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Hand in surgical glove holds HPV vaccine.
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4 Min Read

For HPV vaccine uptake, communication style makes a difference

HPV vaccination coverage is stubbornly low. A study indicates a change in how the vaccine is recommended to patients’ parents can improve its initiation.

Infectious Diseases
Best of 2016: Patients
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The top 5 stories patients should read

These articles will help patients understand dietary guidelines, health disparities, the AMA’s gun-violence policy, and state laws on tobacco purchases.

Prevention & Wellness
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How racism, segregation drive health disparities

A public health researcher who found ways to measure racism says it helps account for persistent black-white gaps in life expectancy and care access.

Health Equity
Steps Forward Advisory Council
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Need fixes for practice improvement challenges? Look to patients

An advisory group made up of patients and families can play a key role in a practice’s transition to value-based care. A new tool details how to create one.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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With handoff risk quantified, 3 ways to improve care transitions

Patient handoffs are linked to adverse events. An expert on care transitions says they should be structured and involve patients and families.

Prevention & Wellness
Smiling physician shares data with patient.
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Cleveland Clinic’s approach to burnout focuses on relationships

More than 1,500 physicians trained to nurture stronger bonds with patients, aiming to improve satisfaction scores and doctors’ well-being.

Physician Health
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Court must prevent merger from cornering markets in Medicare advantage

The AMA supports the DOJ and bipartisan group of state attorney generals as they begin their antitrust trial to block Aetna’s acquisition of Humana

Press Releases
Patrice Harris, MD
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Why we support Dr. Price to lead HHS

Donald Trump’s cabinet secretary pick would bring the insight of a longtime physician and a willingness to listen to organized medicine’s concerns.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Putting gun violence, health disparities in context of racism

Health care inequities and deaths and injuries involving firearms best understood amid social climate, argues a leading public health physician.

Health Equity