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Population Care Mar 4, 2020

Why IRBs must scrutinize collection of LGBTQ information

Transgender and other LGBTQ individuals sometimes take disclosure risks to participate in health research. The AMA is working to help IRBs understand and address the issue.

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Residency Mar 3, 2020

AMA-brokered deal secures coverage for Hahnemann residents, fellows

Court-approved settlement will pay for legally required long-tail medical liability insurance for the 1,400-plus residents and fellows affected. The AMA has underwritten the legal work in the case.

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Public Health Feb 28, 2020

How Kaiser Permanente manages at burning edge of climate change

One doctor’s harrowing story sheds light on the personal and professional impact of increasingly common and severe weather events—and the health system coordination needed to survive them.

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Residency Feb 20, 2020

AMA-brokered deal poised to cover residents affected by Hahnemann closure

1,500-plus displaced Hahnemann doctors could get long-tail liability coverage if judge OKs AMA’s underwriting legal representation of orphaned residents, fellows in the case.

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