In the run-up to and in the wake of last week’s congressional hearings on potential Food and Drug Adminstration regulation of mobile health and medical apps, we have heard numerous alternatives to the existing FDA regulatory framework proposed.
Congress should give the Office of the National Coordinator...
The AMA's new Save GME grassroots campaign makes it easy for medical students and physicians to urge their members of Congress to preserve GME funding and lift the federal cap on residency slots. Unless Congress acts first, GME will undergo untimely cuts in Medicare financing on March 1. "Residency...
Let's face it: physicians spend a lot of time coordinating care for their older adult patients, especially when patients leave hospitals or nursing homes. These "transitions of care" are becoming increasingly important opportunities for primary care providers to check medication reconciliation...
For the past six years, I've been traveling to Baltimore to attend the Annual Conference of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration. This year was the 23rd annual conference and it was the smallest one I have ever attended. There were roughly 200 or so attendees, so it was...
Learn the latest insights about implementing and operating accountable care organizations (ACO) at the National ACO Congress, Oct. 30–Nov. 1 in Los Angeles. Co-sponsored by the AMA, the conference will feature experts with hands-on experience, including keynote speaker Jay Crosson, MD, the AMA's...
Many healthcare practitioners have a wish list for 2012. Most Healthcare IT list makers have a tendency to consult everyone but actual practitioners. Healthcare IT News took a different approach and interviewed Dr. Wendy Wittington, a practicing physician, about her top wishes for improved Healthcare...
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