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Protecting the Integrated Model of Care

High-quality, integrated care delivered in the independent medical practice setting is worthy of protection as an alternative to care that is often more costly when furnished in the hospital setting. Read more...

Saving the In Office Ancillary Service Exception (IOASE)

Integrated models of care allow for better coordination across specialties, translating into higher quality, lower cost and more accessible care for patients. Read more...

Pathology Services Utilization

Recent data, including 2009-2013 Medicare data relating to the cost and utilization of anatomic pathology (AP) services, demonstrates that the GAO report fails to tell the full story about cost and utilization. Read more...

Recent Advocacy

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scientific Publishing (AGA)

Diversity and inclusivity on editorial teams can enhance innovation, expand editorial content, and help to challenge standing assumptions and theories, including use of stigmatizing language in scientific publications, use of race as a biological marker, and biases in clinical algorithms that may perpetuate social injustices. This commentary summarizes efforts in the Journal to advance the […]
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Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts (American Medical Association)

In 2019, the AMA established the Center for Health Equity to embed and advance equity across all aspects of health care, including within the AMA itself. Foundational to the work of the Center, the AMA developed, in partnership with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), one of the most comprehensive health equity communication guides […]
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