Opinion content from 2012
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December
- » Connected Coverage: ACOs become settled in the health care landscape - Dec. 31
- » Connected Coverage: Patient satisfaction's impact on physician livelihood - Dec. 24
- » Autonomy or employment — doctors must not be forced to choose - Dec. 17
- » A physician's reward: “finer than much fine gold” - Dec. 17
- » Letter: To make EHR use more effective, give patients their own screen - Dec. 17
- » Connected Coverage: Social media: Physician's friend and foe - Dec. 10
- » Connected Coverage: Measuring the extent, and effects, of doctor frustration - Dec. 3
November
- » Discussion: Organized medicine moves to block end run on prompt pay for physicians - Nov. 26
- » Letter: To give EHRs and ICD-10 their due, turn over 2 years of medical school - Nov. 26
- » The AMA and U.S. electorate share a unity of purpose - Nov. 26
- » Connected Coverage: Down home and long-distance solutions to rural doctor shortage - Nov. 19
- » Discussion: Transparency or suspicion? A wrong turn for reports on financial ties in medicine - Nov. 12
- » Letter: ICD-10 coding requirement is a no-benefit, no-payment burden - Nov. 12
- » Let’s take off our hats to the CPT Editorial Panel - Nov. 12
- » The rise and fall of medical liability premiums - Nov. 5
October
- » Discussion: Advertising the truth about who’s a physician - Oct. 29
- » Letter: In assessment of aging physicians, the profession should do the testing - Oct. 29
- » Treating the whole person includes mental health care - Oct. 29
- » Connected Coverage: Meningitis outbreak renews focus on drug safety - Oct. 22
- » Discussion: Time to get a flu shot - Oct. 15
- » Letter: FSMB: Maintenance-of-licensure changes will not burden doctors - Oct. 15
- » Health care’s big picture: Fix the systems to support individuals - Oct. 15
- » Connected Coverage: IOM's landmark reports over the years - Oct. 8
- » Discussion: Getting ready for ICD-10 - Oct. 1
- » Letter: Fake doctors are the business of prosecutors, not medical boards - Oct. 1
- » For doctors in all practice settings: a new AMA voice - Oct. 1
September
- » Connected Coverage: Confronting gun violence as a public health issue - Sept. 24
- » The impact of a growing senior physician population - Sept. 17
- » Discussion: Tools for the struggle to eliminate health disparities - Sept. 10
- » Letter: AMA advocacy is bringing positive changes to FTC actions - Sept. 10
- » From physician frustration to physician satisfaction - Sept. 10
- » Protecting a practice against embezzlement and theft - Sept. 3
August
- » Discussion: Maintaining medical license should not be burdensome - Aug. 27
- » Letter: Trying to manage “ED abusers” - Aug. 27
- » Let the start of school be the start of healthy living - Aug. 27
- » Connected Coverage: Strides being made in preventing and treating HIV - Aug. 20
- » Discussion: Living organ donors shouldn’t have to pay for their altruism - Aug. 13
- » Letter: Don’t lessen premed education as medicine gets more complex - Aug. 13
- » Prescription abuse laws can create a no-win situation for doctors - Aug. 13
- » Connected Coverage: Why emergency departments are full and what can be done about it - Aug. 6
July
- » Discussion: Law gives needed attention to drug shortages - July 30
- » Letter: Caption did not correctly capture testimony on licensure and certification - July 30
- » A step forward for health care, thanks to Supreme Court - July 30
- » A step forward for health care, thanks to Supreme Court - July 30
- » Connected Coverage: The complex and deadly world of eating disorders - July 23
- » Discussion: Tax sugary drinks? Here’s how to spend the money - July 16
- » Letter: Dual-degree physicians will find they need more than the diploma - July 16
- » The AMA: A view beyond the Annual Meeting - July 16
- » The AMA: A view beyond the Annual Meeting - July 16
- » Legal risks of going paperless - July 10
- » Advice on hiring for physician practices - July 10
- » Connected Coverage: The benefits — or potential harm — of physical activity - July 9
- » Connecting personally with women’s health care issues - July 3
