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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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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.

    H5N1 news, CDC wastewater surveillance for bird flu, FLiRT variants, and the latest COVID symptoms

    H5N1 news, CDC wastewater surveillance for bird flu, FLiRT variants, and the latest COVID symptoms

    Is bird flu spreading in US dairy cows? Is it safe to drink milk? Is COVID going around again? How dangerous is the new COVID variant? Is diarrhea a symptom of COVID? 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

    🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/data-map-commercial.html

    💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm

    💧 Bird flu tracking via CDC wastewater surveillance dashboard: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/wastewater-surveillance/Flu-A-data.html

    🐄 Googling "high path avian influenza cattle"? Get the Avian influenza HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detections in Livestock): https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock

    🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/

    🦠 Wondering if there a new COVID vaccine coming out? Get the latest CDC COVID vaccine guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html

    • 11 min
    Physician burnout solutions: Using AI to improve EHR workflows

    Physician burnout solutions: Using AI to improve EHR workflows

    What is the leading cause of physician burnout? What problems can AI solve in health care? Benefits of artificial intelligence in health care: How is AI used in EHR? Our guest is AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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

    📚 AMA EHR burnout resources and efforts to reduce physician burnout: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_Burnout

    🧰 Free EHR toolkit and the AMA Inbox Reduction Checklist PDF available: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/practice-innovation-strategies-ehr-improvements

    📒 Access AMA's Taming The EHR Playbook: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/taming-ehr-playbook-resources

    🤖 How do doctors use AI? Find more AI in medical field examples here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/augmented-intelligence-medicine

    ⚖️ Regulations on artificial intelligence in healthcare: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-ai-principles.pdf

    🌐 Digital health technologies examples: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital

    • 9 min
    Scope creep in health care: 2024 trends and the latest scope of practice legislation in Mississippi

    Scope creep in health care: 2024 trends and the latest scope of practice legislation in Mississippi

    What is the purpose of having scope of practice laws? Why do scope of practice laws vary by state? Does scope of practice help regulate the health care field? Our guest is Claude Brunson, MD, MS, executive director of the Mississippi State Medical Association. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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

    🏛️ Wondering what is scope of practice and why is it important? Visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/ama-successfully-fights-scope-practice-expansions-threaten

    🤝 Learn more about grant funding through AMA's Scope of Practice Partnership: https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/scope-practice-partnership

    🗺️ AMA Health Workforce Mapper: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/research/health-workforce-mapper

    📚 Access free scope of practice resources here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/scope-practice-key-tools-resources

    🛑 AMA efforts to #StopScopeCreep: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_ScopeOfPractice

    • 10 min
    Latest bird flu news, Long Beach tuberculosis outbreak, and CDC Mpox Clade 1 DRC update

    Latest bird flu news, Long Beach tuberculosis outbreak, and CDC Mpox Clade 1 DRC update

    How does bird flu spread to humans? Can bird flu kill humans? Is there a tuberculosis outbreak in California? Is tuberculosis curable? Are Mpox cases on the rise? 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 current avian flu map: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/data-map-commercial.html

    💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm

    🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/

    CDC HAN Mpox - Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus with Geographic Spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2023/han00501.asp

    📍 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

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

    • 12 min
    Facts about fentanyl and how to treat substance use disorder

    Facts about fentanyl and how to treat substance use disorder

    When is fentanyl awareness day? Is fentanyl an opioid? What is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder? Fentanyl poisoning: What is fentanyl in? Our guest is Stephen Taylor, MD, MPH, president-elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

    💪 Get involved in the fight to end the overdose epidemic: https://end-overdose-epidemic.org/

    🧰 Access the Opioid Risk Tool PDF: https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/opioidrisktool.pdf

    🩹 Essentials of Good Pain Care - A Team-Based Approach - Safely Manage Acute and Chronic Pain: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2702759

    💊 Using Opioids Safely - Practical Guidance for Pain Management: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/science-medicine-public-health/interactive/17579512

    💻 Looking for more opioid CME credit? AMA EdHub login: https://bit.ly/AMAEdHub

    📋 American Society of Addition Medicine opioid use disorder treatment guidelines available: https://www.asam.org/quality-care/clinical-guidelines

    🗞️ The Journal of Addiction Medicine: https://www.asam.org/publications-resources/the-journal-of-addiction-medicine

    🧠 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration resources and mental health services available at: https://findtreatment.gov/

    📞 Call SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

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

    • 16 min
    How to speed up your prior auth process using EHR data exchange

    How to speed up your prior auth process using EHR data exchange

    What is the new CMS rule for prior authorization? Why do prior authorizations get denied? What are the benefits of electronic health information exchange?

    Our guest is Philip Oravetz, MD, chief population health officer at Ochsner Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

    📋 Looking for prior authorization cheat sheet resources? Check out: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/prior-authorization-practice-resources

    📺 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

    • 10 min

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