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6 Min Read

AI tools help Iowa physicians boost patient connection and care

By integrating health care AI, University of Iowa Health Care is reducing physicians’ daily work load, while also empowering care teams.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Hernan Bazan, MD
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6 Min Read

Data-driven tool helps direct decision-making for stroke patients

Researchers at Ochsner Health have developed a tool that can help guide treatment choices after a patient’s carotid stroke.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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May 13, 2025 ·
46 Min Read

Advocacy Insights: The current and future landscape of health care AI policy

In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn about AI in health care and the ongoing development of AI policy from a national perspective.

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Events
Advocacy Insights Webinar Series
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12 Min Read

April 18, 2025: National Advocacy Update

House introduces AMA-supported legislation to alter portions of physician-owned hospital ban and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Texas Children’s Virtual Care At-Home Care Kit
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6 Min Read

At-home kits help parents skip trips to pediatrician’s office

Texas Children’s Pediatrics offers parents a “sick-day utility belt” to help physicians virtually treat and diagnose common illnesses.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 Min Read

Burnout rate improving among physicians, though rates remain high since 2011

News study shows burnout rates down to 2017 levels.

Press Releases
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5 Min Read

Phone calls stable, but patient portal messages keep piling up

Medical subspecialists see a 9.9% rise in EHR time during their off hours, study shows. AMA resources help redesign workflow and cut inbox burdens.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

When prior authorization blocks lifesaving treatments

About 100 bills nationwide target this payer cost-control process that delays patient care. The AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
AMA Update for April 4, 2025: AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it
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11 Min Read

AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about key takeaways from the AMA's recent prior auth survey and more.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Update