American Medical Association

Increasing Annual Prescription Renewal for Patients on Chronic Medications

This activity is part of the Practice Efficiently: Save Hours Each Day in your Clinical Practice series. Each activity is designed to remove obstacles in your practice that interfere with patient care. You will review and implement best practices to…

Pharmacogenomics Collaboration, Education, and Resources

Pharmacogenomics (PGx), or the study of how a patient’s genetic code may impact their response to medication and treatment, is a growing area of patient care. While physicians can be great champions and resources for patients interested in PGx, they…

Pharmacogenomics: From Your Patient’s Perspective

The same medications and treatments are not universally effective for every patient. As consumer knowledge of genetics increases, more patients will be coming to you with a direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetics test in hand. What expectations will your patients have? How…

Becoming a Better Prescriber: Introduction to Pharmacogenomics

The same medications and treatments are not universally effective for every patient. How do physicians better prescribe medication and treatments to patients? Is there a way to determine which medication will work better for a specific patient? This course will…

Pharmacogenomics: Tools and Technology

When sharing PGx information with patients and other health care providers, the electronic health record (EHR) can serve as an active or passive support for clinicians in addition to assisting in clinical decision making surrounding PGx. While there are benefits…

Pharmacogenomics: Building Institutional Support

Pharmacogenomics (or PGx) is a multidisciplinary aspect of health care that can provide more personalized treatment for patients. This approach to health care, while gaining interest at the provider level, requires the support of one’s institution to be a successful…

AMA Guides Sixth 2022: Foundations and Practical Application Updates

Discover what updates are being made to the AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment for 2022. This course will take you through the specific 2022 updates to the Conceptual Foundations and Philosophy and Practical Application of the AMA…

Are Clinical Support Staff Required to Log Out of EHR Between Documentation?

In advanced team-based care models, clinical assistants, such as medical assistants (MA) and nurses, often perform both documentation and other clinical tasks in the course of patient care. For example, a nurse may obtain and record a patient’s vital signs…