Is obesity decreasing in the US? Do women live longer than men? What are the US Dietary Guidelines 2025? Does America have a healthy diet? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses recent findings on obesity trends in the US, upcoming 2025 US Dietary Guidelines changes, the importance of a healthy diet and the need for health equity in dietary recommendations. Also covering Americans' healthspan lifespan gap and the implications of living longer with diseases. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1

What is direct-to-employer contracting in health care? What are value-based care examples? What are innovative care models? Jerry Finkel, MD, senior vice president and chief primary health officer at Henry Ford Health, discusses an innovative value-based care program between General Motors and Henry Ford Health that allows GM employees and their families to receive customized health care directly from Henry Ford Health, bypassing traditional insurance models. Dr. Finkel highlights the benefits of this direct arrangement, including enhanced quality of care, cost savings, and a concierge service for easier navigation of the health care system. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems 🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including: ▹ Reforming Medicare payment ▹ Fighting scope creep ▹ Fixing prior authorization ▹ Reducing physician burnout ▹ Making technology work for physicians

Can you die from E coli? Does E coli die when cooked? What are the symptoms of bird flu? Which carrots are being recalled? Does McDonalds still have E coli? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses recent E. coli outbreaks linked to organic carrots, baby carrots and fast food. Also covering Mpox cases in the US, rising bird flu cases, as well as getting COVID and flu vaccines ahead of the holiday season as respiratory illnesses increase. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🖥️ Live CDC webinar on the latest flu, COVID-19 & RSV vaccine recommendations "Leading the Way to a Healthier Winter" (Thursday, Nov. 21)- submit questions and register here: https://ama-assn.co/CDCwebinar_HealthierWinter2024

What is the main purpose of AMA? Why is health care legislation important? Do physicians need organized medicine? What does the AMA do—and why is the AMA important? Our guests are AMA President-Elect Bruce Scott, MD, and AMA Board of Trustees Member Bobby Mukkamala, MD. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Can avian flu spread to humans? Is meningococcal disease deadly? Are TB cases on the rise? Who should get Mpox vaccine? Are measles still around? Our guest is AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 💻 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm 🐓 More information on avian flu reporting: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/index.htm 📊 What is the new CDC report on TB: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/default.htm 📖 Facts about tuberculosis: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm 📢 CDC issues alert for meningococcal infections (Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease in the United States): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00505.asp 🚨 Latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/ 📍 Googling "mpox vaccine near me"? Use the CDC Mpox Vaccine Locator here: https://npin.cdc.gov/web-tools/mpox-vaccine-locator 💉 Updated CDC Mpox vaccine recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/vaccines/vaccine-recommendations.html 🔍 CDC measles cases and 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 does measles spread" or curious "is measles deadly"? Watch: https://youtu.be/HaPs_HNFoB0?si=byg9vdQzF1YMjgsu 🌎 Measles outbreak 2024: Where is measles most common? Track measles cases worldwide: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/measles/data/global-measles-outbreaks.html 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Why is access to health care important? What are the effects of food insecurity on health? What are the benefits of a diverse workforce in health care? Our guest is Ketul Patel, CEO, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and President, Northwest Region of CommonSpirit. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Diversity Leaders in Healthcare: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/awards/2023-top-25-diversity-leaders-ketul-patel 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

