title: AMA orients itself to current realities.
abstract: At its 1980 annual meeting, the AMA revised its "Principles of Medical Ethics" to achieve a more contemporary stance between professional principles and social reality; it gave its approval, although qualified, to HMOs; it elected to negotiate with the appropriate organizations to establish a single nationwide accrediting body for continuing medical education; and it adopted a draft document on the categorization of hospital emergency capabilities.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006291:Health Policy; D014481:United States