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Lifestyle change: Diet myths busted, nutrition facts delivered

Each year there is a growing need for physicians to encourage lifestyle changes for chronic disease prevention. This is what physicians need to know.

CPT®

New year, new CPT codes for self-measured BP

Physicians have something to look forward to in 2020: CPT codes now include self-measured blood pressure monitoring. Find out more from the AMA.

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Hypertension

A quick start guide to measuring BP accurately in your practice

Measuring blood pressure accurately is critical to improving control. Here are some steps to incorporate BP measurement techniques into your practice.

Interim Meeting

The right tech can help give doctors back time with patients: AMA CEO

The combination of powerful technologies and physicians’ distinctively human capabilities can advance medicine, James L. Madara, MD, tells delegates.

Hypertension

How untested BP devices get to the drug store shelves

Untested blood pressure devices can be less accurate and lead to misdiagnosis and suboptimal treatment. So how do these BP devices even make it to the market to be sold?

Hypertension

3 ways to address validation problems with BP-measurement devices

When blood pressure devices are not validated, they can lead to inaccurate hypertension diagnosis and management. An expert panel offers up fixes.

Public Health

9 diet questions patients should be asking their doctors

Fads might prompt patients to ask the wrong questions about diet. Here are the right questions to focus on, along with answers for physicians to share.

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Hypertension

4 steps for medical assistants to help improve BP control

The largest health system in Illinois found that their blood pressure control was at only 55.6%. Here is how medical assistants at Amita Health helped boost BP control.

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Proceedings of the 2019 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates

Interim Meeting education sessions

About the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD)

Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) Projects

Senior Physicians Section (SPS) leadership opportunities

APS Interim Meeting agenda & resources

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Hypertension Control

Lifestyle change: Diet myths busted, nutrition facts delivered

New year, new CPT codes for self-measured BP

A quick start guide to measuring BP accurately in your practice

The right tech can help give doctors back time with patients: AMA CEO

How untested BP devices get to the drug store shelves

3 ways to address validation problems with BP-measurement devices

9 diet questions patients should be asking their doctors

4 steps for medical assistants to help improve BP control

Membership Moves Medicine™