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      How home monitoring and patient coaches led to 91% BP control

      A pilot study that combined high technology with high touch reports success in helping patients with hypertension get their BP under control.
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      The spread of vaccine-preventable disease has been matched by the spread of misinformation on vaccines. It’s time for social media’s top CEOs to step up to the plate.
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      Insurers’ progress on fixing prior authorization is disappointingly slow

      Despite the potential patient harm posed by health plan prior authorization requirements, little meaningful progress has been made to reform the process.
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      Physicians encourage patients to share concerns about depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions, yet are less likely to seek help themselves.
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      Project to remake residency training gets widespread interest

      More than 300 entities with oversight of graduate medical education contributed to proposals to participate in the AMA’s Reimagining Residency Initiative.
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      If you’re feeling disappointed on Match Day, you are not alone

      If things don’t go according to your plan on Match Day, you aren’t alone. Here’s what former med students had to say about Match Day disappointment.
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      To protect against sham peer review, court must uphold verdict

      Jurors awarded $5.5 million to a physician who spent 21 years in the courts challenging the peer review process he faced post termination. The hospital appealed.
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      Court must reconsider medical examiner’s ask for lawsuit immunity

      Initially, a Texas court wouldn’t excuse a physician from a civil rights violation lawsuit. Here’s why a federal appeals court told the lower court to reassess.
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      Medical laws and ethics: What to do when conflicts occur

      Physicians have tough decisions to make when medical ethics and law come into conflict. Learn how to properly weigh the two when faced with the dilemma.

      Physician obligations don’t end when patients pursue care abroad

      The medical tourism trend can upend patient expectations and physician responsibilities. New AMA ethics policy seeks to clarify the matter.
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      2018 IPPS Interim Meeting highlights

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      Members Move Medicine: Finding ways to be an advocate

      AMA member Dan Pfeifle advocates for patients, physicians, residents and medical students by working to create impactful, meaningful policy.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Teaching health systems science

Join a community of educators discussing developments and innovations in medical education—including how to teach health systems science.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

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The Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium schools are working together to develop common solutions to transform medical education in key areas. Explore their work and inspire change at your own institution.

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Future physicians should seek training to enhance access to rural care

The AMA encourages medical students and residents to seek training opportunities in public and population health to increase access to care in rural areas.

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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Pathbreaking effort to reshape medical education starts new phase

The AMA and 32 medical schools will target medical students’ well-being, care quality and more in this effort to create the med schools of the future.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Health systems science peer reviewed articles

Discover the rich landscape of published articles in this field covering topics from the principles of teamwork to the future of health systems science.

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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

South Africa program takes health systems science international

A forthcoming collaboration examining health systems science concepts within the context of international health care systems could yield global benefits.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Real-world examples bring health systems science home

A textbook chapter advances key health systems science concepts by showing how organizations are working to implement them.

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Changing how future physicians are educated and trained

AMA member George C. Mejicano, MD, is moving medicine by advancing the use of health systems science to create the medical school of the future.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

To excel as a care team, members must know their roles

Ensuring high-quality, efficient patient care in interprofessional teams requires defined roles, thorough communication and deft leadership.
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