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» Medicine decries nurse doctorate exam being touted as equal to physician testing
» Oklahoma enacts comprehensive tort reform
» Conversation, rapport key to evolving world of medical history taking
» H1N1 put further strain on public health work force
» Doctor gets jail time for online, out-of-state prescribing

Posted Fri July 3

Medical schools improve scores on interactions with drug firms
Policies on accepting gifts, meals and consulting fees were part of the evaluation.

Posted Thurs July 2

Guided Care model for older complex patients wins praise
Under the plan, a nurse in a primary care office works with physicians to monitor 50 to 60 of the most complex patients.

N.Y. doctors challenge liability insurance report
Study authors said doctors' fears of a crisis are unwarranted. Physicians say the report ignores other important factors.

Posted Monday June 29

AMA meeting coverage
AMA reaffirms stance in health system reform debate
The Association keeps its options open on public plan issue amid calls from some delegates to take a stand.

Delegates say don't shortchange specialists to fund care model
The AMA will ask CMS to help practices become patient-centered medical homes and to support models that allow non-primary care doctors to qualify.

Doctors object to penalties for avoiding EHRs
Delegates call for eliminating Medicare penalties for failing to show "meaningful use" of electronic records by 2015. But some fear incentives could also go.

More to do on tobacco control
The Association seeks a ban on smoking on the campuses of federal buildings and wants to study the role of electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation.

Doctors get to see how ethics bar is set
An AMA-sponsored fellowship adds to its online curriculum the study of how ethics policy is made at the Annual Meeting.

» U.S. needs national HIV/AIDS strategy
» Vitamin D checks urged
» Comprehensive sex ed said to have most impact
» AMA looks for ways to trim rising student debt
» Physician supervision of nurses sought in all practice agreements
» Delegates renew efforts for antitrust relief
» AMA urges Web system for prior authorizations
» AMA exhorts doctors to offer charity care, help the uninsured
» Delegates see boosting quality of care as duty

Other news
Lawsuits test boundary rights of medical patents
The cases come at a time of renewed interest by the U.S. Supreme Court in patent law and could have ramifications for medical research.

Some licensing questions at odds with the ADA
Authors of a recent study would like inquiries on state medical board applications reworded to focus on a physician's ability to practice.

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• Photo by Ted Grudzinski / AMA 158th AMA Annual Meeting
  Physician-delegates from around the country gathered in Chicago June 13-17.
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• Photo by Brian McDermott / brianmcdermott.net Serving the servers: Health care co-op for restaurant workers
  A New York general physician treats the workers, many of whom are uninsured or underinsured.
  
• Photos by Ted Grudzinski / AMA Breaking through barriers: Incoming AMA president ready to tackle tough issues
  In an interview with American Medical News, J. James Rohack, MD, outlines his goals for the next year.
  
• Illustration by Gilbert Ford / gilbertford.com Making sure your patients know what you're saying
  Communication barriers continue to pose legal risks if doctors fail to provide adequate language assistance to patients who are deaf or don't speak English.
  
• Photo from the Arthur Estabrook Papers / rights provided by University of Albany Libraries A miscarriage of medicine (book excerpt: Three Generations, No Imbeciles)
  Buck v. Bell, the 1927 Supreme Court decision approving eugenic sterilization, had its roots in a fraud, writes Georgia lawyer and historian Paul A. Lombardo.
  
• Photo by William Foley / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images White coats in the White House: Former presidential physicians reflect on their service
  Physicians who treat the president are always on call and prepared for the worst.
  

News briefs: Improving health literacy helps diminish disparities Elderly patients awaiting kidneys often die before transplant New pediatric bioethics center launched Briefs this year

In 1910, 2.5% of doctors and med students were black; in 2006, it was 2.2%. Read more

 LAST WEEK: 

• Pertussis risk much higher among unvaccinated children
  An examination of individual-level data quantifies the gamble taken by parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated. - June 26
• Scientific competencies for med students defined
  Broad scientific knowledge is key to a redesign of premed and medical school curricula, a report says. - June 24
• Many hospitals cut back on infection-control efforts
  Infection preventionists say budget cuts could hurt patients and cost hospitals money over time. - June 22
• Blue Shield's right to cancel couple's coverage upheld
  The court ruling comes amid a spate of lawsuits and settlements that physicians say did little to deter abusive practices. Doctors want a legislative solution. - June 22
• Family physicians seeing fewer prenatal visits
  The decline sparks concerns about limits on training opportunities and women's access to care. - June 22

 PREVIOUSLY: 

