American Medical Association (AMA) news and information

A group of healthcare providers have recommended strategies to reduce five commonly overused and sometimes unnecessary medical treatments or interventions, such as the use of antibiotics for viral upper respiratory infections and early elective deliveries.
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Dr. Nogah Haramati, a radiologist based in New York, recently cancelled a meeting with a vendor—one of the many equipment manufacturers and software developers who routinely offer free dinners and lectures to ply their wares.
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When he heard that the CMS had redesigned its Physician Compare website, Dr. Douglas Denham checked it out.
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This year's American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting featured a renewed sense of collegiality, no noticeable net change in the number of bearded delegates, a recognition of ties between current delegates and momentous health policy events from 50 years ago, and—speaking of...
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The annual American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting basically consists of several days of doctors talking for hours on end. While pontification is often the order of the day, a few delegates manage to crack wise.
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Modern Healthcare physician affairs reporter Andis Robeznieks interviews the new president of the American Medical Association, Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven. An infectious disease specialist from Lexington, Ky., Hoven talks about the recent meeting of the AMA House of Delegates and the AMA's efforts to...
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The American Medical Association House of Delegates' annual meeting had a particular focus on public policy and public health as it recalibrated its position on supporting the Patient Protection and Affordable Act and looked at strategies to defend against common threats to their patients' health.
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Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, an infectious disease specialist from Lexington, Ky., was sworn in Tuesday at the American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting in Chicago as the AMA's 168th president.
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An American Medical Association board of trustees report that recommended against a strategy of bypassing the ICD-10 set of diagnostic and procedural codes and skipping straight to ICD-11 was rejected by the AMA House of Delegates on Wednesday morning.
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The American Medical Association House of Delegates at its annual meeting in Chicago re-elected one incumbent and two new members to the AMA board of trustees.
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