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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Patients with CKD often feel invisible. This doctor is changing that.

After a personal loss, AMA member Greta C. Manning, MD, works to shed light on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the patients touched by it.

Health Equity
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AMA identifies market leaders in health insurance

High company market share and troubling market concentration plague the health insurance industry

Press Releases
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Health insurance markets need competition, not consolidation

The AMA supports federal efforts to subject health insurer mergers to greater scrutiny, given the high level of consolidation that already exists.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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7 EHR usability, safety challenges—and how to overcome them

EHR design, customization or configuration can contribute to patient harm. Researchers also are quantifying the physician burdens of EHRs.

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Cuts overshadow new services in 2024 Medicare payment schedule

Jill Biden touts codes for cancer-treatment navigation services as part of Cancer Moonshot initiative. But doctors still face 3.37% pay cut in 2024.

Medicare & Medicaid
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What doctors wish patients knew about preventing pickleball injuries

Many older adults have taken up pickleball. An Atlantic Health System sports medicine physician details what to know about avoiding injuries.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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10 of this year’s best physician Q&As

One doctor in his 70s still works 65 hours a week. Another saved two lives in the course of a half marathon. Don’t miss these inspiring Q&A interviews.

Physician Health
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Know these 9 strategies to reverse the trend on BP control

A scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the AMA identifies implementation strategies to improve BP control in the U.S.

Prevention & Wellness
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The top 10 ethical issues medical students should be taught

Get key background from the AMA on the emerging medical ethics topics that medical students should be learning about in medical school.

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