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Feb. 26, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA urges Biden Administration to include physician offices in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration plans and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Why medical students are out to cut telehealth’s red tape

Telehealth is one of three key issues that medical students will be advancing in congressional meetings. Learn more with the AMA.

Med Student Advocacy
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What’s needed to make nudges work in health care

“Nudges”—subtle changes to clinical design and use of information—can transform behaviors. Learn how to choose and implement them.

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Q&A: Telehealth here to stay, but doctors’ key requirements remain

Existential urgency sparked pandemic telehealth boom. Leading health IT thinker John Halamka, MD, says its post-COVID future is bright. Learn why.

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Fighting for Physicians
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7 essentials to getting mHealth data into flow of patient care

Learn what mHealth developers should do so that physicians and their patients can use glitch-free apps and share information in a meaningful way.

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5 big issues for physicians on Capitol Hill in 2021

This year physicians’ visits are virtual, but advocacy in areas such as health coverage and telehealth hit very close to home.

Federal Advocacy
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5 keys for safely sharing ethics consultation notes in the EHR

Learn with the AMA how to develop best practices to minimize harms to vulnerable patients and guide decisions about which notes to include.

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Why 41% of patients have skipped care during COVID-19 pandemic

Reaching out to patients who missed care can help mitigate long-term impacts. Insurance coverage, telehealth access also are key.

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Can 10 months of data show how to optimize use of telehealth?

The COVID-19 pandemic facilitated an explosion of telehealth adoption. Data from this period of time must be studied to optimize use of the technology.

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