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COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group
CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association's new policy on pay for performance will limit its ability to negotiate with Congress, several medical specialty society groups claim.
Tensions surfaced at the annual meeting of the AMA's House of Delegates, when delegates voted to oppose any private or federal initiative that did not meet AMA's new principles and guidelines on pay for performance. These and other provisions were contained in a report that established the AMA's principles as official policy.
"Let's face it, pay for performance is here," said AMA Secretary John Armstrong, M.D., who headed the organization's task force on the issue. These new policies will help the organization establish a leadership position on pay for performance, "so when programs are being developed, we have a voice to say: This is the way to do it, that they should not just be...
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