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How the crucible of COVID-19 can help fix the health care system

A National Academy of Medicine report details the pandemic’s effect on clinicians and the long-overdue systemic improvements needed to support them.

Infectious Diseases
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Unintended consequences seen in proposed HIPAA privacy rule revision

Removing barriers to care coordination makes sense. But that shouldn’t be done at the expense of putting patients’ protected health information at risk.

HIPAA
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Clinical Case Study: Telehealth for Hypertension

This interactive session provided participants with an overview of techniques for managing hypertension via telehealth and remote remote patient monitoring.

Prevention & Wellness
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July 16, 2021: National Advocacy Update

2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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How to transform telehealth focus from adoption to optimization

Learn how the AMA’s Return on Health framework can help physician practices and health systems discover and demonstrate the value of virtual care.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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Expansion of telehealth services must be sustained

Congress must ensure the continued growth of telehealth by removing outdated and arbitrary restrictions on its use.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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AMA helps business leaders grasp digital health’s true value

Will payment for telehealth fade with the COVID-19 pandemic? Not if business leaders learn to properly assess what virtual care can and does deliver.

Digital
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Machine learning 101: Promise, pitfalls and medicine’s future

Experts detail how this form of health care AI could reshape health care. Learn about the reality behind the buzzword.

Digital
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Telehealth: How to bring warmth to your virtual care visits

Cleveland Clinic’s patient-experience leader details what physicians can say, do to build and maintain rapport with patients in virtual care.

Digital