Ardis Hoven news and information

Dr. Ardis Hoven is an HIV specialist based in Lexington, Ky., who in June was elected president of the American Medical Association. Last week she learned of the U.S. Supreme Court healthcare reform law decision the same way the rest of us did: from television.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act protects the expansion of healthcare insurance to the uninsured and preserves important healthcare improvements that will benefit countless Americans. The law ends insurance company denials because...
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“We now have a road map. I think healthcare is going from a mom-and-pop local community to something that needs to be much more standardized across the country, much more integrated. It's like the Industrial Revolution in healthcare.”
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Act, largely upholding the 2010 healthcare reform law. In light of the decision, what are key issues for America's physicians and hospitals? What about the impact on payers and employers? And most of...
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American Medical Association President-elect Dr. Ardis Hoven lauded a new HHS pilot program (PDF) in Indiana and Ohio that will give existing prescription drug-use data to providers...
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HHS has launched a pilot program in Indiana and Ohio that will give existing prescription drug-use data to providers and pharmacists as part of an effort to reduce prescription-drug abuse.
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Dr. Mary Anne McCaffree, a neonatal-perinatal medicine specialist from Oklahoma City, was re-elected to another term on the American Medical Association's board of trustees, while Dr. William Kobler, a family physician from Rockford, Ill., was elected to his first term.
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The selection of a president-elect, a speech by the outgoing president noting the organization's influence in Washington, and the unveiling of a strategic five-year plan and a new hire to help implement it were the highlights of the of the first day of the 167th annual American Medical Association...
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A friendly reminder to those tweeting from the American Medical Association meeting: Unless you like reading notes about Taylor Swift with your Medicare premium support diatribes, the code #AMA is useless.
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The American Medical Association has appointed former University of Chicago Medical Center CEO Dr. James Madara as its new executive vice president and CEO effective July 1. He replaces Dr. Michael Maves, whose contract expires June 30.
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