On September 8, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a new code to report the additional practice expenses incurred during a public health emergency (PHE) that is over and above those usually included in a [...]
This morning AAPM Past President Steven Stanos, DO participated in an AMA COVID-19 UPDATE podcast to discuss how the pandemic has impacted the nation's opioid epidemic. Dr. Stanos also serves as AAPM's representative on the AMA Opioid Task [...]
The AMA joined the Indiana State Medical Association in seeking clarification from the state medical licensing board whether existing patients with chronic pain can be evaluated via telephone-only communication to satisfy state-specific controlled substances prescribing [...]
Pain medicine was represented at the recent American Medical Association House of Delegates Interim Meeting by AAPM delegate Robert Wailes, MD, and alternate delegate Donna Bloodworth, MD. Read Dr. Wailes' meeting report. View highlights from [...]
The following report was submitted by Robert Wailes, MD, AAPM AMA DelegateThe Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) convened November 16, 2019 in San Diego. I represented the membership [...]
The American Medical Association (AMA) continues to express its concerns over Walmart's corporate prescription opioid restriction policy in its recent letter to Walmart's Chief Medical and Analytics Officer. The new policy limit opioid prescriptions to seven [...]
The following report was submitted by Robert Wailes, MD, AAPM AMA DelegateThe Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) convened from June 8-12, in Chicago, Illinois. I represented the membership and [...]
Pain medicine was represented at the recent American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) Annual Meeting by AAPM delegate Robert Wailes, MD, and alternate delegate Donna Bloodworth, MD. Among topics discussed, delegates advocated for patient's [...]
The recommendations include tangible actions policymakers can take to help reduce barriers to evidence-based treatment and end the nation's opioid epidemic. AAPM is among the 25 specialty and state medical societies that comprise this AMA [...]
Register here for a webinar on May 22 at 12 pm CT to hear a long-time physician share her practice's journey through the phases of transformation and how both the struggles and the triumphs have [...]
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