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How telemedicine helped this health system’s patients avoid the ED

A major metro area health system’s use of an on-demand, 24-hour telemedicine program staffed by emergency physicians saved money while addressing patients’ health problems.

Digital
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June 14, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Refining MACRA, proposed health information exchange rules and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Health care AI must boost the quadruple aim to move forward

Use of augmented intelligence (AI) in health care is evolving rapidly, and the AMA is proactively addressing key issues related to standards, clinical validation, liability and usability.

Digital
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AMA: Take extra care when applying AI in medical education

The AMA adopted AI policy that further highlights the Association’s commitment to transforming medical education across the continuum.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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AMA adopt policy, integrate augmented intelligence in physician training

The AMA adopted policy aimed at incorporating augmented intelligence (AI) into medical education.

Press Releases
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AMA: Put augmented intelligence in practice of medicine

Delegates to the AMA endorsed a host of policy recommendations that would keep the focus on AI’s role in enhancing patient care, improving population health.

Press Releases
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In rural Midwest, a telehealth community thrives

Serving more than a million Wisconsin residents, Marshfield Clinic Health System has seamlessly expanded the boundaries of telemedicine for more than twenty years.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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Verma: CMS seeks less health care regulation, more competition

In a speech to the AMA House of Delegates, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma touts agency’s efforts to cut physicians’ administrative burdens.

Medicare & Medicaid
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How the EHR can help you ID, manage patients with prediabetes

Optimizing the electronic health record can help physicians and care teams identify and manage patients with prediabetes, Find out how.

Prevention & Wellness