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The discussion was moderated by William B. Jordan, MD, MPH, who is senior director of equity policy and transformation at the AMA Center for Health Equity. Panelists examined the quality of care older-adult physicians provide, how age-related biases affect older-adult physicians, and how ageism affects patients’ care experience.
Most patients are diagnosed at a far less treatable, later stage of the disease. And with about 20% of lung cancer deaths preventable, evidence-based screening recommendations for high-risk patients offer the best hope to catch the disease early and provide the best chance for effective treatment. A medical oncologist shares more.
Getting patients to make healthy lifestyle choices ranks high on every physician’s professional wish list. But realistically accomplishing this goal requires care teams to zero in on what really patients really want.
Patient perspectives around data privacy The American Medical Association partnered with Savvy Cooperative, a patient-owned source of health care insights, to survey 1,000 patients across the U.S. on their perspectives toward the privacy of their medical information. We found that by understanding the patient perspective on data privacy, industry and government can better act to help patients ...
Practice Management Digital Make sure health AI works for patients and physicians The AMA House of Delegates outlines steps that must be taken to ensure the technology remains an asset, even as health AI keeps evolving.
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. Anjali N. Patel, DO, a cognitive neurologist at the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center, took time to discuss what to know about Alzheimer’s disease.
Public Health Prevention & Wellness What doctors wish patients knew about iron deficiency One in three women under 50 is iron deficient, affecting about 10 million people in the U.S. Two physicians discuss iron deficiency and how to address it.
Knowing how and when to use the patient portal can help improve patients’ outcomes and could lighten the workloads that contribute to physician burnout. The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines.
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines.
For this installment, three AMA members took time to discuss what doctors wish patients knew about the potentially harmful effects of social media. They are: Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD, MPH, a pediatrician in Rochester, Minnesota, and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communications and Media.
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines and how to take charge of their health through preventive care.
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. Three physicians took time to discuss what doctors wish patients knew about vitamins and nutritional supplements. They are: Pieter Cohen, MD, an internist in Somerville ...
Patients with Meniere’s disease “will have episodes of vertigo, usually lasting half an hour to a couple of hours that can be very intense and incapacitating and unpredictable, but they almost always have a symptom of hearing loss or ringing in their ear either immediately before or during the onset of vertigo,” he said.
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines and how to take charge of their health through preventive care. For this installment, two AMA members shared what doctors wish patients knew about sodium consumption. They are:
STAT: As more patients order lab tests online, doctors don’t know what to do with the results
As more patients order lab tests online, doctors don’t know what to do with the results
Point-of-care testing at triage can help triage patients with high-risk emergency department complaints, according to a study in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers conducted an ...
Nasdaq: New Survey Reveals Burnout in Clinical Labs Impacts Patient Care, Staff Safety; Optimism that Automation, AI Will Help Tackle Challenges
New Survey Reveals Burnout in Clinical Labs Impacts Patient Care, Staff Safety; Optimism that Automation, AI Will Help Tackle Challenges
Detroit Free Press: Your Doctors Online Explains How Patients Receive Lab Requisitions Through Its Virtual Care Platform
Your Doctors Online Explains How Patients Receive Lab Requisitions Through Its Virtual Care Platform
Forbes: 3 Reasons Why ‘Constructive Complaining’ Is Good For You, By A Psychologist
Are you venting, or staying stuck in your frustration? Here’s how to tell the difference, and have a constructive conversation instead. While you might view complaining in a negative light, it’s not ...
3 Reasons Why ‘Constructive Complaining’ Is Good For You, By A Psychologist
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines and how to take charge of their health through preventive care. In this installment, Jonathan Stoever, MD, a pulmonologist with Confluence Health in Wenatchee, Washington, discusses bronchitis and what patients should know ...
News Medical: POLAR gene profile predicts which patients may and may not benefit from radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery
Patients with invasive breast cancer who had low scores on an investigational gene molecular signature had similar rates of local recurrence whether or not they received adjuvant radiation therapy ...
POLAR gene profile predicts which patients may and may not benefit from radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery
ascopubs.org: Clinical Profile and Outcome of Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases: Real-World Experience