- 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
- Ageism has an impact on older-adult patients—and their physicians
The discussion was moderated by William B Jordan, MD, MPH, who is senior director of equity policy and transformation at the AMA Center for Health Equity Panelists examined the quality of care older-adult physicians provide, how age-related biases affect older-adult physicians, and how ageism affects patients’ care experience
- What doctors wish patients knew about Huntington’s disease
Lisa Toran, MD, a neurologist at Confluence Health, explains Huntington’s disease, a genetic disorder causing progressive cognitive and motor decline
- 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
- The do’s and donts of calling out a patients bad behavior
Most physicians will encounter patient comments that are rude—or worse Be prepared with a ready reply and an understanding of the ethics involved
- 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
- Physicians will see Medicare payments rise in 2026
Provisions in MACRA and reconciliation package mean a rise after five years of cuts, but bigger fixes are needed to protect access to Medicare
- 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
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