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- Managing Enterprise Knowledge
- The pursuit of knowledge has always been a high priority on the human race's to-do list. Recall the familiar metaphor of supplicant seeking sage. Imagine yourself: traversing gray desolate terrain, clawing your way up treacherous slopes and sheer mountain passes, enduring privation, suffering ignorance — and then discovering the man...
- White papers 2000-05-01
- Where Do Doctors Stand on Reform?
- Until physicians change how they practice, “we’re just tinkering at the margin†of health care reform. That’s according to Steven Pearlstein, a business columnist for The Washington Post, who cites the fact that physicians’ decisions drive most health care spending. Referring to the recent New Yorker article by Atul Gawande...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- AMA Applauds Obama, But These Are Early Days
- The leadership of the American Medical Association praised President Obama’s long, detailed speech on health care reform at the AMA Convention in Chicago. In a press conference held after the speech today, AMA President Nancy Nielsen, MD noted that the President had received a “warm reception†from the delegates. That's...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- EMR Fear and Loathing at the American Medical Association
- If some of the paranoia about health IT that I heard last week at the American Medical Association annual meeting really is representative of practicing physicians -- and not just the protectionist Medical Establishment -- this country is in trouble. As much as the AMA purports to...
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Obama, Insurers Go Toe-to-Toe
- President Obama today rebutted insurance industry claims that the proposed “public optionâ€â€"a government-sponsored plan that would compete with private insurersâ€"would lead to the end of the employer-based insurance system. “If private insurers say that the marketplace provides the best quality health care ... then why is it...
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Who Speaks For Physicians?
- AMA and Sermo have parted ways only two years after the AMA lent its name and credibility to the startup company in return for gaining access to its social networking site. The well-publicized breakup has a couple of interesting subtexts. Let's start with the double standard of...
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- AMA Support of Health Reform Bill Is A Milestone
- The importance of the AMA’s endorsement of the House of Representatives’ health reform bill should not be minimized. The AMA has been fighting government efforts to establish universal coverage at least since the 1930s, when the AMA’s opposition discouraged F.D.R. from pursuing reform on that front. While it’s true that...
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- How The AMA Is Playing Healthcare Reform
- AMA's game plan in supporting public option. by Ken Terry
- Blog posts 2009-10-24
- Health Care Reform's Public Option: Everything You Need to Know
- The government-run public insurance option will continue to be a contentious topic as health care reform moves to the Senate. Here?s a comprehensive look at how it?s likely to be structured, what it might mean for your health care costs now and in the future, as well...
- Articles 2009-11-13
Additional Resources
- AMA Advocates Change in Marijuana Classification [The Scientific Activist]
- Yesterday, the influential AMA American Medical Association announced that it would cease its opposition to the concept of medical marijuana and instead advocate for a change in federal classification of the drug. From the LA Times: The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification...
- News items 2009-11-11
- FTCR Challenges AMA to Disclose Advertising Dollars from Drug Companies; AMA Ad Revenue Twice as Much As Subscription Revenue
- SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A consumer group called on the American Medical Association AMA today to disclose the amount of advertising money that the AMA collects from drug companies in the wake of the AMA's announcement that it wiSANTA MONICA, Calif., June 28 /U.S. Newswire/ --...
- Research articles 2005-06-28
- Hollingsworth leaves AMA Pro Racing.(HOTNEWS)
- The American Motorcyclist Association AMA announced that a three-person team has been named to manage the day-to-day operations of AMA Pro Racing on an interim basis following the Jan. 24 departure of AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth. The management team,...
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- Sunbeam gets seal of AMA; alliance to boost home health unit. (American Medical Association)
- Sunbeam has signed a five-year alliance contract with the American Medical Assn AMA that will benefit both parties. Sunbeam will be able to put the AMA seal of approval on its products, while the AMA will receive millions of dollars for research and forSunbeam has signed a five-year alliance contract...
- Research articles 1997-08-18
- AMA plans to oppose freeze on physician fees. (American Medical Association)
- Speakers at the 1993 American Medical Assn AMA annual meeting in Chicago, IL, called for the AMA to oppose any government attempt to limit remuneration of physicians through price controls under the guise of healthcare reform. The AMA adopted a resolutiSpeakers at the 1993 American Medical Assn AMA annual meeting...
- Research articles 1993-06-21
- AMA names ATV series manager.(ATV Report)
- AMA Racing has appointed Harv Whipple to the position of series manager for AMA Racing's newly created Pro ATV Championship. Steve Whitelock, AMA supercross and motocross director, said, "Harv has done a great job as our Toyota AMA Arenacross referee. We believe that...
- Research articles 2007-04-02
- New AMA Survey Shows Medicare Cuts Will Harm Seniors' Access to Physician Care; AMA Doctors Urge Lawmakers to Stop Cuts
- WASHINGTON, March 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Drastic cuts in Medicare payments to physicians will harm seniors' access to care, according to a new survey released today by the American Medical Association AMA. The survey comes while AMA physicians meet in tWASHINGTON, March 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Drastic cuts in...
- Research articles 2006-03-16
- AMA Condemns New Oklahoma Rule Allowing Non-Physicians to Perform Eye Surgery; AMA Urges Governor to Reject Ruling
- OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Shining a national spotlight on Oklahoma's one-of-a-kind rule that allows non- physicians to conduct eye surgery, the American Medical Association AMA barnstormed Oklahoma City today. The AMA urged GovernOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Shining a national spotlight on...
- Research articles 2004-10-05
- AMA's top 50 seminars coming to the Web. (Frontlines).
- The American Management Association AMA, for years a supplier of business-skills seminars "at a hotel near you," will offer its top 50 instructor-led courses via the Internet. The live online classes, taught by AMA-approved instructors, will be enabled and managed by KnowledgeNet of Phoenix in a...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D., Elected Speaker, AMA House of Delegates
- To: HEALTH EDITORSContact: AMA Media Relations, +1-312-464-4430 CHICAGO, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The American Medical Association AMA announced during its Annual Meeting today the election of Denver psychiatrist, Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D., to speaker of the AMA House of Delegates HOD. In this new position, Dr. Lazarus will preside over...
- Research articles 2007-06-23
- Edward L. Langston, M.D., Re-Elected to AMA Board, Begins Term as AMA Board Chair
- To: HEALTH/MEDICAL EDITORSContact: Mollie Turner of AMA Media Relations, +1-202-789-7430 CHICAGO, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association announced today the re-election of Edward L. Langston, M.D., to the AMA Board of Trustees, and the beginning of his term as AMA Board Chair. Dr. Langston is a practicing family...
- Research articles 2007-06-26
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