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The American Medical Assn (AMA) has launched several campaigns designed to help physicians retain control over their own practices after joining managed care groups. The AMA is fighting clauses which prohibit doctors from telling patients about treatments not covered by their health plans. It has also begun the AMA Physician Performance Assessment Program to evaluate physicians and develop new standards for operation in a managed care setting. The AMA is also working for legislation which would support physicians, especially laws pertaining to Medicaid and Medicare.

Business Associations, Editorial, Services, Health care industry, Ethical aspects, American Medical Association

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How can benchmarking help improve your practice?

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Physicians and medical administrators can benefit from the tenets of process specification, a crossover management technique successfully employed in the fields of engineering and system analysis. Process specification involves the analysis of the relationship between system components; applied to the medical community, the technique will allow for better assessment of what comprises quality medical care. The technique of benchmarking provides a successful complement to process specification.

Column, Medical care, Quality management, Medical care quality

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Doctors opt for new management tool - themselves

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Physician practice management (PPM) companies controlled by doctors may be able to convince them that such arrangements are useful. Physicians have had misgivings about PPMs because of issues such as loss of control and changing cultures. However, PPMs controlled by doctors may not be better because such groups still must face the same issues that other PPMs have to face.

Analysis, Physician practice management firms

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