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Guarding the patient-physician relationship amidst seismic change

AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD, addressed the seismic changes occurring in our health care system and how important it is that the centrality of the patient-physician relationship is not compromised in the midst of this transformation.

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Stories from the field: How physicians feel about meaningful use

Since the town hall event hosted by the AMA and Medical Association of Georgia last month, physicians’ stories about burdensome meaningful use requirements and cumbersome electronic health record systems have been pouring in.

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When “Shark Tank” and health tech meet, innovation thrives

As the AMA representative with the eHealth Initiative (eHi), I participated in the iTHRIVE Challenge, a shark tank style event, where entrepreneurs took to the stage to pitch their best health tech ideas. We received 60 “pitches” for health tech innovation.

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What physicians can do to stop the opioid overdose epidemic

Physicians see people affected by the opioid overdose epidemic on a regular basis. Eliminating this public health epidemic means learning what we can do to deliver compassionate, high-quality and personalized care to those in acute and chronic pain.

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Physicians, we hear you: EHR meaningful use isn't meaningful

The message from physicians is loud and clear: Electronic health record (EHR) systems have so much potential, but frustrating government regulations have made them almost unusable.

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CMS to make ICD-10 transition less disruptive for physicians

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it’s making several critical changes to the ICD-10 transition period so that it’s less disruptive for physicians.

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It's about saving lives: Increasing access to naloxone

Increased access to naloxone, prescription drug monitoring programs, and enhanced education are among the tools physicians must regularly use available to fight the prescription opioid and heroin overdose epidemic our nationa faces. It’s about saving lives.

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3 things the Supreme Court's ACA ruling means for physicians

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that subsidies should remain available for lower-income people who purchase their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, regardless of whether their marketplace is maintained by the federal or state government. This ruling affects physicians in three ways.

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I want to hear from you about improving our practice environment

This is my first Viewpoints post as AMA president and I want to hear from you about improving our practice environment. My goal for the upcoming year: To join with you, to toil alongside you, on behalf of this nation’s physicians and patients.

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