District of Columbia CME Requirements

Learn about the Washington, D.C. Board of Medicine and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses what to expect with the Omicron surge

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing what to expect with the Omicron surge.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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3 things to tell your patients about signing up at HealthCare.gov

Open enrollment on HealthCare.gov runs until Jan. 15. Tell your patients about opportunities for significant premium savings through larger subsidies.

Access to Care
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Time to unleash power of tools to audit physicians’ EHR burden

New study shows doctors spend five hours in EHR for every eight in clinic, highlighting value of capturing physician time on various EHR tasks.

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As COVID-19 job losses mount, share these keys to get patients covered

COVID-19 has caused 26 million people to lose jobs, jeopardizing their health insurance. Here's what they must know about Medicaid or ACA marketplace coverage.

Access to Care
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AMA, leading physician orgs urge additional COVID-19 legislative steps

Physician organizations urge additional federal support for physician practices that are financially battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Liability protections for health care professionals during COVID-19

View the liability protections for health care professional that are currently in effect during COVID-19.

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Fight to fix prior auth makes headway in Washington

Physicians have found strong allies in the effort to reform prior authorization: nearly 200 members of Congress and the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Prior Authorization
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Interstate medical licensure by the numbers

Dive into the data behind the thousands of physicians who have used the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, designed to spur telemedicine growth.

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May 18, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Mississippi and North Carolina's work to end the opioid epidemic, Maine's medication-assisted treatment for inmates and more in AMA's latest state and local advocacy efforts.

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