"Health & Medical News"

Many of the country’s largest health plans have agreed on a set of standards to be used nationwide as the basis for physician pay-for-performance initiatives and tiered networks. Underlying the effort is insurers’ fears that states could develop 50 different sets of regulations to govern these programs — a concern sparked by last year’s crackdown by New York’s attorney general.

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Honolulu — The American Medical Association House of Delegates adopted 12 detailed principles aimed at easing strained physician-hospital relationships, protecting medical staff self-governance and improving health care quality and patient safety.

Until last month’s Interim Meeting, the AMA had no house policy outlining the organization’s stand on physician-hospital relations.

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