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7 MIN READ

Working to eliminate health disparities in cardiac care

AMA member Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, moves medicine by targeting the health disparities in cardiac care, 1-on-1 with patients and through research and education.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
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4 MIN READ

Smart approach improves BP control for black, Hispanic patients

More than 90 percent of this Miami physician group’s patients with hypertension are African-American or Hispanic. Learn about the strategies they used to make big strides.

Hypertension
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2 MIN READ

April 19, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on AMA, specialty societies ask CMS to reduce 2018 MIPS reporting period

AMA and specialty societies ask CMS to reduce 2018 MIPS reporting period. Learn about AMA's commitment to working collaboratively with CMS.

Advocacy Update
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6 MIN READ

April 19, 2018: National Advocacy Update

MIPS group web interface, CAHPS for MIPS and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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3 MIN READ

April 19, 2018: State Advocacy Update

New AMA model state legislation is the latest AMA state advocacy effort.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

ASAM, AMA announce model to improve treatment of opioid use disorder

American Society of Addiction Medicine and AMA announce a groundbreaking alternative payment model that could revolutionize how opioid use disorder is treated.

Press Releases
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4 MIN READ

Prediabetes screening, referral can help you succeed in MIPS

Earn points in Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System for the work your practice does to identify patients with prediabetes and refer them to evidence-based prevention programs.

Payment & Delivery Models
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7 MIN READ

April 5, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Controlled substance e-prescribing, new alternative payment models and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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3 MIN READ

Bundled-payment agreements: Why definitions matter

How are care episodes defined? Will they include infections developed after a patient returns home? Essential questions to ask before signing up.

Payment & Delivery Models