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Cancer medical home model cuts costs, improves care

The Come Home concept can save $20,000 per patient. The approach is being adopted across the nation for Medicare patients.

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AMA urges legislation to ban dangerous coal-tar sealcoats

The AMA adopted policy aimed at reducing or ending the use of coal-tar-based sealcoats that are used and applied on pavement and playgrounds across the country

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VP Biden asks physicians to help fight cancer by sharing health data

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called for physicians to break down walls that prevent sharing health data. Access to health data will be an essential component in the fight against cancer.

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How doctors are developing new payment models for their specialties

New regulations under MACRA are driving many specialty physicians to proactively develop alternative payment models. The American Society for Radiation Oncology created 2 payment models that work for patients and practices.

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Small programs are taking on big problems with drugs, cancer

Community and medical organizations are teaming up to prevent the tragic consequences of drug misuse and preventable cancers. These programs are educating communities about safe practices and healthy behaviors.

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How to talk to your patients about melanoma

The rate of new cases of melanoma has doubled over the last three decades, reaching 9,000 each year. The start of summer is an important time to talk to your patients about prevention and screening measures for melanoma.

Chronic Diseases
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Video: How physicians can see patients' "unvisible" problems

Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, director of the University of Chicago Medicine’s program in integrative sexual medicine, discussed her work to help identify, treat and prevent sexual health problems in female cancer patients at the AMA’s recent Inspirations in Medicine event.

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Discuss breast cancer with patients this October

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a perfect time for physicians to talk to patients about screening and prevention of breast cancer.

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