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American Medical Association (AMA)Organization of U.S. physicians. It was founded in 1847 “to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health.” It has about 250,000 members, about half of all practicing U.S. physicians. It disseminates information to its members and the public, operates as a lobbying group, and helps set medical education standards. Its publications include Journal of the American Medical Association, American Medical News, and journals on medical specialties. AMA(Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. When performed in a tandem switch, it is known as "Central Automatic Message Accounting" (CAMA). When done in an end office switch, where most billing is handled today, it is known as "Local Automatic Message Accounting" (LAMA). Also known as "Call Detail Reporting" (CDR). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A national
organization, AMA has 98 chapters in 31 states, all geared toward
empowering Muslims to become politically active through civic education
and running for office. The AMA has released its first-ever position statement on
men's health, with outgoing AMA president, Dr Bill Glasson, saying
the poor state of men's health was a significant public health
problem for Australia. O'Herlihy, who uses nonmercury blood pressure devices in his
practice, said the AMA should back policies to minimize the use of such
equipment. |
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