AMA and MAG Seek Showdown With Health Insurers Over Georgia's New Prompt-Pay Law
October 12, 2012 15:58 ET | American Medical Association
ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) took initial steps today to block the health insurance industry's attempt...
AMA Invites Members to Share Their Voice in National EHR Survey
October 11, 2012 13:28 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, Oct. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today invited member physicians to share their insights and opinions on the latest electronic health record...
AMA Promotes JAMA Patient Page to Educate Public on West Nile Virus Outbreak
August 27, 2012 13:47 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the West Nile virus outbreak, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering free resources from the Journal of the American Medical...
New AMA Online Community Helps Physicians With Managed Care Contracts
July 24, 2012 11:17 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, July 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today launched a new online community to help physicians improve their contracting strategies in a rapidly evolving...
AMA Forms Alliance to Standardize Reports Used in Physician Profiling Programs
July 16, 2012 11:05 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, July 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) announced today that more than 60 organizations have pledged their formal support to an AMA effort designed to help...
AMA Announces Board of Trustees for 2012-2013
June 21, 2012 18:26 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, June 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today introduced the 21 members of its Board of Trustees for the coming year following elections held during the...
AMA Adopts New Public Health Policies at Annual Meeting
June 20, 2012 13:14 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, June 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician group, voted today during the final day of its Annual Meeting to adopt the following...
AMA Adopts Policy Addressing Obesity, Beverages With Added Sweeteners
June 20, 2012 12:38 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, June 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician group, voted today at its Annual Meeting to adopt policy addressing the obesity...
AMA Policy-Making Meeting Begins Final Day of Voting
June 20, 2012 08:49 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, June 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nation's broadest assembly of physicians will convene this morning for its final day of voting on proposals that will shape the health care agenda of the...
AMA Inaugurates Denver Psychiatrist Jeremy Lazarus as President
June 19, 2012 18:46 ET | American Medical Association
CHICAGO, June 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D., a Denver psychiatrist in private practice, was inaugurated today as the 167th president of the American Medical Association (AMA),...