{"id":31405,"date":"2020-11-16T16:33:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T16:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mtelehealth.com\/?p=31405"},"modified":"2020-11-16T16:33:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T16:33:24","slug":"dr-madara-pandemic-demands-nimble-response-and-ama-is-delivering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drmiltie.com\/at-home-testing\/dr-madara-pandemic-demands-nimble-response-and-ama-is-delivering\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Madara: Pandemic demands nimble response and AMA is delivering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The COVID-19 pandemic has tested physicians and the health care system, and its full impact on society may not be known for some time. But is has also provided validation, even if painful, that the AMA\u2019s strategic plan has put the organization on the right path, said James L. Madara, MD, the AMA\u2019s executive vice president and CEO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a virtual address to the AMA House of Delegates at the November 2020 AMA Special Meeting<\/a>, Dr. Madara described how the AMA strives to continue steady progress each day through advocacy efforts in the halls of Congress, state regulatory bodies and through the courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe work of the AMA is long-term and policy-driven,\u201d he said. But then an unanticipated crisis arrives and, rather than steady progress, an immediate, nimble and flexible response is required, which the AMA has provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AMA was prepared for this challenge because of a strategic approach that focuses on three big ideas aligned with the changing needs of patients and physicians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n