11/13/2008 News For: Physician MutualAmerican Medical Association Works On Permanent Medicare Physician Payment Reform Enacting permanent Medicare physician payment reform to preserve access to health care for seniors is a top priority of the American Medical Association AMA, and AMA members discussed how best to achieve this goal at the organization's semi-annual policy-making meeting today. Physician, Patient Privacy At Risk Under Down Syndrome Information Law, Critics Say Some physicians and abortion-rights advocates are raising concerns that a federal law that requires physicians to provide adoption and medical information to women who receive prenatal diagnoses of Down syndrome or other genetic conditions "could pry open the door of privacy" between patients and physicians, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Hill Physicians Medical Group Joins the Alliance CompleteCare Physician Network ALAMEDA, Calif.----Access to high quality health care is easier and more convenient than ever before for Alameda County residents now that Hill Physicians Medical Group has joined the Alliance CompleteCare network of doctors. Wisconsin faces physician shortage These days, when you hear about a medical crisis it usually refers to the cost of health care. But experts say a growing physician shortage in Wisconsin is another huge problem. Physician Shortage Deepens in All Areas of the State Wisconsin hospitals and physician clinics say recruiting physicians is more difficult than ever before, and they expect the situation to worsen according to a new report released today by the Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce WCMEW. AMA works on permanent Medicare physician payment reform ORLANDO, Fla. – Enacting permanent Medicare physician payment reform to preserve access to health care for seniors is a top priority of the American Medical Association AMA, and AMA members discussed how best to achieve this goal at the organization's semi-annual policy-making meeting today. Kamloops doctor named chief medical officer for 2010 Paralympic Games VANCOUVER, B.C. - Dr. Bruce Davidson, a Kamloops, B.C., physician who has 18 years experience in sports medicine, has been named chief medical officer for the Canadian team at the 2010 Paralympic Games. Medical care 'lottery' for detainees A top forensic physician has criticised the quality of medico-legal help available to some police station detainees, backing lawyers’ claims that cost-cutting in medical care could block access to justice. Medical Community Honors Physician Assistants With National PA Week Outside the medical industry Physician Assistants may not receive the recognition they deserve by the general public, but the contributions of nearly 80,000 PAs in the United States on a daily basis are invaluable. National PA Week was established to raise awareness of the important role PAs play that often goes unnoticed. Chief medical officer named for 2010 Paralympic Games VANCOUVER - Dr. Bruce Davidson, a Kamloops, B.C., physician who has 18 years experience in sports medicine, has been named chief medical officer for the Canadian team at the 2010 Paralympic Games. |




