Senior patient and physical therapist doing exercises during house call
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10 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about preventing falls

Fall prevention goes beyond just individual efforts. It includes your physician too. Jason Hill, MD, a hospitalist at Ochsner Health, shares more.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Senior businesswoman at her desk using cell phone
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4 Min Read

Heading off ageism means supporting patients—and physicians too

The AMA adopts new policy on ageism, which can affect older adults’ care outcomes and hamper physicians at both ends of the career spectrum.

Population Health
Sad woman crying near ill patient in hospital ward
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4 Min Read

Boost older adults’ access to care by fixing prior authorization

The black-box prior authorization delays and denials in Medicare Advantage have to stop. A bipartisan bill reintroduced in Congress is a start.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
Smiling senior woman talking with caregiver while playing cards in kitchen
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6 Min Read

Boost primary care at home with a “medicine cabinet autopsy”

Atlantic Health System’s innovative care-at-home efforts keep older adults out of the hospital. They start by doing inventory on all the Rx bottles.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Senior couple in a telehealth appointment
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6 Min Read

“Telehealth is for everyone” is guiding light at Henry Ford Health

Learn how the Detroit-based health system works to ensure older patients can virtually connect with their doctors to better manage chronic conditions.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Senior man sorting prescription medications at kitchen table
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4 Min Read

New Rx for older adults: Boost the dose on lifestyle change

Physicians often counsel older adults broadly on healthy lifestyle choices, but prescribing specific actions can make a bigger dent in chronic illness.

Population Health
Patient speaking to physician during a telehealth conference
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6 Min Read

4 ways Henry Ford Health drives digital equity for older adults

The Detroit-based health system is making sure that older adults with limited digital literacy or access also see telehealth’s benefits.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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2 Min Read

AMA: Patients, physicians continue to endure Medicare cuts

The AMA expressed disappointment today that the spending bill includes Medicare cuts.

Press Releases
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1 Min Read

AMA: Congress fails seniors, physicians by ignoring Medicare cuts

Congress misses an opportunity to nix serious Medicare cuts.

Press Releases