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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®
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4 MIN READ

3 keys to getting paid and thriving in private practice

So you’ve decided an employment setting isn’t the right fit for you? That makes close attention to payment an even bigger priority.

Private Practices
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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
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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
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4 MIN READ

New ICD-10 codes will help physicians tackle social barriers to care

AMA, UnitedHealthcare will work to address the social factors that affect patients’ health by standardizing data collection on their social determinants of health.

Digital
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3 MIN READ

UNH and the AMA collaborate to address access to better health

UNH and AMA support data use for social determinants of health to improve social services referrals and build efforts to help the underserved get health care.

Press Releases
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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