HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

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How community health workers can help improve outcomes, cut costs

Learn how adding these team members can help your practice address elusive social determinants that negatively affect your patients’ health.

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This medical student helps give doctors a dose of humility

AMA member Subha Hanif is turning painful life experiences into valuable lessons on the importance of culturally sensitive care.

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At Ochsner, innovation happens inside and outside system’s walls

Much has changed since it was founded in 1942, but Ochsner Health System has kept alive its legacy as a physician-run group focused on seeking better answers.

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Why the HHS conscience-rights rule was blocked in court

The AMA has opposed the rule since Department of Health and Human Services proposed it, saying conscience rights are not unlimited and the measure would put patients’ health at risk.

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Knocking down barriers to health equity

American medicine is beset by disparities. Operationalizing health equity is the task embraced by the leader of the AMA’s new Center for Health Equity.

Health Equity
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AMA adopts policies during second day of voting at Interim Meeting

Policies touch on collecting DNA of refugees, free sunscreen, mobile health apps, veterans’ courts.

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AMA president speaks to delegates at Interim Meeting

AMA President Patrice A. Harris, M.D., detailed AMA’s ongoing efforts to reinforce science and evidence-based approaches to remove barriers to patient care.

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How to improve screening for social determinants of health

Most doctors and hospitals aren’t yet screening patients on issues such as housing or transportation needs. Learn more from the AMA on how to change that.

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AMA in the News: September 2019

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for September 2019.

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