What is the new CMS rule for prior authorization? What is the CMS rule for interoperability? What triggers a prior authorization? Is prior authorization good or bad? Our guest is Jack Resneck, MD, immediate past president of the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts. 📋 CMS final rule 2024 fact sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/advancing-interoperability-and-improving-prior-authorization-processes-proposed-rule-cms-0057-p-fact 📺 AMA President Dr. Ehrenfeld explains CMS prior authorization final rule: https://youtu.be/uEjV4CWlMJ4?si=mVsOqLtw_XKOYII- 📰 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 prior authorization resources and research: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/prior-authorization-research-reports 📚 Free prior authorization templates 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 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Benefits of AI in health care: How is AI used by doctors? What is augmented intelligence? How are LLMs used in medicine? What is ambient AI for medical documentation? Our guest is Vincent Liu, MD, MS, chief data officer, at The Permanente Medical Group. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🧠 Wondering what is the difference between augmented intelligence and artificial intelligence in health care? Check out: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/augmented-intelligence-medicine 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Measles outbreak 2024: Why is measles on the rise? Can bacteria in dental plaque cause colon cancer? CDC measles update, new leading causes of death and colon cancer. 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 measles cases and 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 does measles spread" or curious "is measles deadly"? Watch: https://youtu.be/HaPs_HNFoB0?si=byg9vdQzF1YMjgsu 🌎 Measles outbreak 2024: Where is measles most common? Track measles cases worldwide: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/measles/data/global-measles-outbreaks.html 📢 CDC issues alert for measles on the rise in the US and the global measles outbreak (Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks - Ensure Children in the United States and Those Traveling Internationally 6 Months and Older are Current on MMR Vaccination): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00504.asp 🚨 Latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/ 📬 Subscribe to the new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) CDC newsletter: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/newsletter/cmo/index2024.html 📰 Read the latest from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry, MD, MPH: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/newsletter/cmo/2024/Feb_2024.html 📧 Send questions and feedback on the CDC MMWR newsletter to: mmwrcommunications@cdc.gov 🔬 Fusobacterium nucleatum colorectal cancer study published in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07182-w 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

What happens on Match Day? How many residency programs are there in the US? How many medical students matched in 2024? What happens if you don't match? Our guest is Jeanette Calli, chief of Match Operations, at the National Resident Matching Program. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Read more about 2024 Match results: https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/preparing-residency/inside-match-day-2024-nearly-39000-matches-and-some-surprises 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

How can AI improve healthcare? What is an example of AI affecting healthcare? What is the most significant barrier to AI in healthcare?  At SXSW 2024, AMA president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, moderated a panel that addressed these questions and more. Dr. Ehrenfeld joins us today to share key takeaways from the panel's discussion and healthcare trends at SXSW. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. SXSW panels 2024: Listen to Dr. Ehrenfeld's panel, "AI, Health Care, and the Strange Future of Medicine": https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/events/PP145624 2024 South by Southwest physician panel with Dr. Ehrenfeld includes: Claire Novorol, MD, ADA Health Mark Sendak, MD, Duke Institute For Health Innovation Alex Stinard, MD, Envision Healthcare 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Why is there an outbreak of measles? How do I know if I had the measles vaccine? When will Opill be available? Can you test for colon cancer without colonoscopy? 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 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 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

When did COVID start in the US? Should I take Paxlovid? What is the COVID death toll? Where is the measles outbreak? Is measles eliminated in the US? What is the RSV vaccine recommendations for children? 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 guidelines for RSV in infants and young children: https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/infants-young-children.html 💊 Find COVID-19 medications near you: https://treatments.hhs.gov/ 🧰 ASPR COVID Treatment Locator Tool for doctors and health care providers: https://aspr.hhs.gov/COVID-19/Therapeutics/updates/Pages/important-update-11March2024.aspx 📧 Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response email contact: COVID19.Therapeutics@hhs.gov 🔍 CDC website for the New Vaccine Surveillance Network: https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nvsn/index.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/ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

What is street medicine? Is street medicine effective? What are the barriers to care for homeless people? What extracurriculars for medical students stand out on residency applications? Richard Bryce, DO, medical director of Street Medicine Detroit and program director at Henry Ford Health System discusses the importance of meeting patients where they are, addressing unique challenges faced by unhoused individuals, and the impact of street medicine on both patients and health care providers. Dr. Bryce also highlights the growth of street medicine initiatives in Michigan and the importance of community involvement in healthcare. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

What physicians need to know about the Change Healthcare cyber security incident including financial support from CMS, AMA advocacy efforts and when service might be restored. Our guest is American Medical Association Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Todd Askew. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 💻 Stay up to date on the latest Change Healthcare news: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/change-healthcare-cyber-outage 🧰 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 📨 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

