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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A snapshot of U.S. physicians: key findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey.

30 Aug 2009 This Data Bulletin presents findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, a nationally representative mail survey of U.S. physicians providing at least 20 hours per week of direct patient ... Read more...

Changes for the new AMA Guides to impairment ratings, 6th Edition: implications and applications for physician disability evaluations.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: U.S. Disability Systems share a common procedural approach to the determination of disability for purposes of compensation. The structural and anatomical consequences of the injury or disease are defined and measured according to medical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'American Medical Association'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Advocating for clinician-educators, investigators, and patients: report of the SID delegation to the AMA House of Delegates. 30 Oct 2009
• Congratulations to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons for standing on principle. 29 Sep 2009
• Ask TMA: getting hospitals to pay for on-call coverage. 30 Aug 2009
• Health reform revisited. 30 Aug 2009
• A snapshot of U.S. physicians: key findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey. 30 Aug 2009
• Message from your AMA delegation. 30 Jul 2009
• Doctors and torture. 30 Jul 2009
• Work-hours restrictions and the ethical considerations of the resident physician-patient relationship. 30 Jul 2009
• President Obama and the AMA in the Windy City. 30 Jul 2009
• ... as AMA defends bill backing. Doc-ownership provision at heart of controversy. 25 Jul 2009
• Coalition: not so fast ... group calls out AMA for backing House bill. 25 Jul 2009
• JAMA should change its policy on investigating competing interests, AMA says. 19 Jul 2009
• AAPM and health care reform: your voice is needed. 29 Jun 2009
• President Obama's health problems. 29 Jun 2009
• Medication therapy management favors large pharmacy chains and creates potential conflicts of interest. 29 Jun 2009
• Changes for the new AMA Guides to impairment ratings, 6th Edition: implications and applications for physician disability evaluations. 29 Jun 2009
• Surgical infomercials: the ethical price of stardom. 29 Jun 2009
• AMA's moment. Obama visit makes news, but group's role unsure. 20 Jun 2009
• Obama asks AMA to support his healthcare reform package. 20 Jun 2009
• A new speciality is being born. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'American Medical Association'

Definition: Professional society representing the field of medicine.

Descriptor UI: D000574

Alternative terms: American Medical Association; Association, American Medical; Medical Association, American;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; organization & administration;

Tree Number: N03.540.828.589.274;

History Note: 66

Technical Notes: add UNITED STATES (NIM); DF: AMA CATALOG: use NAF entry