- » Discussion: Doctors, decisions and dollars: Why stewardship matters - July 2
- » Letter: To aid primary care, fast-track more than medical school - July 2
- » AMA can win the race to a better health care system - July 2
- » AMA can win the race to a better health care system - July 2
June
- » Connected Coverage: Advice on hiring for physician practices - June 25
- » Connected Coverage: When patients demand certain treatments - June 18
- » Discussion: Meaningful use’s stage 2: A recipe for failure - June 11
- » Letter: Shorter medical degree track could be the next fix that fails - June 11
- » Connected Coverage: Getting the most out of EHRs - June 4
May
- » Discussion: Clock ticking on growing problem of obesity - May 28
- » Letter: EHR negatives outweighing benefits - May 28
- » Letter: 10 years is too long for a look-back - May 28
- » My colleagues, my heroes! Reflections on a year on the road - May 28
- » Connected Coverage: The cost of fighting medical liability lawsuits - May 21
- » Discussion: Physicians will lead ACOs forward - May 14
- » Letter: Hospital report cards only one element of the quality picture - May 14
- » A year of AMA successes helped patients and doctors - May 14
- » Connected Coverage: Obstacles in providing end-of-life care - May 7
April
- » Discussion: A gathering storm of federal regulations - April 30
- » Letter: Providing portable, understandable health histories empowers patients - April 30
- » Senior physicians keep working, putting off the R-word - April 30
- » Connected Coverage: A focus on the costliest patients - April 23
- » Discussion: Limit certain patents, not patient care - April 16
- » Letter: Physician efforts needed to curb addictive prescription drugs - April 16
- » Connecting personally with women’s health care issues - April 16
- » Connected Coverage: The Supreme Court’s other business - April 9
- » Discussion: Physician data: mysteries that can be solved - April 2
- » Letter: Meaningful patient education online requires a number of attributes - April 2
- » Relationships build organized medicine’s strength - April 2
March
- » Connected Coverage: How medical education is changing - March 26
- » Discussion: In UnitedHealth case, doctors see the benefits from their day in court - March 19
- » Letter: Liability concerns are reflected in nation’s low autopsy rate - March 19
- » The EHR: It’s about our patients, not technology - March 19
- » Connected Coverage: What's behind more patients avoiding the physician office? - March 12
- » Discussion: Strike the right balance on essential health benefits - March 5
- » Letter: Online advance directive registries provide clarity on patient wishes - March 5
- » AMA physicians gather not just to listen, but to act - March 5
February
- » Connected Coverage: Should flu vaccine be mandated for health care workers? - Feb. 27
- » Discussion: Looking beyond the hospital for patient safety - Feb. 20
- » Letter: Ad for American Medical News sends wrong message on infection control - Feb. 20
- » In turbulent times, AMA projects physicians' united voice - Feb. 20
- » Connected Coverage: What's being done to curb physician shortages - Feb. 13
- » Discussion: Do you read news on a smartphone? - Feb. 6
- » Discussion: Become an informed tech shopper - Feb. 6
- » It's fiscally irresponsible not to address liability reform - Feb. 6
January
- » Connected Coverage: Physicians subject to increasing scrutiny - Jan. 30
- » Letter: Encore careers offer doctors a world entirely apart from medical realm - Jan. 23
- » Letter: If lack of sleep is ill-advised, apply that standard to residents, too - Jan. 23
- » Discussion: Doctors still face harsh medical liability realities - Jan. 23
- » Clinical experience is the essence of a career in medicine - Jan. 23
- » Connected Coverage: Possible side effects of health system reform - Jan. 16
- » Connected Coverage: A look back at the big stories of 2011 - Jan. 9
- » Discussion: Anti-tobacco funding gone up in smoke - Jan. 2
- » Letter: Over-regulation by government leads to drug shortages - Jan. 2
- » Congress misses another chance to fix Medicare SGR - Jan. 2
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