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Survey: Physicians laud telehealth’s value, still find barriers

Learn more about what nearly 1,400 doctors are experiencing with telehealth. AMA will keep pushing to eliminate telehealth’s regulatory impediments.

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U.S. Surgeon General talks about the need to keep hypertension under control

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing how COVID-19 increases the need to keep hypertension under control.

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Prevention & Wellness
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With 2 new patients a day, medical scribes are profitable in one year

For all medical specialties using scribes, study finds greater productivity that allowed physicians to see more patients and offset the scribe program’s costs.

Sustainability
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NODE.Health discusses digital health innovation in the face of a pandemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 with a discussion with NODE.Health about using its digital health expertise to support innovation during the pandemic.

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Cyber vulnerability grows along with COVID-19 pandemic stresses

Hospitals and physician practices are becoming more vulnerable to cyberattacks as the pandemic creates greater demand for telemedicine.

Sustainability
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The power of clinical informatics: A primer for medical students

Learn what comprises clinical informatics and how using certain techniques can improve how physicians and other health care workers deliver care.

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Patient Access Playbook: Legal requirements

Download the playbook PDF to learn how federal medical privacy law, commonly known as HIPAA, provides a patient the right to obtain an electronic copy of their medical record in the patient’s preferred form and format.

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Patient Access Playbook: Putting it into practice

Download the Patient Access Playbook PDF to learn more about the first step to operationalizing patient electronic access—understanding the capabilities of your EHR technology.

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Patient Access Playbook: Special topics

Download the playbook and topic brief PDFs to read real-world scenarios about barriers associated with accessing images, records of the deceased and records from practices that are closed.

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