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April 9, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Connected MOM Act will help reduce maternal mortality and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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New information-blocking rules: What doctors should know

The federal regulation that took effect this month applies to physicians too. Learn with the AMA about how to comply with information-blocking rules.

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Patient Access Playbook: Introduction

Download the playbook PDF to learn more about how critical it is that practices help provide patients with their own health information, not only because it’s the law but also because it is the right thing to do.

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Digital Health Implementation Playbook Series
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How doctors can adjust to new reality—opening notes to patients

Learn more with the AMA about how physicians can comply with new federal information-blocking rule by effectively sharing notes with patients.

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5 keys for safely sharing ethics consultation notes in the EHR

Learn with the AMA how to develop best practices to minimize harms to vulnerable patients and guide decisions about which notes to include.

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Patient Access Playbook: Legal requirements

Download the playbook PDF to learn how federal medical privacy law, commonly known as HIPAA, provides a patient the right to obtain an electronic copy of their medical record in the patient’s preferred form and format.

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Patient Access Playbook: The world of apps

Download the Patient Access Playbook PDF to learn about rights and responsibilities when patients use apps for their EHRs.

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Protecting physicians and hospitals from emerging cyberthreats

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing emerging cyber threats during the pandemic.

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Nov. 6, 2020: National Advocacy Update

FBI warns of "imminent cybercrime threat" to U.S. hospitals and health care providers and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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