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AMA Update 430: Increase practice efficiency with EHR inbox management and prescription refill strategies

11 de marzo de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:33 0 Comments

How to improve EHR implementation and documentation efficiency with time-saving strategies for physicians and resources to reduce physician burnout.

Our guest is Marie Brown, MD, MACP, director of Practice Redesign at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📅 Register for the AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp (Sept. 23-24, 2024): https://www.ama-assn.org/about/events/saving-time-practice-innovation-boot-camp

📖 Learn more about the strategies Dr. Brown shared in the Saving Time Playbook: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2813034

💻 Visit AMA STEPS Forward® to access all the AMA’s practice efficiency resources: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward

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AMA Update 428: New USPSTF screening guidelines for anxiety, plus PrEP, depression and hypertension in pregnancy

6 de marzo de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:08:03 0 Comments

What is a preventive screening? Does USPSTF screen for mental health? What are the best preventive screenings? Plus, why an anxiety screening for adults is now recommended.

Our guest is Michael Barry, MD, chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🧠 USPSTF anxiety screening tool PDF: https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/files/uspstf-2023-year-in-review.pdf

🆕 Check the latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations at: https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics

🗣️ US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2814124

📓 Access The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA website): https://jamanetwork.com/

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AMA Update 427: CDC studies on Long COVID cognitive impairment and excessive alcohol use

4 de marzo de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:00 0 Comments

How often should seniors get COVID boosters? Does brain fog decrease IQ? Latest ACIP meeting recap, brain fog and IQ, how alcohol affects your health, plus ultra processed food study.

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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📬 Searching «where can I get a COVID test» or «where to get free COVID test kits»? Free government COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

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AMA Update 425: Norovirus outbreak: Is there a stomach bug going around?

28 de febrero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:39 0 Comments

How long does Norovirus last? How to treat a stomach virus, current measles outbreak in Florida, a new study on Long COVID symptoms and causes of brain fog.

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 424: Recent cyber attacks, ransomware trends and cybersecurity threats for doctors with Charles Aunger

26 de febrero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:09 0 Comments

What is cyber security in the health care industry? How common are ransomware attacks on hospitals? How is AI used in cyber security? The impact of cyber attacks on health care and more insights from our guest Charles Aunger, managing director of technology, at Health2047. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🧰 Find out how to prevent cyber attacks on private practice and use U.S. Department of Health and Human Services #HHS Security Risk Assessment Tool: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/physician-cybersecurity

🔐 Can EHR systems be hacked? Learn more about health IT and medical cybersecurity: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/medical-cybersecurity-patient-safety-issue

💻 For more on HEAL Security and the Healthcare Cybersecurity Annual Checkup 2023, visit: https://healsecurity.com/cognitive-cybersecurity-intelligence-for-the-healthcare-sector/

📰 Get the latest news on Health2047: https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/health2047

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AMA Update 422: Are there new CDC guidelines for COVID and how did the bubonic plague start in Oregon?

21 de febrero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:54 0 Comments

Has the CDC updated COVID guidelines? How long do you have to quarantine? Can adults catch measles? Is the bubonic plague still around? More on: CDC 5 day isolation, measles transmission, Oregon bubonic plague case, plus Alaskapox virus. Out guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

⏰ CDC isolation calculator: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html

🧪 Do COVID tests expire? Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

💉 Searching for «COVID vaccine near me»? Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

📬 Searching «where can I get a COVID test» or «where to get free COVID test kits»? Free government COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🔍 CDC measles surveillance: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

📋 CDC measles fact sheet PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/Measles-fact-sheet-508.pdf

🦠 Wondering «how do measles spread» or curious about the mortality rate of measles? Watch: https://youtu.be/HaPs_HNFoB0?si=byg9vdQzF1YMjgsu

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AMA Update 420: 2024 advocacy agenda: Medicare payment cuts, fixing prior auth and more

13 de febrero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:12 0 Comments

How the AMA is addressing the most significant problems facing doctors in medicine today: Medicare payment reform, fixing prior authorization, reducing physician burnout, as well as making healthcare technology an asset not a burden. AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew joins AMA CXO Todd Unger for a live chat at this year’s National Advocacy Conference.

