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What's in a number? Cost variance figure drives policy and courts controversy

Breaking through barriers Incoming AMA president ready to tackle tough issues

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June 29 issue

AMA meeting: AMA reaffirms stance in health system reform debate
The Association keeps its options open on public plan issue amid calls from some delegates to take a stand.

AMA meeting: Don't shortchange specialists to fund care model
The AMA will ask CMS to help practices become patient-centered medical homes and to support models that allow non-primary care doctors to qualify.

• Government »
  Draft of "meaningful use" EHR definition unveiled
• Profession »
  Lawsuits test boundaries of medical patents
• Opinion »
  Victory over tobacco
• Business »
  Final health plan settles over Ingenix database

Complete issue   Columns   Letters   News briefs

Columns and series

• Book Excerpt »
  A miscarriage of medicine (Three Generations, No Imbeciles)
• Contract Language »
  Law means rethinking how you protect patient data
• Ethics Forum »
  Conversation, rapport key to evolving world of medical history taking
• Geriatric Consult »
  Knowing when to ask seniors for the car keys
• In the Courts »
  Doctor's duty to a third party the exception, not rule
• Leader Commentary »
  AMA connects with doctors at each stage of their careers
• Meetings (medical) »
  Speaking the language of vaccines (ICAAC and IDSA)
• Meetings (business) »
  Vendor as lender (HIMSS meeting)
• Physician Entrepreneurs »
  Surgical markers aim to reduce margin of error
• Practice Management »
  Overwhelmed by phone calls? Adding lines, staff not the answer
• Practice Pointers »
  How to calculate the right staffing for a smaller practice
• Technically Speaking »
  Before buying an EMR system, learn from others' mistakes

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