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Help develop an alternative payment model for your specialty

The Quality Payment Program allows physicians to not only participate in alternative payment models, but to engage in their development.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Make the most out of meetings to improve practice teamwork

A group of internal medicine practices in Boston explains how it has used team meetings to solve workflow problems and build camaraderie.

Scope of Practice
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Jan. 26, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the scope of practice case which medical professionals are qualified to testify, setting limits on medical liability testimony.

Advocacy Update
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Scope of practice should set limits on medical liability testimony

Can an advanced registered nurse practitioner provide medical causation testimony? The Supreme Court of Washington will decide.

Judicial Advocacy
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Medicare penalty relief follows quality reporting mix-up

The AMA brings to light a coding-update glitch that could have led to unfairly applied penalties.

Claims Processing
Top State Issues 2017
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5 issues physicians will take to state legislators in 2017

Legislation on physician-led team-based care and reversing the nation’s opioid epidemic and Medicaid are among the top issues faced at the state level this year.

State Advocacy
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4 reasons why health coaching works

A winning formula is coaches who are nearby, track progress, and are easy for patients to reach and understand.

Scope of Practice
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Jan. 12, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Congress considers budget resolution, AMA-supported public health bills, patient-facing encounter codes and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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The top issues that will affect physicians in 2017

Health care reform, the new Medicare payment system and regulatory relief are among the areas physicians should watch closely this year.

Access to Care