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AMA Update for Nov. 18, 2024: Street Medicine Detroit: How medical students help treat underserved populations and the unhoused
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Street Medicine Detroit: How medical students help treat underserved populations and the unhoused

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how medical students help treat underserved populations and the unhoused.

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AMA Update

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Street Medicine Detroit: How medical students help treat underserved populations and the unhoused [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how medical students help treat underserved populations and the unhoused.

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Health Equity
AMA Update Podcast
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Nov. 15, 2024: National Advocacy Update

CMS releases 2025 OPPS/ASC final rule; phases in OB conditions of participation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Medical interpreter
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Seattle system uses grants to form healthy community partnerships

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health distributed $1.7 million among 24 nonprofit organizations collaborating to better the health of their communities. 

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight

AMA Equity Plan 2021-2023

Embedding equity into medicine requires planning and honesty. To meet this moment, the AMA has developed a plan to advance racial and social justice.

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Equity, diversity and belonging in medical education

Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
2024 Interim Meeting
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Boost aging patients’ meaningful access to health tech

Telehealth and other tech solutions can promote better health outcomes. They need to be available and usable by all patients, says the AMA.

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Fighting for Physicians
Medical team
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Team-based approach helps patients better control type 2 diabetes

Setting goals, changing workflow help practices ensure patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes have better glycemic control, fewer complications.

Diabetes

Health equity in radiology training CME

Promote and improve health equity in medical imaging with the Radiology Health Equity Coalition.

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Pregnant woman checks blood pressure at home
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4 ways Ochsner is improving postpartum BP metrics virtually

With improvements in hypertension in pregnancy, Ochsner Health’s Connected MOM program looks to include other diseases and address health equity. 

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Health System Spotlight
James L. Madara, MD, at the 2024 Interim Meeting of the HOD
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Outgoing AMA CEO Dr. Madara urges action on governance

To boost its position as physicians’ powerful ally, the AMA must represent doctors from all practice settings said James L. Madara, MD. 

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