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AMA Wire - May 2, 2012
AMA Wire - April 25, 2012
AMA Wire - April 18, 2012
AMA Wire - April 11, 2012
AMA Wire - April 4, 2012
AMA Wire - March 28, 2012
AMA Wire - March 21, 2012
- Joining Forces initiative helps doctors treat veterans with special needs
- CMS to delay enforcement of HIPAA version 5010 until July 1
- U.S. House to vote on IPAB repeal, liability reform this week
- New CDC campaign aims to drive home harsh realities of smoking
- New guide removes the mystery from insurer-provided profile reports
AMA Wire - March 14, 2012
- SOAP replaces the scramble in this year's Match
- Legislation tackling IPAB, liability reform headed to U.S. House next week
- Surgeon general: U.S. needs to strengthen tobacco prevention efforts
- Talk with AMA president about issues that concern you
- AMA president: Delay of ICD-10 implementation is a win for doctors
AMA Wire - March 7, 2012
AMA Wire - Feb. 29, 2012
- Weigh What Matters app helps patients live and track healthy lifestyles
- AMA to Congress: IPAB threatens access to care and should be repealed
- CMS releases proposed rule for EHR meaningful use Stage 2 requirements
- National health care expenditures saw continued slow growth in 2010
- New resource offers guidance on emerging physician payment models
AMA Wire - Feb. 22, 2012
AMA Wire - Feb. 15, 2012
AMA Wire - Feb. 8, 2012
AMA Wire - Feb. 1, 2012
AMA Wire - Jan. 25, 2012
AMA Wire - Jan. 18, 2012
- AMA toolkit guides physicians through self-referral regulations
- Congress resumes Medicare payment debate; physicians urge SGR repeal
- CMS to discuss advanced payments for Medicare ACOs Jan. 23
- Online tutorials outline best practices for using health IT, offer CME
- AMA unveils improved online resource center for practice management
AMA Wire - Jan. 11, 2012
AMA Wire - Jan. 4, 2012
- Lobby Congress on medicine's key issues during National Advocacy Conference
- Medicare participation deadline extended to Feb. 14
- New AMA study shows cost burden of U.S. medical liability system
- Important changes made to Medicare quality reporting program
- AMA members: Discuss key advocacy topics in new online forum
AMA Wire - Dec. 21, 2011
AMA Wire - Dec. 14, 2011
- Donate a stethoscope—and help colleagues from around the world
- House OKs 2-year Medicare payment patch; Senate passage not expected
- Report: Many states lag in providing access to tobacco cessation programs
- Advance key issues in medicine during AMA advocacy conference
- AMA members: Talk with President Carmel during Jan. 19 Office Hours
AMA Wire - Dec. 7, 2011
- Patients can access essential information quickly with My Medications app
- HHS plans to delay Stage 2 meaningful use requirements until 2014
- AMA report: Medical liability expense payments nearly doubled since 2005
- States slash funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs
- It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week; vaccinations should continue through winter
AMA Wire - Nov. 30, 2011
AMA Wire - Nov. 23, 2011
- Congress must act to avert 27% Medicare payment cut
- AMA toolkit helps physicians examine, update Medicare participation status
- Congress acts to eliminate Medicare payment tax withholding
- CMS announces 90-day grace period for HIPAA version 5010 enforcement
- Column explains how health insurer monopolies harm physicians and patients
AMA Wire - Nov. 16, 2011
- AMA sets new policies during Interim Meeting
- AMA, 112 physician organizations tell Congress: Repeal SGR now
- "Rounder," JAMA clinical apps named winning ideas of AMA App Challenge
- This week's JAMA features thematic cover art for the first time since 1993
- When's the next AMA event? Find out with new online calendar
AMA Wire - Nov. 9, 2011
- New CME modules work at "Promoting Healthy Families" via weight counseling, lifestyle changes
- AMA, military association to Congress: Protect military families' health care
- AMA kit explains, helps you evaluate Medicare participation options
- Physicians, medical students to assemble for AMA Interim Meeting
- Physicians can register job openings in new White House job bank for veterans
AMA Wire - Nov. 2, 2011
- Fight the flu: Remind your patients to be vaccinated
- AMA wins extension for Medicare ePrescribing penalty exemption
- Final Medicare fee schedule rule emphasizes need to repeal SGR
- House passes bill to eliminate Medicare payment tax withholding
- Webinar to reveal final CMS guidance on formation of Medicare ACOs
- AMA campaign helps physicians simplify administrative tasks
AMA Wire - Oct. 26, 2011
AMA Wire - Oct. 19, 2011
- Transition to an electronic claims process during "Heal that Claim"™ Month
- SGR repeal gains bipartisan support, but solutions for repeal differ
- 2010 quality reporting feedback reports now available
- Members can weigh in on a wide range of AMA policy in online forum
- AMA column highlights upcoming Medicare deadlines
AMA Wire - Oct. 12, 2011
- Let your voice be heard on a wide range of AMA policy
- Physicians lobby Congress to repeal SGR; AMA launches ad campaign
- Thursday call to explain Medicare's new primary care coordination initiative
- Studies: Global consensus reached on treatment of acute radiation exposure
- Last chance: Register this week for Office Hours with Dr. Carmel
AMA Wire - Oct. 5, 2011
- View treatment guidelines, prescribing data with AMA Therapeutic Insights
- Lawmaker joins AMA, nation's physicians in urging for repeal of SGR
- Physicians: Liability reform must be part of deficit committee package
- New initiative intended to strengthen primary care coordination
- CMS to alleviate two burdensome Medicare enrollment requirements
AMA Wire - Sept. 28, 2011
- ePrescribing: A surprisingly simple way to save time and money
- Repeal SGR now, 117 medical associations tell deficit committee
- Apply by Nov. 1 for exemption to Medicare ePrescribing penalty
- AMA supports medical liability reform in Florida, California cases
- What stressors in medical education lead to suicide?
