title: The AMA's stake in VE: safeguarding the profession, patients.
abstract: The American Medical Association has been involved in the Voluntary Effort from the very beginning, realizing that physicians would be directly affected by any hospital cost containment legislation. Because the medical profession's chief concern is for the patient, the AMA believes it is their responsibility to protect the quality of care while working toward efficient and economic health care delivery.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States