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Advance care planning could become a more routine part of care

Making decisions ahead of time about how they are cared for at the end of life soon could become a more routine part of medical care for patients under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would adopt physicians’ calls to pay for end-of-life counseling.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA guide for media reporting on “open payments” data release

Media should verify the accuracy of data; understand the context of financial relationships between physicians and industry when reporting on open payments data.

Press Releases
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AMA adopts policies to improve data and price transparency

Two new AMA policies aim to ensure access to meaningful health information and to improve patients' health literacy and understanding of health care pricing.

Press Releases
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Doctors vote for improved data, price transparency measures

Physicians at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting voted to adopt new policies to improve data and price transparency. The principles will help the AMA improve the quality of patient care and promote new payment and delivery.

Annual Meeting
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6 things to know about Medicare's claim data release

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data on the medical services physicians provide and how much they are paid under Medicare Part B fee for service. Here are some of the most important things to know about the claim data release.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA statement on 2015 Medicare Part B data release

The AMA is committed to transparency that ensures patients and physicians have access to the data they need to make informed medical decisions.

Press Releases
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AMA guide to media reporting on CMS' Medicare physician data

The American Medical Association (AMA) is committed to transparency and supports the release of data that can help improve quality of care.

Press Releases
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What your patients need to know about the Medicare Rx data release

With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) release of Medicare Part D prescription drug data, your patients may have questions about your Rx practices.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA statement on Medicare Part D data release

The AMA is committed to transparency and the availability of reliable information for patients to make informed decisions about their medical care.

Press Releases