A Challenge to the AMA's CPT Monopoly
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A Challenge to the AMA’s CPT Monopoly

A federal lawsuit challenging the American Medical Association’s (AMA) control of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set could have a practical consequence for doctors of chiropractic and other healthcare providers: potentially less costly and more open access to the coding infrastructure used by their practices, billing companies and software vendors. The complaint asks the court to declare that PRA can reproduce and publish the CPT code set without infringing the AMA’s copyright.

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Like education itself, accreditation continues to evolve. Proposed requirements from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), which recognizes accrediting agencies, are accelerating that change and creating uncertainty. After careful consideration, CCE concluded that these requirements would impose substantial burdens while providing limited to no additional benefit to chiropractic programs, students or the public; and has voted to begin the necessary steps for withdrawing from the USDE recognition process.

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