Practical Solutions for Healthcare Management and Policy (Collection)

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2010 healthcare reform law, 6

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ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties), 131

ABMS Maintenance of Certification (ABMS MOC), 133

abuse, forestalling through regulation, 280–282

ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations), 84

administrative overhead, 43–46, 239

health insurers, 73

savings from healthcare overhaul, 328

United States versus Canada, 46

AHLTA, 198–199

AMA (American Medical Association), CPT codes, 143

AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC), 143–144

amenable mortality rates, United States compared with other developed countries, 12–13

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), 131

American Medical Association (AMA), CPT codes, 143

Apollo Hospitals, 254

applying HIT, 304–305

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