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Lawsuit fights “existential threat” to medical staff independence

Organized medicine stands with physicians after California hospital removes and replaces elected medical staff officers and their bylaws.

Judicial Advocacy
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Sept. 7, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA advocates in cases for full VA coverage of transgender vets' gender dysphoria and more.

Advocacy Update
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Aug. 24, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA advises in a PDMP case that unwarranted disclosure of PDMP data to law enforcement could compromise care.

Advocacy Update
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Tort reforms facing legal challenges in three states

Plaintiffs’ attorneys are challenging pre-trial mechanisms that assess the worthiness of medical liability complaints before cases can proceed.

Judicial Advocacy
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PDMP case pits patient privacy against law-enforcement intrusion

A U.S. appeals panel reverses a medical privacy victory and fails to dismiss argument that patient, physician privacy concerns are “speculative.”

Judicial Advocacy
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Aug. 10, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about AMA's support in rulings for informed consent law and expert-witness testimony.

Advocacy Update
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Procedural ruling sets higher bar for expert-witness testimony

The stricter evidentiary standard for expert-witness testimony could keep “junk science” out of courtrooms.

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Informed-consent ruling may have “far-reaching, negative impact”

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that physicians cannot delegate their informed-consent process to qualified staff.

Judicial Advocacy
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Erin Sutton is the AMA Health Law Fellow

The AMA and the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law present the fellow for the 2017-18 school year

Judicial Advocacy