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5 Min Read

Quality data is key to addressing social determinants of health

Social determinants of health (SDOH) drive 80% of patient outcomes. Learn how the AMA is working to make sure SDOH data is clinically meaningful.

Health Equity
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9 Min Read

Why CPT and its evolution in health care crises matters, Part II with Mark Synovec, MD and Chris Jagmin, MD

In part two of this series on Moving Medicine, Chris Jagmin, MD, along with Mark Synovec, MD, continue their conversation about the influence of CPT in the health care system.

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CPT®
Moving Medicine Podcast
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14 Min Read

Why CPT and its evolution in health care crises matters, Part I with Mark Synovec, MD and Chris Jagmin, MD

In the first part of a two-part series on Moving Medicine, we learn why CPT and its evolution in health care crises matters.

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CPT®
Moving Medicine Podcast
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15 Min Read

Cultivating equity in the CPT landscape with Barbara Levy, MD

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, listen to a discussion on how effectively addressing health equity requires addressing CPT.

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Health Equity
Moving Medicine Podcast
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5 Min Read

CPT code set moving at the speed of digital health innovation

Physician adoption of telehealth and other digital health tools keeps growing—as does the infrastructure enabling appropriate payment for their use.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Thousands of devices measure BP. Know which ones to trust.

Inaccurate BP readings can be dangerous. Learn about a website that lists devices to help patients measure blood pressure accurately at home.

Prevention & Wellness
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3 Min Read

How physicians can fight back against payer downcoding schemes

Payer downcoding lowers physician practice payments—often without notice or providing a reason. An AMA resource helps doctors battle back.

CPT®
Communicating Social Determinants of Health webinar
Dec 8, 2022 ·
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Communicating Social Determinants of Health: A Role for Coding

Learn how social determinants of health (SDOH) information needs to be coded and interoperable across the health and human services ecosystem.

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Events
CPT® Webinars
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6 Min Read

Nov. 11, 2022: Advocacy Update spotlight on Medicare payment

What’s happening with Medicare payment now and more in the latest Advocacy Spotlight.

Advocacy Update