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11 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about strep throat

What is causing that sore throat? It could be strep, and it needs to be treated the right way. Two physicians share more about strep throat.

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Population Care
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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AMA Update for April 12, 2024: How Ochsner Health is taking on the leading health issues in Louisiana to improve patient outcomes
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10 MIN READ

How Ochsner Health is taking on the leading health issues in Louisiana to improve patient outcomes

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about health issues in Louisiana.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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10 MIN READ

How Ochsner Health is taking on the leading health issues in Louisiana to improve patient outcomes [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about health issues in Louisiana.

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Health Equity
AMA Update Podcast
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7 MIN READ

Never terse, always on: How AI helps clear doctors’ EHR inboxes

Augmented intelligence (AI) helps Ochsner Health flag important information in patient messages while also reducing physicians’ documentation burden.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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6 MIN READ

Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network

The Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network is a year-long program offered in collaboration with the Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH) and The Joint Commission.

AMA Center for Health Equity
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7 MIN READ

Ochsner Health takes DIY approach to health workforce shortages

A new medical school at a historically Black university is among the many workforce efforts undertaken by Louisiana-based Ochsner Health. Learn more.

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Sustainability
Health System Spotlight
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6 MIN READ

How these health systems are reducing physician burnout

Learn how members of the AMA Health System Program are taking steps to reduce physician burnout and holistically support well-being.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Health systems impact: Burnout
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3 MIN READ

How these health systems are prioritizing physician well-being

Reducing burnout is essential to high-quality patient care and a sustainable health system. Learn how health systems are driving solutions to physician burnout.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
AMA Update for Feb. 19, 2024: Maternal mortality solutions: Remote blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum patients
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9 MIN READ

Maternal mortality solutions: Remote blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum patients

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about pregnancy-induced hypertension.

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Public Health
AMA Update