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The MGMA-ACMPE kicked off its annual conference in San Diego with the announcement that it was dropping its joint acronym name and rebooting its brand as the Medical Group Management Association.
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Dr. Reid Blackwelder, Kingsport, Tenn., was installed as president of the American Academy of Family Physicians on Wednesday during the group's Congress of Delegates meeting in San Diego.
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The American Medical Association held a dedication ceremony Thursday morning to celebrate the opening of its new location in an iconic downtown Chicago skyscraper. Built in 1972 and formerly known as the IBM Building, the AMA's new headquarters is the last American office building designed by famed...
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The leaders of the nation's major hospital associations Monday urged their members to do all they can to help patients learn about the health reform law's insurance coverage options.
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The future of U.S. healthcare and the future of the Medical Group Management Association will be discussed by the 5,000 people expected to attend the MGMA annual conference Oct. 6-9 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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The Medical Device Innovation Consortium in Minneapolis named William Murray president and CEO, effective Aug. 12. MDIC is a public-private partnership between the Food and Drug Administration and the medical device industry. Murray, 52, most recently served as CEO of Envoy Medical, which...
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Modern Healthcare had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees in our fifth Top Women in Healthcare program during our conference and gala in Nashville. Hear some of the industry's most important voices weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day.
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Modern Healthcare had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees in our fifth Top Women in Healthcare program during our conference and gala in Nashville. Hear some of the industry's most important voices weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day.
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The American Hospital Association posted an $8.7 million surplus in fiscal 2012, thanks in part to increased member activity coming from uncertainty surrounding the reform law.
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Dr. Jo Hannafin has been selected as the first woman to head the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
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