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President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, inauguration address, 2023 Annual Meeting

AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, addresses the House of Delegates at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Access the transcript of the speech or recording.

Speeches
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Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, inaugurated as 178th AMA president

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, was sworn in today as the 178th president of the AMA. Dr. Ehrenfeld is the first openly gay person to serve as AMA president.

Press Releases
2023 Annual Meeting delegates
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Emergency departments must be led by physicians

Physicians at the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting focus on fighting inappropriate scope-of-practice expansions in emergency departments and in pharmacies.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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12 MIN READ

Update on the AMA’s 2023 advocacy priorities with Todd Askew [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the update on the AMA’s 2023 advocacy priorities.

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Federal Advocacy
AMA Update Podcast
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12 MIN READ

Update on the AMA’s 2023 advocacy priorities with Todd Askew

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the update on the AMA’s 2023 advocacy priorities.

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Federal Advocacy
AMA Update
2023 Annual Meeting of HOD delegate at mic
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3 MIN READ

Train future physicians to lead interprofessional care teams

Amid confusion on nonphysician roles, medical schools can help students develop the skills they need with physician-led interprofessional education.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Delegate at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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Yes, it’s OK to code for multiple E/M services in one visit

There is enough specificity in the CPT nomenclature to report multiple services in one visit. The AMA will spread the word on doing it correctly.

CPT®
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Nation’s physicians to develop action plan to reform Medicare

At the AMA Annual Meeting, the nation’s physicians called for a multipronged campaign to overhaul the outdated Medicare payment system.

Press Releases
Jack Resneck Jr., MD, 2023 Annual Medicare policy
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Fixing Medicare physician pay system a top priority for the AMA

The broken payment system is on an unsustainable path. Physicians have the right ideas to overhaul it, and new AMA campaign will make Washington listen.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians