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Stephen R. Permut, MD, JD, a family physician from Lewes, Delaware, was elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees (BOT) in June 2010. 

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From meaningful use to MACRA: What you need to know now

AMA board chair comments on new quality reporting and payment system for Medicare. Urges physicians to understand meaningful use and implementation of MACRA to determine future course of their practices.

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How to prevent diabetes from sneaking up on your patients

Physicians are the key to addressing prediabetes in patients. AMA has launched a campaign to help physicians prevent diabetes by following the model of screen, test and act today. Help reduce rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

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The difficult science you might not know--but should

Future physicians must learn how to deliver high-value care that achieves good patient outcomes at a reasonable cost—and simultaneously upholds the primacy of the patient-physician relationship.
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