American Medical Association (AMA) news and information

Critics of the American Medical Association argue that the organization's ranks have shrunk to the point where it can no longer claim to be the voice of the nation's doctors. Now new demographic information suggests that, not only might the AMA no longer represent doctors, but its membership and...
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Despite a 3.2% increase in membership, the American Medical Association's operating profit dropped by nearly 33% last year, which the organization's annual report said was due in a large part to “a material decline” in advertising revenue and coding book sales.
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Whether computers are a negative or positive influence in the exam room appears to depend on the communication skills of the physician, according to a report from the AMA board of trustees.
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The New Jersey delegation to the American Medical Association's House of Delegates meeting next month wants the AMA to “educate” the CMS that the appropriate use of templates and cutting and pasting within an electronic health-record system is not tantamount to fraud.
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As Congress drafted elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would tie Medicare payments to quality metrics, the House of Representatives added a provision that would shield physicians from lawsuits tied to their failure to meet those marks.
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The American Medical Association is reporting that its membership grew by 3.2% last year to 224,503, nudging its ranks almost back to the size it enjoyed prior to its endorsement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Stating that physicians should base prescribing decisions on evidence and “not carefully packaged advertising,” the American Medical Student Association is sponsoring National Opt Out Day on April 10—a new event aimed at blocking drug and medical company access to physicians'...
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With Mayor Rahm Emanuel's controversial plan to close 54 underused or underperforming schools, Chicago's educational institutions are once again the focus of negative...
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The American Medical Association has selected 31 proposals to compete for a portion of $10 million in grants in the AMA's Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative.
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The president of the American Medical Association is Dr. Jeremy Lazarus. His first name was misstated in the Feb. 18 issue (“New hope for SGR repeal”).
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