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About the American Medical Association (AMA) Since 1847 the American Medical Association has had one mission: to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. Today, the core strategy used to carry out this mission is our concerted effort to help doctors help patients. We do this by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues. In 2011 our strategic plan focuses on five areas that encompass the central elements in health system reform: Access to care Quality of care Cost of health care Prevention and wellness Payment models Vist the AMA's 2011 strategic plan at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/strategic-issues.page These topics represent the major areas of emphasis in which the AMA carries out its mission in the current environment. Our proposed actions are not only directed at solving reform issues at the policy level, but also at helping physicians adapt to—and adopt—changes in a productive way. To learn more about how the AMA is moving medicine forward, read our flyer at: http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/about-ama/moving-medicine-forward.pdf.

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AMA Promotes JAMA Patient Page to Educate Public on West Nile Virus Outbreak

Mon, Aug 27, 2012 19:39 CET

CHICAGO – Aug. 27, 2012 – In response to the West Nile virus outbreak, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering free resources from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) to help the public and physicians obtain more information about the virus. The JAMA Patient Page on West Nile is designed to inform the public about transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and other sources of information about the virus. “As the nation’s largest physician organization, the AMA is dedicated to promoting the

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