🗣 Get involved! Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://fixmedicarenow.org/

❓ Check out AMA’s Medicare Basics series to get all your Medicare questions answered: https://bit.ly/AMA_MedicareBasics

💸 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and more Medicare explained updates here: https://medicare-reform.ama-assn.org/

🆓 Wondering what is the Medicare cut for 2024? Medicare resources for doctors and Medicare PDF free download: https://fixmedicarenow.org/resources

📰 For the latest Medicare news, visit: https://fixmedicarenow.org/news

🌟 Learn more about the Physician Grassroots Network and become a #VIP – Very Influential Physician: https://physiciansgrassrootsnetwork.org/vip

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

🥼 Check out the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

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AMA Update 419: The latest long COVID news, rising flu cases and funding for gun violence prevention research

12 de febrero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:41 0 Comments

Is it flu season right now? Is long COVID dangerous? In this episode: long COVID in children and how the number one cause of child death in the US lacks clinical research funding.

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 CDC COVID Tracker map, charts, and data : https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

🗺️ CDC flu tracker map and weekly FluView Influenza Summary Update: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

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

🔬 New long COVID study data from American Academy of Pediatrics journal on Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-062570/196606/Postacute-Sequelae-of-SARS-CoV-2-in-Children

💉 Searching for «COVID vaccine near me», «flu shots near me» or wondering «is it too late to get the flu shot»? It’s not! Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

📬 Wondering «where can I get a free COVID test»? Free COVID-19 tests by mail still available, USPS order free COVID test kits: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🧪 Check FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

🥼 CDC Chief Medical Officer, Debra Houry, MD, MPH previous episode available here: https://youtu.be/kErhUXLo8UA?si=MZ-qvMXDBG5ZMw6A

📈 CDC gun violence statistics and firearm violence prevention research: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/index.html

💻 #AMAEdHub Firearm Safety, Injury Treatment and Risk Factors CME course: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/course/316

🟣 Learn more about AMA gun violence prevention advocacy: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/ama-task-force-confront-health-care-crisis-gun-violence

📺 Chair of the AMA Gun Violence Task Force discusses what can be done to reduce gun violence: https://youtu.be/nDCQeSGKtLY?si=FseiZe89PEwwbFiA

❤️‍🩹 Learn more about firearm safety, suicide prevention and how to stop gun violence: https://youtu.be/aZmbv9XCZNs?si=a5XObOh7i73qqWB8

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AMA Update 412: CMS prior authorization final rule explained with AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

25 de enero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:08 0 Comments

AMA advocacy scores a big win for prior authorization reform with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Final Prior Authorization and Interoperability Rule (CMS-0057-F). AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, joins to break down the three reasons why this final rule is so important for patients and physicians and how it is expected to save practices $15 billion over the next decade. Plus, what’s ahead for AMA advocacy efforts on prior authorization reform in 2024. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🆕 AMA President Dr. Ehrenfeld on $15 billion win for physicians to improve patient care: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/patients-physicians-score-important-win-prior-authorization-rule

📰 Read about the changes coming in CMS Interoperability Rule 2026: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/15-billion-win-physicians-prior-authorization

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

📊 Access AMA reports and prior authorization research: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/prior-authorization-research-reports

📚 Free prior authorization reform resources and model legislation: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/prior-authorization-reform-resources

🏛️ 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

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AMA Update 411: New long COVID study results, a possible Paxlovid alternative, and RSV vaccine updates for babies

24 de enero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:23 0 Comments

A check-in on COVID, flu and RSV cases, and an overview of new COVID and Long Covid studies. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, reports that the tripledemic wave is declining, but vaccination levels for COVID, flu and RSV among adults are still low. Plus, continued supply issues for the RSV vaccine for children, administration errors for the RSV vaccine, and two new studies that could inform future treatments for COVID and Long COVID. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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

💉 Searching for «free COVID vaccine near me» or «where to get flu shot»? Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

💊 New England Journal of Medicine «Oral Simnotrelvir for Adult Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19»: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301425

🔬 American Association for the Advancement of Science Magazine study on Immune damage in Long COVID—Links between the complement and coagulation systems could lead to Long Covid therapies: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn1077

🌡️ Patient experiencing vaccine side effects and adverse effects following vaccination? Visit Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAERS website: https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html

🗺️ CDC flu map FluView Weekly US Map and Influenza Summary Update: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

🦠 Looking for «covidtests.gov free tests»? Free home COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

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