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AMA to work with Congress on performance measures
Quality Improvement Monitor, February 27, 2006
The American Medical Association (AMA) has signed a pact with Congress to develop more than 100 performance measures that doctors would report to the federal government, the New York Times reported. The measures will focus on diagnostic tests and treatments that are known to produce better outcomes for patients.
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