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Banning health plan EFT fees could save practices big

U.S. senators introduce bill to stop health plans, vendors from charging unnecessary 2% to 5% fees when physicians opt to get payments electronically.

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Empowering digitally enabled care with the CPT code set
Apr 25, 2024 ·
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Empowering Digitally Enabled Care with the CPT® Code Set

A discussion of examples of collaborations that facilitate digitally enabled care and drive the future of medicine.  

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Here’s how to cultivate equity in the CPT code set landscape

Learn more with the AMA about how the people behind the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set are embedding health equity into their work.

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March 8, 2024: National Advocacy Update

Senators introduce the No Fees for EFTs Act and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Driving the future of digital health

Digital health is reshaping America’s health care system at every turn. AMA works to make sure the physician voice is front and center.

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Streamline E/M documentation by targeting note bloat

Guideline revisions offer path to cut evaluation and management (E/M) burdens. One key is to redo those note templates, says an AMA physician expert.

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House bill makes it clear: No fees for health plan EFTs

Such fees can cost practices $1 million a year and gobble up as much as 5% of physician payments. Bipartisan bill backed by the AMA would ban them.

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Key to digital health innovations that deliver: Early feedback

The AMA says it’s vital that the physician perspective be included in developing health innovations—and so does the Food and Drug Administration.

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Big changes will streamline CPT coding for immunization

Changes to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set reflect evolution in the COVID-19 response. Learn more with the AMA.

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