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AMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES2011 Interim MeetingNews from the 65th Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, held Nov. 12-15 in New Orleans.Slide show Coverage of the meetingAMA delegates detail steps to confront national drug shortage emergencyThe AMA house backs such recommendations as mandating public notification of market withdrawals up to a year in advance. Safety cited in new scope-of-practice policies Delegates take steps to protect patients and ensure proper supervision of certain procedures. More help sought to fight opioid abuse The growing death toll linked to controlled substances spurs the AMA to action. Congressional legislation would mandate training for physicians prescribing opioids. Delegates back state flexibility on uninsured States should have the choice to create insurance programs, but only if they maintain coverage levels mandated under the health reform law, the AMA says. Training, EMR tracking can slash risk of radiation overdoses Delegates support initiatives to better train medical imaging technicians and discourage unnecessary testing. Doctors seek role on insurance exchanges The AMA also adopts recommendations calling for patient choice of physician to be protected. AMA hoping to stop ICD-10 use in billing Association delegates agree on a resolution to oppose the switch to the new diagnosis coding set. AMA announces App Challenge winners Two ideas -- keeping track of patients and searching for diagnostic information -- were chosen from hundreds of entries and unveiled at the AMA Interim Meeting. Medicare physician pay cut must be stopped now, AMA president tells doctors Peter W. Carmel, MD, says there would be a massive disruption in care if Congress doesn't prevent the reduction, set to begin Jan. 1.
Other resources On the house The House of Delegates is the AMA’s principal policymaking body. Here is a quick reference to who attends and how work gets done.
From the vaultAMA delegates reaffirm key reform policy but target parts of law for changeThe AMA house directed the Association to seek repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board and a provision expanding nonphysicians' scope of practice. [Annual 2011] Association spotlights need for Medicare payment reform With drastic cuts on the horizon, AMA leaders focused on efforts to get a 13-month physician pay patch. [Interim 2010] Copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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