2011 AMA National Advocacy Conference
Physicians from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8-10 to hear leaders discuss concerns facing medicine, including medical liability, Medicare payment and EMR adoption.
2011 AMA National Advocacy Conference
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Donald M. Berwick, MD, told physicians they should not resist implementation of quality improvement measures. "This all should be led by physicians," he said. But Dr. Berwick also said he empathizes with the challenges physicians face from demanding patients. "People expect magic from medicine now. ... Some of those expectations are warranted and some are not."
Photos by Ted Grudzinski / AMA
Published Feb. 21, 2011 - Copyright American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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