Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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Seattle system uses grants to form healthy community partnerships

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health distributed $1.7 million among 24 nonprofit organizations collaborating to better the health of their communities. 

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Health Equity
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Boost aging patients’ meaningful access to health tech

Telehealth and other tech solutions can promote better health outcomes. They need to be available and usable by all patients, says the AMA.

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Fighting for Physicians
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4 ways Ochsner is improving postpartum BP metrics virtually

With improvements in hypertension in pregnancy, Ochsner Health’s Connected MOM program looks to include other diseases and address health equity. 

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Health System Spotlight
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To attract new physicians, listen to the ones already on board

Creative, comprehensive recruitment boosts internal referrals by 25% at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. That’s because leaders are listening.

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In addressing rural health inequities, definitions matter

Many programs seek to improve rural health care, but these efforts face challenges because they lack an agreed-upon definition of “rural.”

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National Health Equity Grand Rounds: Narrative Transformation for Equity in Health

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds series episode, Narrative Transformation for Equity in Health, will be held Nov. 21, 2024.

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Building a network to advance equity in professional societies

The new Equitable Professional Societies Network gives doctors and other health professionals powerful tools to ramp up their work on health equity.

Health Equity
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Can investments cut health gaps? Chicago’s a proving ground

There’s a 14-year life-expectancy gap between different Chicago neighborhoods. Find out how the AMA and others are investing to overturn this inequity.

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AMA in the News: September 2024

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for September 2024.

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