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Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2025 SPS Interim Meeting on Nov. 14 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
The No Surprises Act created a way to settle out-of-network disputes, but losing health plans aren’t complying. New bipartisan bill would fix that.
The CPT® Editorial Panel is responsible for maintaining the CPT code set. The Panel is authorized by the AMA Board of Trustees to revise, update, or modify CPT codes, descriptors, rules and guidelines ...
Shingles affects about one out of three people in the U.S. in their lifetime. Additionally, about 1 million people get shingles each year in this country, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Discover some of the reasons that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth are at high risk for suicide and find suggestions for how parents and schools ...
The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has guidance to help physicians mulling whether to engage patients in conversations about health policy.
Pre-visit planning for patients can increase efficiency, saving both physician and staff time. Ten steps address tasks such as scheduling patients for future appointments and arranging for pre-visit ...
Learn how international medical graduates can enter a U.S. residency program, and the special requirements international medical graduates should consider.
Physicians who create an environment where all patients feel welcome can better meet their patients' often complex health care needs. Find recommended standards of practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual ...
Physicians are increasingly burdened by excessive “pajama time,” sacrificing personal and family time to complete administrative tasks outside of regular work hours. Exacerbated by the growing demands ...
Deliberations on changes to the CPT code take place three times during the year at the CPT Editorial Panel meetings, as described in the CPT/RUC calendar. Panel review of the code change applications ...
Learn how the RVS Update Committee (RUC) reviews resource costs for physician services as described by CPT, using the 3 RBRVS components.