Physician Group Asks US to Make Funds Available to Doctors Hurt by Change Hack March 5, 2024 Influential U.S. doctors’ group the American Medical Association (AMA) on Monday asked the Biden Administration to make emergency funds available...
Inmates at Arkansas Jail Unaware They Were Given Anti-Parasite Drug to Treat COVID-19 September 3, 2021 By Andrew DeMillo inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren’t told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually...
Medical Association Calls for Immediate Ban on All E-Cigarettes, Vaping Devices November 21, 2019 The American Medical Association has called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted...
Medical Association Calls for Americans to Stop Vaping as Illnesses, Deaths Rise September 10, 2019 By Julie Steenhuyse The American Medical Association on Monday urged Americans to stop using electronic cigarettes of any sort until scientists have a...
Doctors, Insurer Propose Tracking Patients’ ‘Social Conditions’ for Referrals April 2, 2019 By John Tozzi If you get struck by lightning or bitten by a pig, a physician can record that information with a code...
Vermont Lawmakers Seek to Eliminate Insurance Pre-Authorization February 6, 2019 Vermont legislators are seeking to ban insurance companies or Medicaid from requiring pre-authorization before approving medication-assisted treatment. Democratic Rep. Ann...
Latest Edition of AMA Guides Lowers Impairment Ratings in Workers’ Compensation December 14, 2018 For workers injured at work, the amount of compensation they receive depends on which edition of the medical guidelines on...
Explaining Medical Errors Cut Liability Claims 66%: Georgia State Research August 22, 2018 Hospital staff and physicians who are willing to explain, apologize for and resolve adverse medical events significantly reduce legal defense...
American Medical Association Claims CVS-Aetna Merger Will Hike Drug Prices August 9, 2018 By Diane Bartz The American Medical Association, which represents U.S. physicians, urged the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to stop CVS Health Corp.’s...
For U.S. Doctors, Being Sued Is Common Ailment March 7, 2018 Getting sued is not an uncommon event for physicians. More than a third of physicians (34 percent) have had a...