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.
Becker's Hospital Review: Patients accuse Quest of charging excessive out-of-pocket charges: 5 takeaways
A group of patients have filed a class-action lawsuit against Madison, N.J.-based Quest Diagnostics, alleging the laboratory testing company overcharged patients for specific tests not covered by ...
Most patients shy away from asking the questions that truly matter — fearing judgment or seeming uninformed. But what if demanding clarity and accountability could transform your healthcare experience? In this eye-opening clip, Dr. LeRoy Graham exposes the hidden power of informed consumerism in medicine.
Stay on top of the latest developments related to patient education. Browse the AMA’s patient education resources, full of information and tools that physicians can share with their patients, including educational handouts for patients and other patient education materials.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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:
At Community Health Centers (CHCs), patients aren’t just receiving care, they’re helping lead it. By law, patients make up the majority of CHC governing boards. That means decisions about care, services, and investments are shaped by the very people walking through the doors.
A hospice doctor studied over 1,500 patients at the end of life. More than 80% reported vivid dreams and visions as death approached. For more on this episode with Dr. Christopher Kerr comment...
A hospice doctor studied over 1,500 patients at the end of ...
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Our patients had some pretty special servers at our patient luncheon! 💛 OU Track & Field athletes Kennedy Stringfellow and Morgan Little came out to the Oklahoma Proton Center to spend time with our patients — and it meant the world. Thank you both for sharing your time and your smiles with us.
Introducing Dr. Tony Lee, a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician at OrthoArizona who specializes in interventional pain management. He’s passionate about helping patients return to daily activities, reduce pain, and regain function. Dr. Lee educates his patients about non-surgical treatments that boost mobility and overall quality of ...
Our Therapy Garden is growing!🌱 For #EarthDay some of our physicians, staff and patients planted 10 Saskatoon berry trees. A special thanks to Dr. Myles Sergeant for leading the event and staff member Mandy Snively, who leads maintaining the garden for the season, for ensuring patients and the garden club staff could attend.