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Telehealth resource center: AMA policy resources

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Learn about AMA Policies on telehealth and related topics to telehealth services.

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Future-focused physician Ezequiel Silva, MD, takes helm of the RUC

Dr. Silva—the first radiologist, and first Mexican American, to lead the influential panel—knows technology won’t replace physicians’ human touch.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)
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Time to unleash power of tools to audit physicians’ EHR burden

New study shows doctors spend five hours in EHR for every eight in clinic, highlighting value of capturing physician time on various EHR tasks.

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New information-blocking rules: What doctors should know

The federal regulation that took effect this month applies to physicians too. Learn with the AMA about how to comply with information-blocking rules.

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How physicians can improve their telehealth technique

Learn with the AMA what it takes to make virtual medical visits as good as the in-person variety.

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Why audio-only telehealth visits must continue

Phone visits have been a lifeline for vulnerable patients amid COVID-19 and payment for them should be maintained after the pandemic’s over.

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How telehealth is changing neurology clerkship at Johns Hopkins

Learn with the AMA how a course that grew out of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing med ed and patient care in the long term.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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How Health2047 nurtures innovation on medicine’s biggest challenges

As it turns 5 years old, learn more about Silicon Valley-based AMA subsidiary Health 2047’s efforts to bust the obstacles that interfere with care.

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How a student-run clinic helps low-tech patients during COVID-19

UC Davis shifted its medical student-run clinics to telemedicine during COVID-19. Learn how they adjusted to help patients access the right care.

Med Student Advocacy