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AMA House of Delegates process for submitting a resolution

Find information for submitting a resolution to the AMA House of Delegates, including a resolution sample and instructions on how to use the provided template.

Interim Meeting

Your powerful ally

The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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Entering a diagnosis and procedure code

Are only physicians and other billing health care professionals allowed to enter or change diagnosis and procedure codes? Find out the answer to this medical regulatory myth.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Use of note templates for documenting medical information

Does CMS prohibit the use of note templates? Find out the answer to this medical regulatory myth.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Council on Medical Education reports

Download PDFs of reports from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Annual and Interim Meetings.

Council on Medical Education
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AMA policy: Council on Medical Education reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Council on Medical Education
AMA Update for July 12, 2024: AMA Advocacy: Who does the AMA represent and what does the American Medical Association fight for? (index only)
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AMA Advocacy: Who does the AMA represent and what does the American Medical Association fight for?

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about AMA priorities and policy goals.

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Federal Advocacy
AMA Update
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AMA Advocacy: Who does the AMA represent and what does the American Medical Association fight for? [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about AMA priorities and policy goals.

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Federal Advocacy
AMA Update Podcast
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Put naloxone next to defibrillators in public places

Tens of thousands of overdoses have been reversed by laypeople using naloxone. The AMA says the overdose antidote should be easier to get in public.

Overdose Epidemic
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To raise HPV vaccination rates, doctors must gain families’ trust

Direct-communication campaigns by Doug Eisert, MD, a pediatrician at Confluence Health, and colleagues boosted HPV vaccinations by 31% in rural Washington.

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