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American Medical Association reveals online education platform for physicians
Called the AMA Ed Hub, it includes educational information on topics like hypertension, oncology, professional well-being, patient care, ethics, health disparities and lifestyle behaviors.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
CMS launches new value-based payment models for primary care in 2020
Dubbed the CMS Primary Cares Initiative, the program aims to reduce administrative burden for providers, while incentivizing clinicians to spend more time with patients and focus on preventive care.
UnitedHealthcare and AMA unite to address social determinants of health
The duo is supporting the creation of nearly two dozen new ICD-10 codes related to social determinants of health.
Health2047 spinout leverages community-based approach to tackle prediabetes
With $2 million in seed funding, the company, First Mile Care, is utilizing a coaching and support model in an effort to reverse prediabetes.
American Medical Association says CVS-Aetna merger shouldn’t happen
The organization believes the deal would cause an increase in premiums, a reduction in competition in health insurance markets and a rise in drug spending and out-of-pocket costs for consumers.
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
With a new CEO, Health2047 adds funding from AMA as it lays groundwork for 7 spinoffs
Health2047 CEO Lawrence Cohen outlined the company's strategy following the group's first spinoff last year of health data network business Akiri, previously known as Switch.
Google, American Medical Association link up to create interoperability competition
The competition seeks solutions that show how patient health data can be captured by mobile devices, sent to a physician and turned into actionable information used to improve health outcomes.
How long until machine learning tools go mainstream? (Updated)
Machine learning tools are certainly spawning some exciting applications such as using medical images to analyze tumors and offering a new way to improve clinical trial matching. But how long will it take for these tools to become part of mainstream medicine?
AMA’s Physician Innovation Network lets providers connect with health tech startups
Physicians and healthcare entrepreneurs have a new way to meet and engage in meaningful dialogue: the Physician Innovation Network, a new online platform out of the American Medical Association.
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
AMA launches initiative focused on organizing health data
The American Medical Association has founded the Integrated Health Model Initiative, a collaborative that brings the healthcare and technology sectors together around a shared data model. Organizations such as Cerner and IBM have already signed on as participants.
AMA matchmaking program ISO early stage startups and MDs to exchange ideas, feedback
Michael Tutty, group vice president professional satisfaction and practice sustainability with the AMA, talked about the Physician Innovation Network and collaborations with incubators and accelerators at the MedCity INVEST conference in Chicago this week.
What’s weighing down the billion-dollar obesity drug market?
Why have FDA-approved anti-obesity drugs largely failed, at a time when two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese? Physicians, payers, and patients all have a role.
One year later, mobile health best practice initiative Xcertia is reborn
One idea behind Xcertia is that if best practice guidelines for mobile health apps are widely adopted, physicians will be more likely to prescribe them.
Last week’s must-read stories: AMA gets in bed with digital health company
Also, pharma companies get access to de-identified data and a telemed app that aims to replace the patient visit entirely.