• Surgical team briefings may improve patient safety - June 19
• Nevada law heightens J-1 waiver scrutiny - June 19
• Retail clinics avoid medically underserved areas - June 18
• Obama tells AMA, "I need your help" - June 15
• Physicians still skeptical about Obama's approach to reform - June 15
• Doctors, lung cancer patients skirt hospice talk - June 15
• Serving the servers: Health care co-op for restaurant workers - June 15
• Geriatric Consult: Knowing when to ask seniors for the car keys - June 15
• Press releases found to exaggerate research findings - June 12
• Academic physicians avoid burnout by focusing on favorite tasks - June 9
• Medicine decries nurse doctorate exam being touted as equal to physician testing - June 8
• H1N1 put further strain on public health work force - June 8
• Oklahoma enacts comprehensive tort reform - June 8
• Ethics Forum: Conversation, rapport key to evolving world of medical history taking - June 8
• Organized medicine urges Supreme Court to take vaccine case - June 5
• Clinics fall short in treatment of transgender patients, doctors - June 4
• First-degree murder charge brought in slaying of Kansas ob-gyn - June 3
• Kansas physician who performed abortions killed - June 2
• Vt. bans industry gifts, tightens reporting rules - June 1
• More cuts in resident hours could be costly - June 1
• Calif. may require public notice of medical license - June 1
• Doctor gets jail time for online, out-of-state prescribing - June 1
• Long appointment waits may signal doctor shortage - June 1
• Quick View: Prevalence of C. diff in hospital patients - June 1
• In the Courts: Doctor's duty to a third party the exception, not rule - June 1
• Bill would raise cap on Medicare-funded residency slots - May 28
• Health care quality showing slow improvement - May 27
• Industry conflicts common in cancer studies - May 25
• Any practice can become a medical home, but transition not easy - May 25
• Hospitals entitled to peer review protections in negligent credentialing claims - May 25
• Arkansas medical board chair recovering from bombing - May 20
• Arkansas high court rejects liability reforms - May 19
• Hand hygiene tough to enforce, measure - May 19
• Breaking through barriers: Incoming AMA president ready to tackle tough issues - May 18
• Yale obstetrics safety plan cuts adverse events by 40% - May 18
• N.C. court overturns ban on doctor participation in executions - May 18
• Faculty, grads differ on what's "must-know" - May 18
• Lingering myths discourage organ donation - May 15
• Bill threatening Colorado liability cap fails - May 15
• New safety rules coming for medevac helicopters - May 14
• IOM warns about physician-pharma conflicts of interest - May 11
• Medicine scores legal victories in scope of practice - May 11
• Court upholds Vermont law on prescribing data privacy - May 11
• Ethics Forum: Bad behavior by physicians can't be ignored - May 11
• Medical professionals involved in Guantanamo interrogations - May 7
• Massachusetts care hindered by physician shortages - May 7
• NIH policy loosening stem cell research restrictions disappoints both sides in debate - May 4
• Nevada lawmakers moving to change state's liability cap - May 4
• Medical students taking free online courses in quality, safety - May 4
• Doctor discipline inches up but still off 14% from peak - May 4
• In the Courts: Peer review hearing officer's role is limited - May 4
• Primary care doctors struggle to find mental health services for patients - April 30
• Patient safety experts see aviation group as model for health care - April 30
• IRB disclosure policies, review procedures found lacking - April 27
• Court approves doctors' suit over ranking program - April 27
• Texas university explores offering an MD degree in addition to its DO program - April 27
• Any-willing-provider law heads to Georgia Supreme Court - April 23
• Maryland short on surgeons - April 23
• Making sure your patients know what you're saying - April 20
• Court rejects claims against Blues holdouts in pay lawsuit - April 20
• More internists becoming hospitalists - April 16
• 1 in 5 Medicare patients readmitted within a month after hospital release - April 16
• Pharma support of medical societies raises conflict-of-interest concerns - April 13
• Success from surgical checklists breeds idea for ethical checks - April 13
• Several states face battles over optometry scope of practice - April 13
• Ethics Forum: Consider ethics, patient rights before treating your immediate family - April 13
• University of Chicago hospital investigated - April 9
• 2% leave hospital against medical advice - April 9
• Initiative to cut catheter infections expands - April 6
• Ariz. high court validates standards for expert witnesses in liability cases - April 6
• Mass. sets new rules for contact with drug industry - April 6
• States dangle school loan repayment deals - April 6
• 1,000 Words: Students volunteer time to help the homeless - April 6
• In the Courts: Pain doctor made to prove care was proper - April 6
• Mass. considers oversight of medical spas - April 2
• Calif. pay-for-performance program gets mixed reviews - April 2
• A miscarriage of medicine (book excerpt: Three Generations, No Imbeciles) - March 30
• Surgeon tells how his team removed 6 organs during cancer operation - March 30
• Med school seniors headed for primary care see a challenging future - March 30
• Discussing death with patients can cut costs, ease abandonment fears - March 30
• Tennessee medical school plans to eliminate ethics department - March 26
• Congress OKs extension on waiver for J-1 visas - March 26
• Doctors increasingly close doors to drug reps, while pharma cuts ranks - March 23
• White coats in the White House: Former presidential physicians reflect on their service - March 23
• Bills seek to regulate in vitro fertilization - March 23
• Doctor faces assisted-suicide charge in Georgia - March 23