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By Ron Nelson For years, HIPAA insisted on data privacy and security protections—and for years, those same requirements were ignored with relative impunity.  Last year’s ...

The American Medical Association (AMA), along with medical societies representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 57 national medical specialty societies, called ...

By James W. Saxton, Esq. and Maggie M. Finkelstein, Esq.[1] The national healthcare reform legislation passed in March 2010 is comprehensive and could have a profound impact ...

AMA Comment Letter on ACOs Provides Blueprint for Increased Competition and Collaboration WASHINGTON, D.C. – To best meet the goals of optimized, coordinated patient care and ...

By Patricia A. Costante As physicians, you face enormous pressure that goes well beyond just the practice of medicine. Where in the past you only ...

A report published today in Pediatrics warns primary care physicians to watch for an increase in eating disorders, particularly in younger patients. “Increases in the ...

New medical loss ratio regulations make insurance marketplace more transparent and require insurers to spend premium dollars on care New regulations issued today by the ...

By Steven H. Snyder, Esq. A couple which chooses to use surrogacy to build a family faces many costs that the average parent never incurs. Most ...

News From The AMA: WASHINGTON – As Congress reconvenes for its “lame-duck” legislative session today, the American Medical Association (AMA) is urging Congress to make preserving ...

By John W. Jones, Esq. Many research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies discover, develop and manufacture new medicines that help patients live healthier lives.  Critical to ...