Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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Variations in mortality data show health inequity isn’t inevitable

Leading researchers say collecting data is an important start to making progress on health equity. Acting on that data is even more important.

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The top 10 most-read medical ethics articles in 2021

The most popular articles published this year in the AMA Journal of Ethics covered health equity, patient autonomy, Holocaust lessons, and more.

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Telehealth keeps patients connected to care. Now Congress must act.

The COVID-19 pandemic established telehealth’s value. Congress must act to maintain progress even after the public health emergency ends.

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Dig deep on health care issues that matter with 10 top Q&As

Learn firsthand from the doctors who are fighting COVID-19, battling burnout, advancing health equity, and working to end the drug-overdose epidemic.

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Health System Spotlight
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What it takes to make patient’s living room an exam room

Expert panel representing varied perspectives on telemedicine outlined the future of health-at-home models and strategies.

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Data drives health system effort on social determinants of health

Marshfield Clinic Health System pushes health equity in rural Wisconsin using social determinants of health data and network of community services.

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Health Equity
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Medical students craft care packages for new moms in Detroit area

Amid deep maternal health inequities, medical students—with aid from AMA grant—prep help for new parents in economically marginalized communities.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
AMA President-elect Jack Resneck, MD, in conversation with author Heather McGhee
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What public swimming pools teach us about racism’s costs

They were once landmarks in American cities. Their disappearance shows us how racism can drive policy—even in health care.

Health Equity
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For some patients, seamless telehealth requires a phone call

Johns Hopkins developed an EHR-integrated tool to identify which patients may need extra help—on the phone—to ensure video visits succeed.

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