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July 22, 2022: Advocacy Update other news

Registration open for AMPAC Campaign School and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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Myth or fact? You can’t bill E/M, preventive care from same visit

Some physicians and health care organizations believe doing so is not permitted. The AMA sets the record straight.

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April 15, 2022: Advocacy Update other news

AMA releases second toolkit on No Surprises Act payment process and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

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Myth or fact? Support staff must log off EHR between documentation

Do nurses, medical assistants and others need to log out when switching task types? Discover what the AMA found when it took a look at regulations.

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3 ways to begin to reduce clinical documentation by 75% by 2025

Clerical burdens are a major driver of physician burnout. Learn with the AMA about how to make a major dent in doctors’ clinical documentation tasks.

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Myth or fact? Teaching doctors must re-document student EHR work

Historically, teaching physicians were required to re-document medical students’ entries in a patient’s electronic health record (EHR). They don’t have to do that anymore.

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Myth or fact? Ancillary staff can't document parts of E/M services

Medicare does not require doctors to redocument information in a patient’s record that has already been documented by staff or by patients themselves.

Sustainability
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Myth or fact? You must ask about patients' pain at every consult

To better doctors’ practice environment, the AMA is working to debunk regulatory myths such as those involving irrelevant pain-management requirements.

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Clinics use team care to cut time doctors spend on clerical tasks

Care team coordinators can help with medication reconciliation, preventive care reminders and other tasks that don’t require a physician’s involvement.

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