HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

Routine Screening Toolkit
Madara addresses executive order to Homeland Security.
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Travel ban threatens care access; AMA urges clarity

Temporary travel ban shouldn’t impede timely care or prevent physicians or IMGs with visas from coming to the U.S. for professional reasons, AMA says.

International Med Ed
Physician entering data into a laptop.
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EHR safety concerns uncovered, addressed with daily huddle

New hospital? Check. New EHR? Check. At the same time? Better huddle up.

Digital
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Jan. 26, 2017: Advocacy spotlight on Physician work helps halt insurance merger, preserve competition

A federal judge this week handed down his decision to block Aetna's acquisition of Humana - Find out how AMA is fighting for fair competition.

Advocacy Update
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Jan. 26, 2017: National Advocacy Update

ACA executive order, HIPAA disclosures of PHI and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Physician work helps halt insurance merger, preserve competition

Federal judge rules Aetna-Humana merger anticompetitive. Eighteen months of physician efforts provide compelling evidence for blocking the deal.

Federal Advocacy
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AMA: Court order in merger halts a bad deal for elderly patients

Elderly patients were the big winners today as a federal court imposed an injunction on Aetna’s $37 billion acquisition of Humana.

Press Releases
Mobile device with Do Not Disturb button
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Don’t let smartphones distract from care

These pocket computers are powerful clinical tools, so shutting them off isn’t always an option. Here are three ways physicians can use them wisely.

Digital
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Physicians key to analysis of insurance mergers’ effect on care

What role can physicians play in the review of proposed health plan mergers? They offer front-line insight on potential marketplace harms to patients.

Access to Care
Top State Issues 2017
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5 issues physicians will take to state legislators in 2017

Legislation on physician-led team-based care and reversing the nation’s opioid epidemic and Medicaid are among the top issues faced at the state level this year.

State Advocacy