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- Patient Resources - American Medical Association
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 do’s and donts of calling out a patients bad behavior
Always treat their patients with compassion and respect Explore the reasons for which a patient behaves in disrespectful, derogatory or prejudiced ways insofar as possible Physicians should identify, appreciate and address potentially treatable clinical conditions or personal experiences that influence patient behavior
- What doctors wish patients knew about the impact of caffeine
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, four AMA members shared what doctors wish patients knew about caffeine They are:
- Inpatient versus observation care - American Medical Association
Inpatient versus observation care Concerns regarding the admissions status of patients undergoing short hospital stays intensified in recent years as these stays became targets of Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) reviews and the use of observation status as an alternative to inpatient admission increased exponentially Observation care is described by the Medicare program as a well
- What doctors wish patients knew about cancer screening and prevention
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
- Patients, doctors like telehealth. Here’s what should come next.
Massive survey shows how patients and physicians feel about telehealth Learn what’s needed to protect and improve this mode of care
- What to do when incarcerated patients need surgery
Population Health What to do when incarcerated patients need surgery Surgical procedures for incarcerated people can be hard to come by and fraught with stressful dynamics Get expert ethical advice
- Ageism has an impact on older-adult patients—and their physicians
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
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