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4 Min Read

Treating behavioral health to boost patients’ overall outcomes

Learn how physicians are integrating behavioral health care into their primary care practices to improve the health of patients with chronic conditions.

Behavioral Health
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4 Min Read

Physicians can make most of telehealth—even after COVID’s gone

Learn with the AMA about an initiative that helps physician practices adopt telehealth and continuously adapt to its demands.

Digital
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3 Min Read

Cross-state licensing process now live in 30 states

Learn how growth in physicians’ use of interstate medical licensure has corresponded with skyrocketing use of telehealth during the pandemic.

Digital
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5 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in dermatology: Shadowing Dr. Kimball

As a dermatologist, AMA member Alexa B. Kimball, MD, enjoys being able to rapidly make a diagnosis and implement a plan that makes a patient feel better quickly.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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4 Min Read

Freeing up hospital beds with a COVID-19 surveillance program

Ochsner Health’s COVID-19 surveillance program helps physician rest more easily in the knowledge their patients are safely monitored at home.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
2 Min Read

Telehealth resource center: Definitions

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Get the latest definitions of what telehealth is and what it isn't.

Digital
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Telehealth resource center: News

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Read AMA's latest news on telehealth services.

Digital
2 Min Read

Telehealth resource center: AMA policy resources

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Learn about AMA Policies on telehealth and related topics to telehealth services.

Digital
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6 Min Read

Future-focused physician Ezequiel Silva, MD, takes helm of the RUC

Dr. Silva—the first radiologist, and first Mexican American, to lead the influential panel—knows technology won’t replace physicians’ human touch.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)