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Interim Meeting

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2014 AMA Interim Meeting gets underway--follow daily updates

The nation’s doctors and physicians in training are gathering in Dallas to weigh new AMA policy that will help shape a better health care system for all Americans. AMA sections and special groups will meet to discuss proposed AMA policy and attend education sessions. 

Ethics

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This month in medical ethics, it's all about sex

The November issue of Virtual Mentor, the AMA’s online ethics journal, isn’t as racy as it sounds. But the issue warrants attention by physicians in practice and training alike as they seek to navigate their role in commenting on sexual behavior in the context of clinical conversations.

Improve GME

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Hot topics that could affect how residents practice medicine

More than 500 physicians, residents and medical students will meet this week in Dallas to weigh new AMA policy that will affect both the medical profession and the patients they serve.

Infectious Diseases

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How physicians are helping stop the spread of Ebola

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has emphasized that stopping the Ebola virus in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is essential to aiding the people in that region and curbing spread of the disease to the United States.

Medicare & Medicaid

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Data doesn't lie-meaningful use needs to change now

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest data detailing how many physicians and hospitals have successfully attested to the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program this year.

Sustainability

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State high court rules for patient safety in liability case

In Allred v. Saunders, the Utah Supreme Court weighed in on an earlier court ruling that required a physician’s peer review files to be produced as evidence in determining medical liability, contrary to a law passed in 2012 that explicitly protects that information in order to preserve the integrity of peer review proceedings.

Foundation

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How AMA Foundation is advancing U.S. public health, med ed

Physicians, residents and medical students are making inroads into improving public health and promoting excellence in medical education through the AMA Foundation.

Prevention & Wellness

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3 easy ways to engage patients during National Diabetes Month

One out of every three of your patients likely has prediabetes—and it’s even more likely that they don’t even know they are at an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes. Use National Diabetes Month this November to educate your patients about their risks and encourage them to be screened.