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AMA Update 401: How the administrative burden of prior authorization puts patients at risk with Fumiko Chino, MD

2 de enero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:13 0 Comments

The very real—and potentially deadly—consequences of prior authorization on patients. Fumiko Chino, MD, a radiation oncologist, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joins to break down the impact of prior authorization on cancer care patients. Dr. Chino shares harrowing stories of her own and the findings of her new study in JAMA, “The Patient Experience of Prior Authorization for Cancer Care.” American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🔍 Read «The Patient Experience of Prior Authorization for Cancer Care» on JAMA Network Open, here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810824

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://fixpriorauth.org/

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

🏛️ Stay up to date on the AMA’s advocacy efforts to fix prior authorization: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/advocacy-action-fixing-prior-authorization

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

AMA Update 402: Reforming Medicare payment, fixing prior authorization and more milestones in 2023

22 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:07:41 0 Comments

In the final AMA Update episode of 2023, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger reflects on this year of rebuilding and the key accomplishments of the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians.

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

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AMA Update 400: Ozempic for weight loss, new sickle cell treatments and Medicare payment cuts

20 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:06 0 Comments

Tips to stay safe this holiday season from COVID, flu and RSV, plus a look at some of the biggest stories over the last week and throughout year. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the new bill that would cancel the 2024 Medicare payment cuts for physicians, the FDA-approved sickle cell disease treatments, the CDC health alert about Rock Mountain spotted fever, the latest weight-loss drug trends and more. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 Free COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🗣 Take action now! Contact your representatives about H.R.6683 – Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023: https://fixmedicarenow.org/take-action?vvsrc=%2FCampaigns%2F108965%2FRespond

💸 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule and more Medicare explained updates here: https://moving-medicine.ama-assn.org/

❓ Get all your Medicare fee schedule questions answered: https://bit.ly/AMA_MedicareBasics

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

🧪 Wondering «can I use an expired COVID test»? Check FDA COVID test expiration extension at: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

💉 For more info on at-home COVID tests, expired COVID-19 test accuracy, and RSV vaccine recommendations, watch: https://youtu.be/zmgZVum8H-w?si=cC0XltvJwpxZjho_

🔬Access the Journal of the American Medical Association online to read «Continued Treatment With Tirzepatide for Maintenance of Weight Reduction in Adults With Obesity», here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2812936

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AMA Update 399: AMA President shares how the AMA will never stop #FightingForDocs

19 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:09:04 0 Comments

AMA president, Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, joins to discuss the AMA’s key accomplishments in 2023 and the organization’s priorities for 2024. Dr. Ehrenfeld breaks down the key wins this year on reforming Medicare payment, reducing burnout and fixing prior-authorization, and why these priorities are only more urgent in 2024. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

⚖️ Take action now! Contact your representatives about H.R.6683 – Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023: https://fixmedicarenow.org/take-action?vvsrc=/Campaigns/108965/Respond

🏛️ Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://bit.ly/AMA_FixMedicareNow

💸 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule and more Medicare explained updates here: https://moving-medicine.ama-assn.org/

❓ Get all your Medicare fee schedule questions answered: https://bit.ly/AMA_MedicareBasics

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://bit.ly/AMA_FixPriorAuth

🏆 What is the AMA Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program? Find out at: https://bit.ly/AMA_JoyInMedicine

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram

📨 Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://bit.ly/AMA_AdvocacyUpdate

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

AMA Update 398: Dementia vs Alzheimer’s: Signs, symptoms and preventing Alzheimer’s disease with Lisa McGuire, PhD

18 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:18 0 Comments

Following National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, the CDC shares what physicians and patients need to know about the disease. Lisa McGuire, PhD, lead epidemiologist at the CDC, discusses the importance of catching Alzheimer’s early, its risk factors and barriers to make Alzheimer’s screening more pervasive in primary care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

💻 Learn more about the types of dementia and causes of Alzheimer’s disease on the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/aging/aginginfo/alzheimers.htm

📚 Access CDC resources for signs of dementia and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: https://nccd.cdc.gov/DPH_HBRC/

🧠 For more on memory loss and chronic health conditions, visit CDC’s Healthy Body, Healthier Brain: https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/healthy-body-brain.html

🏥 Check out BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Early Detection and Diagnosis: https://bolddementiadetection.org/early-detection-of-dementia/

🔍 Physician resources on Alzheimer’s disease management and research on cognitive assessment toolkit in primary care available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374028263_Developing_a_cognitive_assessment_toolkit_for_primary_care_qualitative_assessment_of_providers’_needs_and_perceptions_of_usability_in_clinical_practice

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AMA Update 397: Program signaling tips and strategies for residency applications with Kathleen Kashima, PhD

14 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:09:49 0 Comments

The most common questions medical students have about preference signaling in residency applications—answered. Kathleen Kashima, PhD, senior associate dean of students, at University of Illinois College of Medicine provides an overview of residency program signaling and how students can best use it to stand out. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🏫 Residency Programs Participating in Program Signaling: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-residencies-eras/residency-programs-participating-program-signaling

🥼 Specialties Participating in Program Signaling for the 2024 ERAS® Application Season: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-residencies-eras/myeras-application-and-program-signaling-2023-24#SpecialtiesParticipating

💻 2024 ERAS® Application Season Program Signaling: https://connect.aamc.org/resourcelibraries/2024erasprogramsignaling

🌐 AAMC MyERAS login: https://myeras.aamc.org/myeras-web/

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

AMA Update 396: Rising COVID cases, China pneumonia outbreak and free COVID treatment with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

13 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:15 0 Comments

The latest developments on respiratory virus season, including COVID and the flu. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the latest case counts, tips to protect yourself, why the COVID vaccination rate is so low, and a new government program that provides free COVID testing and treatment. Plus, an overview of everything we know about the rise of respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, in China and the US. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

💧 Wastewater COVID dashboard via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/index.html

💊 Learn more about the Home Test to Treat program: https://www.test2treat.org/

🦠 Free COVID tests by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

AMA Update 395: Federal legislation to lift the burden of prior authorization with Rep. Michael Burgess, MD

11 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:15:24 0 Comments

A new bill at the federal level, called the GOLD Card Act of 2023, has the potential to fix prior authorization. One of the co-sponsors of the bill, Michael Burgess, MD, Congressman (R-Texas), joins to discuss the GOLD Card Act and what the bill means for physicians and their patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://fixpriorauth.org/

🏛️ Stay up to date on the AMA’s advocacy efforts to fix prior authorization: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/advocacy-action-fixing-prior-authorization

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

AMA Update 394: Away rotation advice and requirements for medical school clinical rotations with Mark Meyer, MD

7 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:08:57 0 Comments

Away rotations play an important role in the clinical education of medical students. Mark Meyer, MD, senior associate dean for Student Affairs, at University of Kansas School of Medicine, joins to provide an overview of away rotations and discuss their benefits and the impact they can have on residency applications, matching and students’ free time and finances. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🥼 Visit https://bit.ly/AMA_FREIDA for access to FREIDA, the AMA’s Residency & Fellowship Database, our “Road to Residency” video series and other helpful content.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew