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Challenge to medical liability law could complicate discovery

State supreme court of Florida studies challenge to pre-suit investigation requiring plaintiff to authorize release of confidential health information as a condition of bringing a lawsuit for medical liability.

Judicial Advocacy
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36 med students, young physicians recognized as future leaders

Three dozen med students, residents and early career physicians received recognition for their work. Awards cover reducing health care disparities, as well as non-clinical leadership in advocacy, community service and education.

Awards
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Confidential patient safety information threatened in Florida court case

What if a state agency does not request patient safety information documents from a physician or hospital? Are those confidential documents protected from disclosure in medical liability litigation? Such a case is being considered the Supreme Court of Florida.

Judicial Advocacy
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State of Florida should stop defending the gun gag law

With 30,000 people dying each year from gun violence, our country is facing a public health crisis that demands an active role from America's physicians.

Press Releases
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Physicians ask Florida Attorney General to block Aetna-Humana merger

The AMA joined today with the FMA and the FOMA and called on Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to reject the proposed merger of Aetna and Humana.

Press Releases
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Florida court decision on censorship in the exam room

A rare rehearing has been granted for a Florida case that limits what health and safety topics physicians can talk about in the exam room. The law bars physicians from freely discussing firearm safety with their patients.

Judicial Advocacy
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How medical liability reforms will be advanced, challenged in 2016

Details of plans the AMA has to continue to address upcoming medical liability reform efforts that drain health care resources that could be devoted instead to improved quality of care and access for patients.

Federal Advocacy
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Court decides: Is patient safety information protected?

A Florida district court of appeal considered whether patient safety information is protected from disclosure under a federal act in a medical liability case against a hospital and its physicians.

Judicial Advocacy
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21 more schools tapped to transform physician training

A panel of medical education leaders has selected 21 new members of the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium to transform the way future physicians will be trained.

ChangeMedEd Initiative