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NewsAMA: Hospitals must focus on reducing outpatient errors
Although hospitals are ramping up efforts to report and prevent medical errors, the increased emphasis on the safety of inpatients has left outpatient data lacking, according to an American Medical Read more...
AMA: Boost patient navigator communication, disclosure to enhance care
Hospitals continue to add patient navigators to their healthcare teams. But in order for them to enhance the quality of patient care, they need increased communication and transparency, delegates Read more...
Providers cheer ACO final rule: Reactions to the revised cut
After delivering severe criticisms when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed rules in the spring, professional medical groups--for the most part--now are Read more...
Health plans spar with providers over ACO payment
If all goes as planned, we can expect CMS to issue rules for accountable care organization in the next few weeks. At that point, the disagreement over how ACOs will be defined likely will rise to a Read more...
Phony doctor fooled AMA, other health groups for nearly 20 years
Several hospital and medical groups--chief among them, the American Medical Association--are wiping egg off of their faces following the recent news that a highly-respected cardiologist/airline pilot Read more...
AMA happy about doc-fix deal
American Medical Association president Cecil B. Wilson expressed his pleasure with the congressional passage of a one-year postponement of the 25 percent cut to Medicare pay for doctors that was Read more...
State's malpractice policy has new doctors running for the hills
Attention all states opting to go without medical malpractice caps: Don't be surprised if doctors don't want to practice within your borders. That's essentially the message being sent by graduating Read more...
CareFirst will recognize nurse practitioners as primary caregivers
While members of the American Medical Association may have their doubts about whether nurses are up to the task of serving as primary-care providers, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Baltimore Read more...
AMA CEO's resignation linked to group's reform support
On the heels of yesterday's announcement that American Medical Association CEO and Executive Vice President Michael Maves, MD, will step down in June comes speculation from Becker's Hospital Review Read more...
Has inability to compromise put AMA on the ropes?
The American Medical Association is at a crossroads, if an article in today's edition of Politico is any indication. The association appears to be losing influence on Capitol Hill, thanks in part to Read more...
| Press ReleasesAMA Survey Finds Insurer Preauthorization Policies Impact Patient CareNov. 22, 2010 Chicago - Policies that require physicians to ask permission from a patient's insurance company before performing a treatment negatively impact patient care, according to a new survey Read more >> New AMA Policy Helps Guide Physicians' Use of Social MediaNov. 8, 2010 SAN DIEGO - Millions of Americans use social networks and blogs to communicate, but when those users are physicians, challenges to the patient-physician relationship can arise. New Read more >> |
