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
What doctors wish patients knew about peripheral artery disease The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, Charles C Leithead, MD, a vascular surgeon at Ochsner Health in New Orleans and Gretna, Louisiana, discusses what to know about peripheral artery disease
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™ - American Medical Association What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™ When it comes to effective doctor-patient communication, it's important that both parties are speaking from a base of shared knowledge The American Medical Association provides a space where physicians share what they want patients to understand about today's health care headlines
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
What doctors wish patients knew about myocarditis Inflammation of the heart sounds scary—and it can be Lauren Weber, MD, a cardiologist at Confluence Health, discusses what to know about myocarditis
Patient Communication - American Medical Association Learning how to effectively talk with patients is a critical skill for physicians Learn new doctor-patient communication techniques for communicating with patients, with resources from AMA Read the latest news articles on patient-physician communication to enhance your practice for patient-centered care
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 seasonal affective disorder Knowing what to keep in mind and when to seek help can make all the difference during fall and winter months The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines
What doctors wish patients knew about sciatica In this installment, Kevin Taliaferro, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Henry Ford Health, took time to discuss what patients need to know about sciatica Henry Ford Health is a member of the AMA Health System Program, which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine