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More physicians being sued by patients they’ve never treated

Do doctors ever have “legal duty of care” in such cases? An AMA education session explored the issue.

Judicial Advocacy
#Best of 2019 Advocacy
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Where the AMA stands on 7 of the year’s biggest health care issues

From the E/M overhaul to the opioid epidemic, here’s how the AMA has shown itself to be the physician’s powerful ally in health care this year.

Judicial Advocacy
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Why the HHS conscience-rights rule was blocked in court

The AMA has opposed the rule since Department of Health and Human Services proposed it, saying conscience rights are not unlimited and the measure would put patients’ health at risk.

Judicial Advocacy
Best of 2019 Law
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5 big medical court cases that made a difference this year

Learn how the AMA has fought this year to preserve the patient-physician relationship, keep government out of the exam room, and maintain liability reforms.

Judicial Advocacy
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Medicaid fraud: Case would wrongly expand physician liability

If trial conviction stands, having no knowledge of how others billed Medicaid for your services would no longer be a viable defense when false-claim allegations arise.

Medicare & Medicaid
Woman and man speaking in front of a group
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E/M prep: Get your coding, EHR systems ready for 2021

New office-visit coding criteria are designed to be intuitive but implementing them requires practices to incorporate some change-management strategies and perhaps some outside advice.

CPT®
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Physicians weigh in on DACA case before Supreme Court

Physicians tell the U.S. Supreme Court that eliminating the current policy would worsen physician shortages and hamper emergency preparedness.

Health Equity
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AMA to Supreme Court: Rescinding DACA would harm health care

This case’s outcome could have a broad impact across our health system. That is why America’s physicians are speaking out.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Expanded requirements could jeopardize child-abuse reporting immunity

A $48 million Illinois jury award also means doctors would need to report abuse anytime there is mere suspicion, taking resources away from more pressing cases.

Population Care