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

Our guest is Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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/ ☎️ Call or text 9-8-8 if you or anyone you know needs help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It provides free 24/7 confidential support for people in distress, crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the U.S. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for more. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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

What is the prior authorization legislation in DC? Is prior authorization good or bad? How does prior authorization work? How can I speed up my prior authorization? Our guest is Susanne Bathgate, MD, past president of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at George Washington University. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://fixpriorauth.org/ 📊 Access AMA data 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 reform prior auth: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/advocacy-action-fixing-prior-authorization 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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

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

Why should AI be in classrooms? How do you integrate AI into a curriculum? AI tools for medical education, using AI in medical training and how AI can help you study. Our guest is Marc Triola, MD, associate dean of education informatics and director of the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🧠 Check out AMA's ChangeMedEd®️ Initiative: https://bit.ly/AMA_ChangeMedEd 📰 Read more about the potential of AI in education and the future of AI in medical field: https://www.ama-assn.org/education/changemeded-initiative/how-chatgpt-could-help-medical-students-learn-fast-track 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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

What does health care leadership do? Is health care leadership a good career? What are the rural health priorities? What are the challenges in rural health care accessibility? Our guest is the interim CEO of Marshfield Clinic Health System, Brian Hoerneman, MD. Dr. Hoerneman talks about his path to leadership, the unique perspective he has as a leader who grew up in Marshfield, the challenges facing Marshfield Clinic and rural health care, and the health system’s merger with Sanford Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

Why is maternal mortality so high in the US? How do you treat pregnancy-induced hypertension? How at-home blood pressure readings can reduce maternal mortality. Our guest is Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, head of women's services at Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner. Dr. Gillispie-Bell also discusses proposed legislation to increase access to remote monitoring tools for pregnant patients and why this federal support is so important. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. ❤️ Read how measuring blood pressure at home during pregnancy can help reduce maternal mortality: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/how-digitally-enabled-care-can-improve-postpartum-outcomes 🚼 Learn more about Ochsner's Connected MOM (Maternity Online Monitoring) program / initiative: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/qa-how-ochsner-health-gives-moms-digital-connection-care 🏛️ Support the Connected MOM Act: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2024-nac-action-kit-connected-mom-act.pdf 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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

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

How is AI used in the medical field? Who regulates AI in healthcare? In this episode: how AI is disrupting healthcare and patient data privacy. Our guest is Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of external affairs, communications and brand at The Permanente Federation and associate executive director for The Permanente Medical Group. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. ⚖️ Learn more about AMA policy and guidelines for AI in medicine: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-ai-principles.pdf 📊 How do doctors feel about AI? Find out in the AMA Augmented Intelligence Research (AI in healthcare PPT): https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/physician-ai-sentiment-report.pdf 🗞️ For more AMA AI in healthcare articles visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/augmented-intelligence-medicine 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Why are syphilis cases on the rise? In this episode: what doctors need to know about syphilis transmission, how to treat syphilis, plus congenital syphilis. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also shares the latest cancer statistics, why cancer cases are on the rise and tips to reduce the harmful effects of sitting. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 💊 Sexually Transmitted Infections #STI CDC Treatment Guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/default.htm 🚼 For more on congenital syphilis treatment and babies born with syphilis, watch: https://youtu.be/CG3HIYVYadw?si=ufH2ByNvthLno1gJ&t=544 📈 2022 CDC STI Surveillance Report: https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/2022/default.htm 🦠 Who is most affected by syphilis? For more on how is syphilis spread and what populations are affected by syphilis, see CDC STDs fact sheet: https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm 🪑 New study on the side effects of sitting, read Occupational Sitting Time, Leisure Physical Activity, and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2814094 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

