From the Founder: The Chickens Came Home to Roost


Almost nine months ago, the Sermo community warned that the biggest threat to physicians in this country is the AMA.

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FtF:The biggest threat to US Physicians: The AMA

As the AMA gave the policy makers a platform to claim physician support for each and every version of their healthcare reform bills (including the most recent one), the AMA argued that they needed to do this to keep "a seat at the table" and address the most important issue, the pending SGR Medicare payment cuts. Tort reform,insurance reform, simplification of billing, none of them were worth fighting for because the AMA was going to deliver on the SGR fix. Well today, the Chickens Came Home to Roost, with a revelation that Monday physicians will in fact face a 21% cut in payments. And here is what the AMA President had to say:

The Cuts Are Happening

This is a seminal moment in the history of medicine in this country. We as physicians have a choice to make. We can continue to be the pawns in the our own profession while the AMA sells their endorsement to protect their own CPT revenue or we can (finally) recognize this as the wake up call it is.

Sermo has created a medium, whereby, physicians, for the first time can coordinate their efforts and take a stand. Hundreds of times a day the doctors of this country use Sermo to improve the care we provide our patients. It is truly magical. Today, however, we need to help ourselves.

Take that stand.

Daniel Palestrant, MD

Founder & CEO

Sermo, Inc.

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