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AMA commends federal support to expand pediatric mental health care access

Fund will make behavioral health care more accessible and equitable to children and adolescents.

Press Releases
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May 21, 2021: National Advocacy Update

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act enacted and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Apr 21, 2021 ·
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Marie Brown, MD, discusses the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

To provide quality care and reduce burnout, it is important to address patient-physician connections. Learn more from the AMA's webinar: "Fostering physician humanism and connection with patients."

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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New AMA effort reenvisions a value framework for virtual care

Return on Health helps define and measure the benefits generated by digitally enabled care.

Press Releases
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Patients, doctors like telehealth. Here’s what should come next.

Massive survey shows how patients and physicians feel about telehealth. Learn what’s needed to protect and improve this mode of care.

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How MAs help slash physician documentation time by 71%

Many doctors find that EHRs interrupt their time with their patients, which can lead to physician burnout. Learn how team documentation can help.

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Pandemic’s telehealth advances will be lost if Congress doesn’t act

Geographic, site restrictions on patient access to telemedicine should be eliminated for good, AMA says in House Ways and Means testimony.

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How a tool to teach the EHR can transform medical education

Most medical students graduate with too little practical knowledge of EHRs, making the transition to residency harder. This tool can help change that.

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May 7, 2021: National Advocacy Update

New program covering the cost of administering COVID-19 vaccines and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update