How can AI improve health care? In this episode: successful implementation of telehealth, improving medical office workflow and the future of healthcare technology. Our guest is the AMA's new vice president of Digital Health Innovations, Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, who also discusses why physicians must be involved in the development of the tools they use and how the AMA is working to make technology an asset to physicians and not a burden. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 📲 Learn how to create a telehealth program, get telehealth best practice guidelines, and more from the AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/telehealth-implementation-playbook-overview 💻 How to improve administrative workflows in clinical practice: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/these-4-workflow-changes-help-cut-burnout-45 📊 How do doctors feel about AI? Find out in the AMA Augmented Intelligence Research report: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/physician-ai-sentiment-report.pdf 🌐 AMA Physician Innovation Network (PIN): https://innovationmatch.ama-assn.org/ 🎓 AMA STEPS Forward Innovation Academy: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/ama-steps-forward-innovation-academy 🥼 AMA efforts on reducing physician burnout: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_Burnout 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Where do PFAS come from? Can you get rid of PFAS in your body? In this episode, the CDC covers PFAS products, forever chemicals in food, how to avoid PFAS and what physicians need to know about PFAS symptoms. Our guest is Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH, the director for the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dr. Bernstein also shares guidelines for physicians on when to test for perfluoroalkyl, or, per- and polyfluorinated substances, PFAS in patients and how PFAS exposure can be harmful. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 ATSDR PFAS clinical guidance: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/resources/pfas-information-for-clinicians.html 🚼 More on how PFAS affects babies, PFAS breastfeeding side effects and contaminants in breast milk (PDF): https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/docs/PFAS-Breastfeeding-H.pdf 🚰 EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-and-pfos 💧 EPA PFAS regulations and Safe Drinking Water Act information: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa 🔍 National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine NASEM Guidance on PFAS Exposure: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26156/guidance-on-pfas-exposure-testing-and-clinical-follow-up 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

How is measles spread? In this episode: MMR vaccine age, signs of measles, new studies on maternal COVID vaccination, who should get Paxlovid, and chronic COVID-19. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares what doctors need to know about why measles cases are on the rise both here and abroad. Also a look at COVID vaccination during pregnancy and its positive impact on newborns, as well as new research data on the long-term effects of COVID known as "chronic COVID". American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🦠 CDC measles cases and outbreaks: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html 📋CDC measles fact sheet PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/Measles-fact-sheet-508.pdf 🚼 New COVID 19 pregnancy study - Respiratory distress in SARS-CoV-2 exposed uninfected neonates followed in the COVID Outcomes in Mother-Infant Pairs (COMP) Study in Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44549-5 💊 NIH website for Paxlovid drug interactions: https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antivirals-including-antibody-products/ritonavir-boosted-nirmatrelvir--paxlovid-/paxlovid-drug-drug-interactions/ 🔬 New study in Science Translational Medicine on SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance and evolution varies by type and severity of immunodeficiency: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adk1599 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

What is value-based care? Interest in value-based care is at an all-time high. This episode gives an overview of this payment model and explores what's driving this growing interest in it and where the conversation about value-based care is headed in 2024. Our guest is Maria Ansari, MD, CEO and executive director at The Permanente Medical Group. Dr. Ansari also provides insights into barriers to adoption for value-based care and the culture an organization needs to maintain a long-term commitment to value-based care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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

When should you get screened for cancer? Are cancer rates increasing or decreasing? Why is cancer increasing in young adults? Barbara McAneny, MD, CEO of New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants, and a past president of the AMA, joins us to discuss the rising rates of cancer in younger generations. Dr. McAneny also discusses our current approach to cancer screenings and shares ways that people can reduce their cancer risk. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🔖 JAMA login: https://ama-assn.co/JAMA_Login 🌐 JAMAnetwork Open: https://ama-assn.co/JAMANetworkOpen

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 🧪 Wondering "do expired COVID tests work"? Check 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 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

JAMA Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, joins to discuss what’s ahead for the publication and medicine as a whole in 2024. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo shares goals and key initiatives for JAMA in the new year and discusses what the biggest trends in medicine will be in 2024. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎙Listen to the latest JAMA podcasts: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/publications-newsletters/ama-podcasts 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

The real-world consequences of declining Medicare physician payment. From, 2001 to 2023, Medicare payment has declined 26% when adjusted for inflation. Alice Coombs, an anesthesiologist and internist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health joins to discuss the ways this underpayment impacts physicians and patient care, including longer wait times and less access to care. Dr. Coombs also shares how physicians can advocate for change based on her experience as the president of the Medical Society of Virginia. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🗣 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 📨 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

