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2017 Interim House of Delegates Summary

Dear Colleagues

Beginning with this issue, were are starting a new service; we will now provide a newsletter summary of the most recent AMA meeting, within about six weeks of the meeting. We encourage your input and photos from future meetings. We hope you enjoy this new feature and find it useful.

Bill Clark. MD (GA), Chair, SE Delegation to AMA

Claudette Dalton, MD (VA), Chair-elect, SE Delegation to AMA

Greg Cooper, MD (KY), Immediate Past Chair, SE Delegation to AMA

Stephen Imbeau, MD (SC), Newsletter Editor

2017 American Medical Association Interim Meeting

Southeastern Delegation Breakfast

The Monday morning Southeastern breakfast highlighted our SE Board Members, led by Chair, Dr. Gerry Harmon from South Carolina. Each promoted AMA Membership, a new key project for the Southeastern Delegation initiated this year by SE Chair, Dr. Bill Clark. Increased membership helps both the AMA and the Southeastern Delegation!

Click on the Title of each presentation for more information .

Albert Osbahr, II, MD - As AMA Members, You have had a say when it comes to Costly Insurance Mergers.

Bruce Scott, MD - As AMA Members, You've stopped Hidden Transaction Fees that could cost your practice Thousands of Dollars per Year.

William McDade, MD - As AMA Members, You assure that you and your fellow physicians are At the Table in developing Mobile Health Innovation.

Patrice Harris, MD - As AMA Members, You are actively Fighting to End the Opioid Epidemic.

Willarda Edwards, MD - As AMA Members, You are working to Extinguish Physician Burnout.

Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD - As AMA Members, You're Turning Data into Better Health Care .

Stephen Permut, MD - As AMA Members, You're working to Improve EHR Usability so you can spend more time with your patients .

Kevin Williams - As AMA Members, You're helping to Prevent new Cases of Type 2 Diabetes .

2017 American Medical Association Interim Meeting

The Policy part of the meeting concentrated collegial, but vigorous, debate in several key areas.

EMR Improvement

(11) Resolution 204 - EHR Vendors Responsible for Health Information Technology

RESOLVED, that our AMA advocate that physicians are offered flexibility related to the adoption and use of new certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs) versions or editions when there is not a sufficient choice of EHR products that meet the specified certification standards. (Directive to Take Action); and be it further

RESOLVED, that our AMA advocate that physicians not be financially penalized for certified EHR technology not meeting current standards. (New HOD Policy)

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(24) Resolution 204 - Bidirectional Communication for EHR Software and Pharmacies

Resolution 205 - Health Plan, Pharmacy, Electronic Health Records Integration

TO READ MORE ABOUT THESE AND OTHER RESOLUTIONS OF INTEREST CLICK HERE .

You may also visit www.ama-assn.org/hod-interim-overview to view the AMA summary of the meeting.

Finally, there were many important educational seminars including Cyber-security, the Opioid Epidemic, Generation Changes in Medicine, Health Ethics, Disparities in Medicine, Physician Entrepreneurs, Telemedicine, Natural Disasters, Maintenance of Certification, Ethics Forum and Legislation Forum.

See you in June in Chicago!

Some pictures from Hawaii...to view more click here.

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