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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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Dr. Andrew Gurman, speaker of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, is known for starting off the AMA policy-making body's annual meeting in Chicago with a light and humorous touch.
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The Florida Medical Association and Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott are describing two medical malpractice bills Scott signed this week as big victories for physicians and for business.
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The nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber topped this year's list of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare.
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The American Medical Association and McKesson Corp. struck a licensing agreement that they say will bring order to diagnostic codes in molecular testing.
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The Texas Medical Association is calling for appointment of a federal health information technology safety czar, while the American Medical Association wants to see more health IT safety research focused on systems in ambulatory care.
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In a major effort to revamp the nation's medical education system, the American Medical Association will award $10 million in competitive grants to medical schools that develop innovative curricula on subjects like team-based care and patient safety.
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Federation of American Hospitals have joined the American Medical Association in asking that federal health information technology policymakers stop and evaluate the activities of the federal electronic health-record incentive...
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The American Medical Association has asked the CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS to hire an outside evaluator to take a look at the federally funded electronic health-record incentive payment program.
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