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By ASHLEY GOLD | 11/10/14 10:00 AM EDT

With help from David Pittman (@David_Pittman) and Arthur Allen (@ArthurAllen202)



DOCTORS TAKE DALLAS: AMA MEETING THIS WEEK, HEALTH IT ON THE AGENDA: The American Medical Association has a Board of Trustees meeting this week in Dallas which started Sunday. Looks like hospital-sponsored EHRs, the economic impact of EHRs, scribes, interoperability and HIEs are on the agenda and up for discussion. Robert Wah, AMA president, speaking Sunday, said he’s not too thrilled ICD-10 is finally coming: “We’d see 13,000 diagnosis codes balloon into 68,000 — a five-fold increase. Sucked into a jet engine? Burned by flaming water skis? Yes, there are codes for that. We all know ICD-10 is expensive to implement. We don't know if it will improve care.” On EHRs, Wah said, “We want changes in how the government regulates EHRs so vendors focus less on federal mandates and more on the needs of their customers — physicians. We’re calling for a more flexible approach to meaningful use, expanded hardship exemptions, improved quality reporting and solutions to usability issues.” And on telemedicine, Wah seeks more coverage and reimbursement, and thinks AMA has been at the forefront of the movement: “ … We want patients to use it if they need it. Lift geographic restrictions. Free up its use in alternative payment models. And cover the dual eligibles so they can use these services … Telemedicine, SGR, EHR, ICD-10, Sunshine — all part of the vast galaxy of issues the AMA is addressing on behalf of all physicians and patients.”



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