An update on the surge of COVID and other respiratory diseases in the US and across the world. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the JN.1 variant that’s driving this surge and explains how it compares to the Omicron surge. Plus, the latest prescription trends in weight-less drugs like Ozempic and whether or not Ozempic and Wegovy have a side effect of suicidal ideation. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🦠 Looking for COVID vaccine news or wondering how to cure COVID? Get CDC COVID vaccine guidelines, the JN.1 variant COVID symptoms 2024, plus the latest on COVID medications and Paxlovid rebound, watch: https://youtu.be/Co6dQKxzSwQ?si=DswJoTa55uLwvQWG 💧 Wastewater COVID dashboard via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/index.html 💉 Searching for "COVID shots near me", "flu vaccine 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/ 📬 Free COVID tests by mail still available, USPS order free COVID test kits: https://www.covid.gov/tests 🧪 Check expired 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 🔬 Nature Medicine study "Association of semaglutide with risk of suicidal ideation in a real-world cohort": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02672-2 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Breaking down the new schedule of adult vaccines from the CDC and the recommendations for the COVID, RSV, Mpox vaccines and more. AMA ACIP liaison and AMA’s immediate past board chair, Sandra Fryhofer, MD, joins to discuss what has changed and what physicians and patients need to know. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🆕 For new recommended vaccines for adults, access the 2024 Adult Immunization Schedule by Age: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html 💉 Need the 2024 vaccine schedule for children? CDC's Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html 🌡️ Patient experiencing vaccine side effects and adverse effects following vaccination? Visit Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAERS website: https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, joins us for the first episode in our new “What Keeps Me Up” series, where we talk with health care leaders about the one thing that’s keeping them up and what they’re doing about it. Bill shares his concerns about the challenges facing the health care workforce and talks about the investments and innovations Sanford Health is making to address those challenges. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🏥 Learn about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🆙 Check out more on Sanford Rises: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/draw-physician-talent-sanford-health-helps-doctors-excel 📺 Interested in solutions to rural health issues? Check out "Medical innovation in rural health care with Geisinger Health System & Sanford Health": https://youtu.be/VX7ojkZW9rs?si=U0oNvdauKz6KnNEK 🏆 What is the AMA Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program? Find out at: https://bit.ly/AMA_JoyInMedicine 💪 Sanford Health recognized for promoting clinician well-being: https://news.sanfordhealth.org/awards/ama-honors-sanford-health-for-promoting-clinician-well-being/ 💻 Apply for the 2024 AMA Joy in Medicine program: https://ama-assn.org/joyinmedicine 🎙Listen to AMA President Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld discuss physician burnout causes and cures at rural health summit: https://news.sanfordhealth.org/podcast/ama-president-offers-rx-for-workforce-resilience/ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

A look at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s unique partnership with The Cherokee Nation. Natasha Bray, DO, dean of OSUCOM at the Cherokee Nation, joins to share how this innovative partnership came to life and the impact it’s expected to have in the local community. Dr. Bray details the unique clinical training students receive and why it’s important for physicians to truly understand the communities they serve. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 📺 Check out AMA's Prioritizing Equity series on Advocating for Change in Native Health Policy: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/prioritizing-equity-video-series-advocating-change-native-health 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Chair-Elect to the AMA Board of Trustees Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, joins to discuss the AMA’s position on scope of practice in 2024. Dr. Suk breaks down the difference in training between physicians and other members of the care team and the role each play. Plus, why physicians should lead the care team and barriers to physician-led care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan ❤️‍🩹 AMA efforts to #StopScopeCreep: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_ScopeOfPractice 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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

What is disaster preparedness in health care? How can hospitals plan for mass casualties? What are mass casualty incidents (MCIs)? John Armstrong, MD, vice speaker of the AMA House of Delegates and vice chair of surgery at the University of South Florida, discusses why emergency preparedness is important in health care, the recovery from Hurricanes Milton and Helene, and the IV fluid shortage. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

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

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

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