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Feb. 23, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about the AMA's stance on the Florida 'gun gag law' and patient-safety info subject to litigation discovery.

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Jan. 26, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the scope of practice case which medical professionals are qualified to testify, setting limits on medical liability testimony.

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Scope of practice should set limits on medical liability testimony

Can an advanced registered nurse practitioner provide medical causation testimony? The Supreme Court of Washington will decide.

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Jan. 12, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Congress considers budget resolution, AMA-supported public health bills, patient-facing encounter codes and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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Jan. 12, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the AMA's role in cases about patient-psychiatrist confidentiality, interstate medical liability and more.

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Patient-psychiatrist confidentiality hampered in liability ruling

Washington court rules psychiatrists responsible for alerting targets of patient violence, even without a clear indication that foul play will occur.

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Case threatens limit on interstate medical liability exposure

When a patient crosses state lines seeking treatment and then suffers complications or death, which state holds jurisdiction over the physician involved?

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State supreme court could narrow confidentiality of physician peer-review

To be effective in improving quality of care, peer-review of physicians requires confidentiality. A state supreme court case examines a case involving a third-party peer-review.

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Medical liability suit seeks change to informed consent for surgery

State supreme court examines whether a patient’s informed consent to surgery can be predicated on information provided in part by a physician’s assistant, as opposed to just the physician.

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