AMA's CME completion award at forefront of debate

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Delegates to the 1992 American Medical Assn (AMA) meeting concentrated their efforts on finding better ways to monitor and regulate continuing medical education (CME). Guidelines on the role of commercial support in CME were endorsed, as was a more formalized approach to validating what a physician has learned in a particular course. Proposed changes in the criteria for being awarded the AMA's Physicians Recognition Award were the subject of much disagreement.

Standards, Conferences, meetings and seminars, American Medical Association, Continuing education

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Major insurer exits individual market, citing low profit

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Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co. told its 125,000 individual health insurance customers in late January 1997 that the company plans to stop offering individual health policies. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. is offering to assume the policies of 100,000 of Principal's policyholders in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Principal said its decision was based on the low profits in individual health insurance and state governments' plans to expand coverage.

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Services, Marketing, Health insurance, Health insurance industry, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co.

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Betting on the future: video CME goes interactive

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Continuing Medical Education is being offered on interactive television. For example, Pyramid Networks, a joint venture between Lifetime Healthcare Communications and Interactive Health Network, will broadcast continuing education lessons and market $8,000 interactive systems to physicians. Educators are optimistic that interactive television will prove to be an excellent learning medium.

Household audio and video equipment, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Cable and other pay TV services, Direct Broadcast Satellite TV Providers, Cable and Other Program Distribution, Audio & TV Equipment, Innovations, Equipment and supplies, Consumer electronics industry, Physicians, Medical professions, Training, Satellite television, Satellite television industry, Medical education, Interactive television

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