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Telehealth Implementation Playbook

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Remote Patient Monitoring Playbook

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Digital Health Implementation series

The State of Health at Home Models

The State of Health at Home Models

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Why talk of AI’s transforming health care is premature

Before augmented intelligence (AI) claims credit for remaking medicine, it must prove that it’s helping and not harming patients or introducing bias.

Health System Spotlight

Christine Cassel, MD

How to put doctors’ well-being atop the health care policy agenda

The COVID-19 pandemic led to added stress, but it also brought attention to physician burnout at the national level. Here is what is being done to help.

Physician Health

Todd Askew shares what physicians need to know about advocacy in 2022

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Todd Askew about what physicians need to know about advocacy in 2022.

Moving Medicine Video Update

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Dec 27, 2021 ·

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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Dec 20, 2021 ·

Make sure telehealth is right care for right patient at right time

Your practice implemented telemedicine. Now how do you measure quality and make improvements? Physicians share tips on how they’ve made that happen.

Dec 17, 2021 ·

Dec. 17, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA files suit against federal regulators over implementation of the No Surprises Act and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update

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Dec 17, 2021 ·

How health systems rise to meet challenges in pandemic’s 2nd year

Efforts to ensure vaccine uptake, battle burnout and drive the future of medicine have characterized the work of these outstanding health systems.

Infectious Diseases

Health System Spotlight

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Dec 16, 2021 ·

2021 tested doctors even further. They found an ally in the AMA.

Learn how the AMA’s tenacious advocacy made its mark at the national and state levels to fight COVID-19 and defend patients and doctors.

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Dec 13, 2021 ·

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.