Opinion content from 2013
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December
November
October
September
- » Goodbye - Sept. 2
August
- » Connected Coverage: Health care organizations learn to deal with data breaches - Aug. 26
- » Connected Coverage: Start of fall sports means watching out for concussions - Aug. 19
- » Spotlighting 5 medical treatments that may be overused - Aug. 12
- » Leadership roles allow physicians to make a difference - Aug. 12
- » Connected Coverage: 3 noteworthy drivers of lawsuits against physicians - Aug. 5
- » AMA-convened expert panel benefits Medicare - Aug. 5
July
- » Letter: When proctoring pay makes the list, the Sunshine Act goes too far - July 29
- » A multipronged approach to opioid safety - July 29
- » IMGs: Linchpin to the future of U.S. health care - July 29
- » Connected Coverage: Physicians find diabetes is a stubborn foe - July 22
- » The power of organized medicine makes a difference - July 15
- » AMA takes aim at type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease - July 15
- » Letter: Seminars provide needed career advice for life after residency - July 15
- » Connected Coverage: A high-impact year for doctors at the high court - July 8
- » Letter: For at-risk patients, breast cancer genetic test gives vital information - July 1
- » An unwarranted antitrust risk for state medical boards - July 1
- » Health reform puts doctors' professionalism on the line - July 1
June
- » Connected Coverage: Doctors, patients have yet to fully figure out the Affordable Care Act - June 24
- » Connected Coverage: Physicians hone their job search strategies - June 17
- » Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10
- » Letter: Fatal EHR flaw — little thought given to physician users - June 10
- » Connected Coverage: Hospitals are in a hiring mood — for the right doctors - June 3
May
- » Improvements needed for reports on industry gifts to doctors - May 27
- » Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27
- » Letter: Free ACA care? Not quite - May 27
- » Connected Coverage: Medicare's payment carrots turn to sticks - May 20
- » Letter: Factor in downtime to ensure safer health IT - May 13
- » Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13
- » Reflections on ourselves, our patients, our profession - May 13
- » Health data sharing needs an overhaul - May 13
- » Connected Coverage: The doctor will see you now — online - May 6
April
- » Letter: EHR vendors must find solutions to physicians’ usability concerns - April 29
- » The dangers inherent in gene patents - April 29
- » Connected Coverage: Medicine looks to industries for inspiration - April 22
- » AMA stays on course in our turbulent times - April 15
- » An advocate for patients and physicians, state by state - April 15
- » Letter: Patient involvement is necessary to rein in health care costs - April 15
- » Connected Coverage: Serving the medical needs of LGBT patients - April 8
- » Tools for physicians to reduce hospital readmissions - April 1
March
- » Connected Coverage: The prevalence and impact of physician stress - March 25
- » Medical schools signal readiness for revolution - March 18
- » Serving as legal champion for the medical profession - March 18
- » Letter: Medicare RAC refusal came in wake of already vetted care - March 18
- » Connected Coverage: Race and medicine: the struggle to improve care for African-Americans - March 11
- » A voice for medicine before the nation’s high court - March 4
- » Letter: Choose wisely where to slow down to relieve your stress - March 4
February
- » Connected Coverage: As EHR use grows, new patient safety risks identified - Feb. 25
- » Fast could lead to furious over EHR meaningful use - Feb. 18
- » Letter: Death certificates are missing a necessary check box - Feb. 18
- » AMA medical education grants: an idea whose time has come - Feb. 18
- » Connected Coverage: The making of the modern physician - Feb. 11
- » Letter: AANP president: Editorial presented outdated view of care delivery - Feb. 4
- » Uncap GME funding to break a dangerous training bottleneck - Feb. 4
January
- » Connected Coverage: Flu complications go beyond illness - Jan. 28
- » Help on avoiding opioid prescribing pitfalls - Jan. 21
- » Letter: ED a safety net that patients should understand better - Jan. 21
- » Much must happen for team-based care to succeed - Jan. 21
- » Connected Coverage: Another Medicare pay cliff-hanger that everyone saw coming - Jan. 14
- » Letter: An app is the wrong prescription for struggling patients - Jan. 7
- » Health care teams must be led by physicians - Jan. 7
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