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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Does Not Want PA Autonomy

Delegates want more study on licensing for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)

<乌鸦传媒>AMA, I Hardly Knew Ye

Group's annual meeting folds its tent, but that tent has really changed

<乌鸦传媒>AMA to Examine Public Option

Feasibility study stops short of endorsement

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Pushes for One-Match-Fits-All Residencies

AMA to study law enforcement violence; oncologist wins race for AMA president-elect

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Urges Improved VA Interoperability

Also recommends expansion of Choice Program

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Moves to Protect Immigrants, Refugees

Women and children are specific concern

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Just Says No to Medicaid Cuts

Unified in opposition, the AMA remains divided on how to handle the details

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Debates How to Prescribe Buprenorphine

Votes in favor of measures addressing opioid crisis, colorectal screening co-insurance

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Told Mental Health Dx Still a Stigma for Docs

Students, physicians fear repercussions of seeking mental health care

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Leadership Presses Members to Defend ACA

Encourages docs to 'put a human face' on healthcare

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Blasts Medicare Part B Drug Price Plan

Votes to ask CMS to withdraw proposal

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Pans 'High Stakes' Exams

Backs more money for GME, but is silent on source of funds

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Bucks NRA: Backs Waiting Periods, Background Checks

"Stop studying and let's do something"

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Urges Weapons Be Limited in Hospitals

Resolution aimed at units housing mental health patients

<乌鸦传媒>Drop Ban on Gun Violence Research at CDC, Urges AMA

"We will not stand idly by and watch fellow Americans be slaughtered"

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: Broad Coalition Backs End to Ban on Gun Violence Research

Orlando tragedy spurs new push for CDC funding

<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Expansion Panned by AMA Council

Low doctor payment blocking access

<乌鸦传媒>As Terror Strikes Orlando, AMA Tackles Violence

Is it a public health issue?

<乌鸦传媒>Physicians Urged to Get Ahead of Social Media Profile

Social media expert Kevin Pho gives tips on protecting online reputation

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Wants 2-Years of Grace for ICD-10 Errors

With time running out, AMA acts to protect physician payment

<乌鸦传媒>Pricey Drugs Prompt AMA to Ask FDA and FTC for Help

This time it's generics not brands

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Invests $$$ in Initiative to Improve Professional Satisfaction

AMA is betting happier doctors will deliver better care

<乌鸦传媒>ICD-10: AMA Considers Grace Period to 'Save Docs'

No easy choices for AMA as it mulls next steps

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Highlights: VA, Cheerleaders, and Guns

CHICAGO -- Wrapping up a full agenda, the AMA agrees cheerleading is a sport, doctors outside the VA need to pitch in to help care for veterans, and e-cigarettes need to be regulated.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Clamps Down on MOC, But Punts on Gun Regs

CHICAGO -- The AMA鈥檚 House of Delegates drew the line on this year's hot button topic -- maintenance of certification (MOC), saying it should not be mandatory, nor should it be a condition of licensure.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Agrees to Recharge Advocacy

CHICAGO -- The AMA will bolster their political advocacy efforts, recognize presurgical transgender birth certificates, and support insurance to cover young pregnant women and newborns, their House of Delegates voted here.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Mulls Gun Violence CME

CHICAGO -- As the AMA's House of Delegates was meeting in a downtown hotel here, 29 local residents were shot and four killed within a 10-mile radius.

<乌鸦传媒>Give Me That Old Time AMA

After an absence of a few years, I find myself back in Chicago for the AMA's annual meeting and discover that not much has changed.

<乌鸦传媒>Lethal Injections, MOC, and E-Cigs on AMA Agenda

The American Medical Association is being asked to strengthen its ethical stance on physician participation in execution by extending its ban on doctors participating to include all health professionals.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA President Discusses SGR Repeal Efforts

Shortly after the American Medical Association's interim meeting adjourned, Ardis Hoven, MD, president of the American Medical Association, sat down for a one-on-one interview with 乌鸦传媒 to discuss the AMA's SGR repeal strategy.

<乌鸦传媒>Docs Need Info on 'Grace Period,' AMA Says

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The American Medical Association wants health plans to notify doctors when patients haven't paid their premiums, a situation that could leave physicians on the hook for unpaid services.

<乌鸦传媒>SGR Repeal Still Gets AMA Support

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The AMA's policymaking House of Delegates voted nearly unanimously to continue its support of congressional efforts to repeal Medicare's payment formula despite its opposition to a 10-year pay freeze that's part of a draft proposal.

<乌鸦传媒>Fast-Acting AMA Group Hopes to Fix SGR

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- A large coalition of American Medical Association members met in seclusion Sunday morning here at the interim meeting of the House of Delegates and rapidly found consensus on a proposed resolution for the repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.

<乌鸦传媒>Health Insurers Improve Claims Processing

CHICAGO -- The percentage of claims incorrectly processed by health plans fell for the third straight year to 7.1% in 2013, according to the American Medical Association.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA House Votes Against Council, Calls Obesity a Disease

CHICAGO -- Obesity should be called a disease and not simply a condition, the American Medical Association's policy-making House of Delegates voted on Tuesday, ignoring a recommendation by one of its own councils.

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity Not a Disease, AMA Council Says

CHICAGO -- Obesity is hard to define and diagnose, and partly because of that is not a disease, an American Medical Association council said in a report issued here Monday.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: Trust but Verify Genetically Modified Foods

茂禄驴CHICAGO -- When it comes to genetically modified foods, the American Medical Association has adopted a "trust but verify" policy: the foods seem safe, but they still need to be checked out.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: House of Delegates Backs Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association's House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support of individual responsibility -- including a requirement that most U.S. residents buy health insurance -- as the foundation of universal coverage.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: Delegates Sharply Divided on Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- As the constitutionality of the individual mandate is debated in the nation's courts, the issue has emerged as a lightning rod in the American Medical Association's annual House of Delegates meeting here.

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