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... FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
The American Medical Association House of Delegates at its annual meeting in Chicago approved a resolution to recognize obesity as a disease. FULL STORY »
Dr. Robert Wah, a former deputy national coordinator for health information technology at HHS, was elected president-elect of the American Medical Association, defeating Dr. Joseph Annis, an anesthesiologist from Austin, Texas. FULL STORY »
The American Medical Association's Council on Science and Public Health issued a report concluding that “it is difficult to determine conclusively whether or not obesity is a medical disease,” but seven medical specialty societies disagree and are urging the AMA to officially recognize... FULL STORY »
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Myriad Genetics' monopoly on testing for two breast cancer genes, the company's stock went tumbling as competitors announced plans to offer the same services at lower prices. FULL STORY »
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 Now new demographic information suggests that, not only might the AMA no longer represent doctors, but its membership and... FULL STORY »
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