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CPT® descriptors to comply with Transparency Rule for health plans and hospitals

AMA recommends hospitals and health plans use consumer friendly CPT code descriptors to comply with final rule requirements.

Advocating for Public Health
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AMA announces CPT update for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Provisional codes assigned to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for young children.

Press Releases
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70 MIN READ

Clinical Case Study: Telehealth for Dermatology

Speakers discuss ways to leverage a variety of telehealth modalities including provider-to-provider e-consults, live audio/visual and store-and-forward.

Events
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May 13, 2022: State Advocacy Update

Upcoming webinar June 2 on the future of telemedicine and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Social determinants of health and medical coding: What to know

Social determinants of health data can be incorporated into the CPT coding for E/M office visits. Learn with the AMA how to use it in your practice.

CPT®
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It matters how your practice is paid. A primer for young doctors.

You need a job, and you have to choose between fee-for-service, capitation and direct primary care. Learn which can work best for you.

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Transition from Resident to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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Physician-led teams deliver the care patients deserve

95% of patients want doctors involved in diagnosis and treatment decisions. That’s one reason the AMA stands strong for the physician-led care team.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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AMA statement on overdose deaths reaching over 100,000 in past year

The AMA again is asking state and federal policymakers to embrace steps that will save lives by ensuring evidence-based treatment and harm reduction to patients.

Press Releases
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How Medicare Advantage plans wrongly deny prior auth requests

Prior-authorization requests met Medicare’s clinical coverage criteria and were still denied, the OIG found. Learn how the AMA is tackling prior auth.

Prior Authorization