Routine Screening Community of Practice: Workflows

Join the AMA Community of Practice for a discussion on incorporating algorithms and streamlining workflows to improve routine screening in your facility. 

Routine Screening Toolkit Community of Practice Workflows
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Little reason to fear sharing your clinical notes with patients

The open notes approach can be a winner for patients, doctors and better outcomes. Learn what’s needed to make it work for your practice.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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4 steps to great teamwork with patients to improve BP control

Learn more with the AMA about how to work effectively with patients to get rid of the obstacles to hypertreatment adherence and better BP control.

Prevention & Wellness
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Doctors wearing clear masks get higher marks on communication

Masks are still essential protection against SARS-CoV-2, but they can hamper rapport-building with patients. Learn how clear masks could help.

Infectious Diseases
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July 16, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

2021 MIPS exception application window open until Dec. 31 and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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Dr. Mike on using social media to combat medical misinformation

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Mikhail Varshavski, DO (Doctor Mike), on using social media to combat medical misinformation.

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Publications & Newsletters
Moving Medicine Video Update
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Telehealth: How to bring warmth to your virtual care visits

Cleveland Clinic’s patient-experience leader details what physicians can say, do to build and maintain rapport with patients in virtual care.

Digital
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Adrienne Boissy, MD, MA, on health care technology & the human connection

This webinar explores how physicians can maintain the human “touch” within a digital environment and use this mode of care delivery to improve outcomes and access, and enhance experiences.

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Events
AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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1 in 3 patient-screening questions deemed repetitively "excessive"

Nonsmokers get asked repeatedly whether they smoke—just one example of the time-wasting burden for patients and doctors, says new study.

Sustainability
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4 reasons physicians should share their notes with patients

Doctors must share notes electronically with patients under new information-blocking rule. Learn why doing so can improve care.

Digital