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AMA Adopts New Policies on Last Day of Voting at 2017 Annual Meeting

Jun 05, 2017 at 09:29 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA), the premier national physician organization in the country, voted to adopt new policies on emerging health care topics during the last.... Read More

AMA Adopts New Policy to Reduce Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in U.S.

Jun 05, 2017 at 09:27 am by Staff

With consistent evidence showing a link between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and an increase in type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease, the American Medi.... Read More

AMA Announces Board of Trustees for 2017-2018

Jun 05, 2017 at 09:24 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) has ntroduced the 21 members of its Board of Trustees for the coming year following elections held during the Annual Meeting of the AMA.... Read More

Scientists Create Unique Disease 'Catalog' Linked to Immune System Gene Variations

May 30, 2017 at 12:19 pm by Staff

A study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has generated the first comprehensive catalog of di.... Read More

Actuaries Examine How Changes to ACA Market Rules Would Affect Risk Adjustment

May 10, 2017 at 04:59 pm by Staff

WASHINGTON--Proposals to alter the market rules applying to the individual and small group health insurance markets would likely require changing the Affordable Care Act's (AC.... Read More

NMGMA: Ten Minute Takeaway

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

The second Tuesday of each month, practice managers and healthcare industry service providers gather at KraftCPAs headquarters for the monthly Nashville Medical Group Manageme.... Read More

THA Releases 2017 Rural Impact Report

Apr 11, 2017 at 08:24 am by Staff

In late March, the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) issued its 2017 Rural Impact Report, which found the state's 61 rural hospitals provided 15,654 jobs with a total annua.... Read More

Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Value-Based Payment

Apr 10, 2017 at 06:53 pm by Staff

Healthcare providers are becoming more responsible for ensuring the efficiency and quality of the care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries. The shift toward value-based pay.... Read More

NMGMA: Ten Minute Takeaway: March 2017

Apr 10, 2017 at 03:23 pm by Staff

The second Tuesday of each month, practice managers and healthcare industry service providers gather at KraftCPA headquarters for the monthly Nashville Medical Group Managemen.... Read More

LHC in D.C.

Apr 04, 2017 at 12:09 pm by Staff

Five Questions for Claire Cowart Haltom On March 13-14, the Nashville Health Care Council's Leadership Health Care (LHC) initiative led a group of more than 100 healthcare lea.... Read More