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February 24, 2025 10:05 ET | Source: American Medical Association

Physicians Concerned AI Increases Prior Authorization Denials, Worsens Patient Harms & Waste

CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Many physicians fear the health insurance industry’s use of unregulated artificial intelligence (AI) automation and predictive technologies will...
October 24, 2024 14:22 ET | Source: American Medical Association

AMA, ISMS Antitrust Lawsuit Seeks to Break the MultiPlan Price Fixing Cartel

Chicago, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) filed a lawsuit today against MultiPlan claiming the data analytics...
October 15, 2024 15:22 ET | Source: American Medical Association

AMA Announces 2024 Joy in Medicine Recognized Health Organizations

CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced 62 health systems, hospitals and medical groups that have earned national distinction in 2024 as...
April 10, 2024 14:39 ET | Source: American Medical Association

Life after Change cyber-attack: Without payment for claims, physicians struggle to keep practices afloat

CHICAGO, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today released informal survey findings showing the ongoing, devastating impact of the Change Healthcare...
October 03, 2023 11:01 ET | Source: American Medical Association

AMA Announces 2023 Joy in Medicine Recognized Organizations

CHICAGO, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced 72 health systems, hospitals and medical groups have earned national distinction as 2023 Joy in...
May 18, 2023 15:06 ET | Source: American Medical Association

AMA Celebrates Graduates with Tribute to Medical School Class of 2023

CHICAGO, May 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced a virtual celebration to honor the newest group of medical school graduates. The AMA Tribute to the...
June 14, 2022 12:39 ET | Source: American Medical Association

AMA Bolsters Opposition to Wider Criminalization of Reproductive Health

CHICAGO, June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Responding to the growing threat of over-policing and surveillance of reproductive health services, the nation’s physicians and medical students at the AMA...
June 10, 2022 11:51 ET | Source: American Medical Association

Amid Continued COVID-19 Strain on Health Care, AMA Unveils Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians

CHICAGO, June 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a speech to physician and medical student leaders from across the country, American Medical Association President Gerald E. Harmon, M.D., today will...
April 11, 2022 12:00 ET | Source: American Medical Association

American Medical Association names new editor-in-chief of JAMA and JAMA Network™

CHICAGO, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the hiring of Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S., as the next editor-in-chief of the...
February 10, 2022 12:55 ET | Source: American Medical Association

Physicians Report Prior Authorization Hurts Workforce Productivity

Chicago, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health insurance companies tout prior authorization for certain medical procedures, treatments, or drugs as a cost-saving measure, but insurer-imposed...