Two winning devices in the AMA Healthier Innovation Challenge.
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Physician-developed solutions make strides in care improvement

AMA Healthier Innovation Challenge winners are improving health care efficiency—one in ophthalmology, the other in emergency medical services. Here is where they are now.

Digital
Doctor using a virtual reality patient simulator.
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Virtual reality taking the dummies out of medical simulation

SimX is using VR technology to give medical trainees customizable experiences with simulated patients of all sizes, ages and colors.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD
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Beyond chaotic moment, AMA’s CEO foresees innovation’s impact

Making health data more useful will build a better future for patients and physicians, says AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD.

Digital
Physician doing research on a computer.
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Project crowdsources specialists’ diagnoses for safety-net care

The Human Diagnosis Project has recruited thousands of specialists from dozens of countries to provide online curbside consults to front-line physicians.

Digital
Dish being held up against superbug description
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Identifying superbugs: HHS offers $20 million for faster tests

To combat superbugs, HHS recently announced a prize competition for new rapid, point-of-care laboratory diagnostic tests for drug-resistant bacteria.

Public Health
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Physicians demand more of digital tools, yet remain optimistic

Physicians are enthusiastic about health care technology but demand the digital tools be beneficial to clinical practice and not a burden. One way to make sure the tools are effective in practice is to get physicians involved in their development.

Digital
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From hospital to home: A model for safer transitions

SafeMed, a new model using a primary care-based team makes transitions safer and decreased hospital admissions and emergency department visits for high-risk and high-needs patients. Based on winning entry in AMA-MGMA Practice Innovation Challenge.

Patient Support & Advocacy
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AMA competition recognizes 3 health care technology innovations 

A healthier nation is the focus of an AMA competition for technology solutions to shape 21st century medicine. Three teams were recognized for efforts bring innovative ideas to the realities of patient care.

Digital
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AMA awards best new ideas for creating a healthier nation

The AMA recognized health care innovators at the organization's inaugural Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge.

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