When a patient is seen for a physical or preventive/wellness visit, and also has acute complaints or chronic problems that require additional evaluation, some physicians encounter challenges when coding and billing for both services. There is confusion about whether it…
Host Megan Svrinivas, MD, an infectious disease physician and translational health policy researcher, speaks with AMA member Nicole Yedlinsky, MD and David Kuhar, MD. Together they discuss how Dr Yedlinksy coped with ill-fitting PPE and discuss if/how this challenge is…
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Dr Benson Hsu, like many others, faced the difficult task of implementing IPC guidance in a constantly changing landscape. In the pediatric ICU, Dr Hsu had to adapt this guidance to a unique set of…
Given the spectrum of carrier screening panels now available, it is important to recognize the benefits and limitations of different types of tests. Although screening can now be done faster, cheaper, and with broader scope, the expanded option is not…
The AMA understands that AMA-hosted meetings and events are valuable to its members. All AMA meetings and events should be professional, welcoming and safe for those who attend. In this module, you will learn about harassment and how to recognize…
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Amina Ahmed, Pediatric Hospital Epidemiologist and Division Chair of Infectious Diseases at Atrium Health, to discuss tuberculosis in the United States. Patient isolation and appropriate PPE for health care professionals can prevent…
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Joanna Turner Bisgrove, a Family Medicine physician, Member of the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health and anti-ableism advocate. Dr Bisgrove outlines her experience as a physician with hearing…
The National Health Equity Grand Rounds is a live virtual event series that will highlight the root causes of present-day health inequities by tracing the historical and contemporary social, economic, political, geographic, and environmental forces that shape opportunity for health…
In this episode of Stories of Care, Dr Shannon Novosad, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases discusses a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on disparities in…
Environmental Services (EVS) professionals are often required to clean and disinfect rooms in which various infectious agents are present: Clostridioides difficile, Candida aurus, SARS-CoV-2, tuberculosis and many more. The role of EVS professionals in frontline health care is often overlooked,…
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