Behavioral Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Behind Oregon’s first-in-nation law curbing corporate medicine

Amid rise of health care-delivery consolidation, new state law reshapes how business entities are permitted to engage in the practice of medicine.

Private Practices
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HOD election rules

Find out about the election bylaws and policies for being elected to the AMA House of Delegates.

AMA Elections
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Are hospitals required to deliver ADT notifications directly to a physician’s EHR inbox?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about sending admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) notifications to physicians’ EHR inboxes.

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Administrative Burdens
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Are licensing/credentialing bodies required to probe into past mental health or substance use?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about licensing and credentialing bodies’ inquiry of physician mental health. 

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Administrative Burdens
Debunking Regulatory Myths