Surgical instruments
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3 MIN READ

Medicare pay should recognize value of surgeons' office visits

The AMA will take a deeper dive into one aspect of the proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Medicare & Medicaid
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3 MIN READ

Aug. 8, 2019: Advocacy spotlight on Medicare pay should recognize value of surgeons' office visits

The AMA is hard at work developing educational materials to describe the revised CPT office visit codes and documentation guidelines.

Advocacy Update
Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD
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4 MIN READ

This ophthalmologist is doing health care AI the right way 

A doctor saw a problem and his solution became the first autonomous health care AI system authorized for market by the Food and Drug Administration.   

Digital
Older man smiling, comforted by doctor
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3 MIN READ

Medicare E/M proposal will slash physicians’ documentation load

AMA has led medicine’s effort to help CMS cut E/M office visit coding-and-documentation requirements while rewarding more time spent with patients.

Medicare & Medicaid
5 MIN READ

CPT® overview and code approval

Find out what the CPT® code is, the types of CPT there are, how they are created and how to apply for a code.

CPT®
A physician consults with two patients through their laptop
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4 MIN READ

Telehealth up 53%, growing faster than any other place of care

This emerging mode of care, increasingly being paid for, outpaced care from urgent care centers and retail clinics.

Digital
Smartphone screens with IHMI content
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5 MIN READ

Data model will help doctors surf ocean of patient BP info

The AMA’s self-measured blood pressure data model manages the collection and exchange of information to ensure clinical validity and help physicians make sense of it.

Digital
Patients at home looking at computer tablet
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4 MIN READ

How these 4 specialties used telemedicine to save nearly $600,000

A safety-net system saved the Connecticut Medicaid program hundreds of thousands by using e-consults instead of face-to-face visits with physicians.

Digital
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7 MIN READ

Feb. 7, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Step therapy & pharmaceuticals limiting, youth tobacco use and more in the latest AMA national advocacy update.

Advocacy Update