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4 MIN READ

Why VA’s move to nationalize standards of practice is misguided

The VA’s Supremacy Project threatens to undermine confidence in care provided to veterans by superseding state scope-of-practice and licensure laws.

Scope of Practice
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AMA: VA misfires on standards for oversight of health care professionals

These back-of-the-envelope standards will have the unintended consequence of reducing the quality of health care for veterans.

Press Releases
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3 MIN READ

Congress must not take physicians’ Medicare pay to build bridges

Proposals to take 2% sequester to help pay for infrastructure spending show Congress not taking seriously the fiscal cliff facing doctors in 2022.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Jul 22, 2021 ·
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CPT® virtual meeting: Diagnostic precision medicine coding and payment

Attend the July 22 CPT® virtual meeting to discuss improving access and reducing burdens associated with genetic testing and precision medicine.

Events
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AMA: Wake up to financial peril facing Medicare payment system

AMA raised concern today that Congress seems “indifferent” to the fiscal uncertainty facing the Medicare physician payment system.

Press Releases
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5 MIN READ

How the crucible of COVID-19 can help fix the health care system

A National Academy of Medicine report details the pandemic’s effect on clinicians and the long-overdue systemic improvements needed to support them.

Public Health
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64 MIN READ

Clinical Case Study: Telehealth for Hypertension

This interactive session provided participants with an overview of techniques for managing hypertension via telehealth and remote remote patient monitoring.

Hypertension
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July 16, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on scope of practice—state legislative roundup

Scope of practice: State legislative roundup in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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July 16, 2021: National Advocacy Update

2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update