Medical Health Apps For Physicians & Public Health

Patient Support & Advocacy

Mar 2, 2023 ·

AMA advocacy efforts

The AMA advocates at the federal and state levels on key health care issues impacting patients and physicians. See updates of some of the recent efforts.

Council on Science & Public Health

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Oct 17, 2022 ·

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Public health: CSAPH reports

Read reports on this topic for the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Patient Support & Advocacy

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Oct 11, 2022 ·

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Patient data privacy and access resources

AMA seeks to ensure that patients have meaningful controls over and a clear understanding of how their health information data is being used.

Digital

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Oct 7, 2022 ·

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Patient Access Playbook: Information blocking

The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) was signed into law on Dec. 13, 2016. Included within the law are provisions related to “information blocking.”

Person using smartphone for self-measured blood pressure

Hypertension

Oct 3, 2022 ·

4 MIN READ

Smartphone apps alone not enough to improve self-measured BP

Smartphone-enabled SMBP devices hold promise for helping to control blood pressure, but research shows clinical support remains key. Learn with the AMA.

Research

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Sep 28, 2022 ·

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