AMA Update

By: American Medical Association
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  • AMA Update is your source for physician-focused news. Hear from physicians and other experts on trending public health concerns, practice issues, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts.
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Episodes
  • Bird flu 2025, first H5N1 death, norovirus outbreak, and links between drinking alcohol and cancer

    Bird flu 2025, first H5N1 death, norovirus outbreak, and links between drinking alcohol and cancer
    Jan 8 2025
    Should I be worried about bird flu? How do humans get bird flu? What's the stomach virus going around? What happens if you drink alcohol daily? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses alcohol’s link to cancer, the latest bird flu news, flu season trends, and the rise of norovirus. 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
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    12 mins
  • AI scribes for clinicians: How ambient listening in medicine works and future AI use cases

    AI scribes for clinicians: How ambient listening in medicine works and future AI use cases
    Jan 6 2025
    What is an ambient scribe? How does scribe AI work? Are AI scribes worth it? What are the medical issues with AI? Brian Hoberman, MD, executive vice president of information technology and chief information officer at The Permanente Federation and chief information officer at The Permanente Medical Group in Northern California. Dr. Hoberman discusses the implementation and impact of ambient scribe technology and shares insights on how technology enhances clinician-patient interaction by reducing administrative burdens and improving documentation accuracy. Also covering the challenges of adapting technology to medical specialties, the future potential of AI in health care, and the importance of responsible AI usage. 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 🥼 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
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    16 mins
  • How the AMA fought for docs in 2024 to fix prior authorization, reduce physician burnout and more

    How the AMA fought for docs in 2024 to fix prior authorization, reduce physician burnout and more
    Dec 23 2024
    In the final AMA Update episode of 2024, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger looks back on another year of stories about the work that physicians are doing across the country and how the AMA is fighting to support them. 🩺 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 🥼 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
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    4 mins

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