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.

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Discuss breast cancer with patients this October

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a perfect time for physicians to talk to patients about screening and prevention of breast cancer.

Chronic Diseases
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HHS awards $3.2 million to support minority health insurance coverage

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health last week announced $3.2 million in grant awards to 13 organizations for supporting health coverage enrollment of racial and ethnic minorities.

Access to Care
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Law limiting physician speech upheld; doctors call for rehearing

A federal appellate court earlier this summer issued a split-decision upholding a controversial Florida law that could restrict what physicians can talk about with their patients in the exam room.

Judicial Advocacy
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Risks of tubing misconnections singled out in new alert

The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert, “Managing risk during transition to new ISO tubing connector standards,” which addresses the risks of accidental medical tubing misconnections that can cause severe patient injury or death.

Prevention & Wellness
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Video: How simple questions can save physicians time and money

Physicians can save millions of dollars—and eliminate unnecessary testing—by asking patients just a few quick questions, according to one physician...

Prevention & Wellness
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Resource offers strategies to prevent hospital infections

An updated version of the popular compendium of recommendations for preventing common health care-associated infections (HAI) in acute care hospitals has been published in the Infection Control and Healthcare Epidemiology.

Prevention & Wellness
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Neighborhood socioeconomic status associated with readmissions

According to a study published online last week by the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes by the American Heart Association, patients hospitalized for heart failure are more likely to be readmitted within six months if they live in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status.

Health Equity
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4 common misconceptions patients have about their insurance

Now that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is fully in place, many of us are seeing patients for whom navigating the complexities of health care insurance is a brand new challenge.

Access to Care
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Insurers shell out $1.9 billion in refunds to patients

Health insurance companies that spent too little on medical care last year had to refund more than $330 million to consumers by Aug. 1 in order to be compliant with a little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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