The doctors’ association is blowing up the U.S.’ decades-old coding system for recording pregnancy services and starting fresh next year, bowing to calls from OB-GYNs and other maternity specialists.

The American Medical Association has created a set of web-based solutions for coding and billing medical services, according to an AMA news release. The tools, which are available only on the new AMA ...

The AMA voted in favor of a two-year grace period to ensure protection for hospitals and physician practices implementing a new medical classification system. AMA’s vote pertaining to the federally ...