- AMA members: Last chance to vote for medical app winners
AMA Wire - Sept. 21, 2011
- Manage your AMA email publications; select content you want in AMA Wire
- Take action now: Tell Congress to repeal Medicare's flawed SGR formula
- MedPAC proposal would cut Medicare payments to offset SGR repeal
- CMS's final rule on Medicaid RACs includes physicians' provisions
- Your chance to be a leader is here
AMA Wire - Sept. 14, 2011
- Discuss medicine's biggest issues Oct. 20 with the AMA president
- AMA to Congress: Health care needs updated antitrust policies
- Patient-centered outcomes research could enhance decision-making
- Development of multistate insurance plans begins; AMA submits comments
- AMPAC programs help physicians campaign and run for office
AMA Wire - Sept. 7, 2011
AMA Wire - Aug. 31, 2011
AMA Wire - Aug. 24, 2011
- Make your voice heard on Capitol Hill by joining the Physicians' Grassroots Network
- New CMS initiative will test bundled payment models
- HHS awards $40 million in grants to support children's insurance enrollment
- AMA supports CMS proposal to cover depression, alcohol misuse screenings
- New book examines science, policy and management of mass fatality events
- "Like" and "share" AMA Wire stories
AMA Wire - Aug. 17, 2011
- Read about latest health care technology innovations, trends
- Report: ACA to have limited effect on employer insurance enrollment
- AMA urges for more patient protections in claims, appeals regulation
- Physicians call for changes to proposed HIPAA accounting of disclosures rule
- AMA column highlights need to improve federal health IT programs
AMA Wire - Aug. 10, 2011
AMA Wire - Aug. 3, 2011
- Find out what new payment and delivery models might mean for you
- Debt crisis averted, but Medicare physician payment issue remains
- AMA joins efforts to ease restrictions on FSA and HSA funds
- AMA physician resource manual adds chapter about hospital employment
- Nominate a colleague for child immunization awards
AMA Wire - July 27, 2011
- Need practice solutions? The AMA Practice Management Center offers resources to help
- New AMA video illustrates the need for repeal of Medicare payment formula
- AMA urges CMS to make additional changes to ePrescribing penalty program
- Webinar to preview FAIR Health, a new consumer database of medical fees
- Learn about transition to ICD-10 during CMS call on Aug. 3
- Get answers to your preventive care questions Thursday during online chat
AMA Wire - July 20, 2011
- Hospital-owned practices on the rise; AMA manual helps physicians negotiate employment agreements
- Proposed Medicare physician payment rule confirms cut for 2012
- Access online coding tools with ease on new AMA website
- CDC report on smoking in youth films shows progress, but more can be done
- New toolkit helps educate patients about preventing pneumococcal disease
AMA Wire - July 13, 2011
- Take advantage of savings through the AMA Member Value Program
- HHS releases proposed new privacy rule; AMA to submit comments
- In AMA MedEd Update: What's the impact of new duty-hour regulations?
- National study to determine how environment affects children's health
- Webinar examines rise in preterm deliveries
AMA Wire - July 6, 2011
- Health insurers' denial rates are down, but inaccuracies are on the rise
- AMA supports IPAB repeal bills; cites 'double jeopardy' with SGR target
- Upcoming webinar to cover new menu of payment and delivery options
- Dial in and ask a question during Dr. Carmel's first "Office Hours" call
- July 21 CMS call to detail new benefits for Medicare patients
- New rule proposed for Medicaid's 'equal access' requirement
AMA Wire - June 29, 2011
AMA Wire - June 22, 2011
AMA Wire - June 15, 2011
AMA Wire - June 8, 2011
- Teach your patients to keep their prescription drugs safe
- AMA's new executive vice president, CEO to take helm July 1
- AMA calls on CMS to revise ACO proposal, issue interim final rule
- Plate replaces pyramid as nation's new symbol for nutrition, dietary guidance
- Apply for an AMA Foundation Healthy Living Grant
AMA Wire - June 1, 2011
- AMA members: Comment on proposed science policy for Annual Meeting
- CMS proposes exemptions to Medicare ePrescribing penalty policy
- AMA's comments on ACO regulation to call for interim final rule
- Video explains physician-led payment and delivery models
- Report details trends in health inequities, patient expectations
- Become an advocacy leader on tobacco control
AMA Wire - May 25, 2011
- New app offers easy reference to CPT E/M billing codes
- Senate bill would give patients choice of physician without losing benefits
- June 8 webinar to detail Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
- Physicians needed to volunteer in wake of Missouri tornado
- AMA research paper supplies statistics on nation's health expenditures
- 2010 AMA Annual Report available
AMA Wire - May 18, 2011
- Free, online tutorial simplifies health IT
- Physicians win legal fight against medical liability insurer
- CMS's help on forming ACOs is step in the right direction; more work needed
- Medicare trustees report shows need for physician payment reform
- AMA members: Weigh in on Annual Meeting reports, resolutions
- AMA column highlights importance of individual responsibility
- Nominations wanted for position on USAN Council
- AMA Alliance annual meeting set for June 19–21
AMA Wire - May 11, 2011
- AMA offers Congress three steps to fix the Medicare physician payment system
- AMA urges Congress to pass liability reform bill; ad stresses broken system
- May 19 CMS call to cover Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs
- Resources can help physicians ensure patients are taking medication properly
- Dial in for Dr. Wilson’s final "Office Hours" call
- Take advantage of savings through the AMA Member Value Program
