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Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
The AAMC's Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) is
composed of approximately 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems,
including 64 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. COTH was established
in 1965 to provide representation and services related to the special
needs, concerns, and opportunities facing major teaching hospitals in
the United States and Canada.
It serves as the principal source of hospital and health system input
into overall AAMC policy and direction.
The Council's activities focus on issues of special and unique interest
to the academic community and membership including Medicare direct and
indirect medical education payments, disproportionate share payments,
teaching physician regulations, coverage of investigational devices, and
other focused areas.
On the COTH private site, members receive
the full range of AAMC and council-specific services, including:
- legislative and regulatory monitoring of federal health issues impacting
hospital and physician payment, biomedical research, technology, medical
education, and the physician workforce;
- representation and testimony at key congressional hearings;
- access to the AAMC's numerous databases; and
- staff support in the interpretation and analysis of national policy
issues.
For additional information about COTH, contact Ephonia Green, egreen@aamc.org
or 202-828-0491.
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