Clear Search
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Include all credentialed physicians in hospital find-a-doctor searches

Some independently practicing physicians have been wrongly excluded. These search functions should operate in a fair, equal and unbiased fashion.

Access to Care
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New AMA policy fills gap for hospital website inclusion standards

Standards respond to concerns that hospital websites and search functions may selectively omit some physicians.

Press Releases
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AMA prescribes actions to ease negative effects of high-deductible health plans

Newly adopted policy outlines actions to promote innovative health plan designs and improve access to meaningful, affordable coverage.

Press Releases
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Doctors: FDA must keep public trust without losing best experts

The AMA says there needs to be a balancing act when it comes to the FDA’s deciding which conflicts of interest can be waived for experts who offer advice to the agency.

Board of Trustees
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Physicians’ referral volume should not be tied to hospital access

The AMA opposes the use of case and volume metrics to limit access to hospital services by private practice physicians who are on staff.

Private Practices
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AMA to help shape clear criteria for compassionate release of inmates

Delegates adopted policies aimed at allowing compassionate release for seriously ill inmates and preventing the spread of disease in correctional facilities.

Population Health
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Workplace bullying must have absolutely no place in medicine

There’s no excuse for it, says the AMA House of Delegates. New AMA guidelines define bullying and detail how to create an organizational culture where it cannot thrive.

Physician Health
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Physicians shouldn’t face repercussions for speaking out on PPE

Saying #GetMePPE shouldn’t be a firing offense. Doctors also should be allowed to bring their own high-quality PPE to the job, says new AMA policy.

Infectious Diseases
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AMA adopts new policy aimed at preventing bullying in medicine

New policy provides a formal definition of “workplace bullying” as well as guidelines for health care organizations.

Press Releases