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Next step in telehealth could be surgery rehab led by an avatar

Pilot study finds technology widely liked by patients for in-home rehab after joint-replacement surgery, and outcomes are roughly similar.

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May 3, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Support for GME, misapplication of opioid prescribing guidelines and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Doctors get new way to voice medical technology development needs

The Clinical Problem Database will address crowdsourced, real-world issues that physicians and health systems are facing in practice.

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Wearables improve post-op recovery when every step counts

Patients at Cedars-Sinai get in-room displays showing how they are progressing toward an important postsurgical ambulation goal: 1,000 steps.

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Cleveland Clinic ready to push AI concepts to clinical practice

AMA member Aziz Nazha, MD, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s new Center for Clinical Artificial Intelligence is opening the AI “black box” to sharpen patient outcomes.

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Data model will help doctors surf ocean of patient BP info

The AMA’s self-measured blood pressure data model manages the collection and exchange of information to ensure clinical validity and help physicians make sense of it.

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How to face 3 common private practice hassles

Actionable resources, professional autonomy and banding together when needed give private-practice physicians the power to alleviate common headaches.

Private Practices
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4 health care organizations doing digital health right

These health systems have demonstrated how technology-enhanced communications can improve patient experience and “reduce the friction of obtaining care.”

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Health System Spotlight
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Chicago health tech incubator’s products reach 92 million patients

Products developed at MATTER, a health tech startup incubator, have been used by 400,000 clinicians to help millions of patients. Learn how MATTER helps connect physicians to health innovation.

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