The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest in bird flu and policies from the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the AMA affects health care policy.
Value-based care at Ochsner Health led to screening 95% of patients at risk for diabetes and cutting costs by 14% without more administrative burdens.
Take a look at the crucial role of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in our nation's health care landscape and how the AMA is working to support IMGs.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Find information on commissions during the recruitment year.
The road to Match Day 2025 has many milestones. This guide offers insight on what to do at each step of the physician residency-selection process.
With high medical student-loan debt, doctors entering Indian Health Service face low pay. AMA calls for improving their access to loan forgiveness.
Licensing exams place big burdens on resident physicians. AMA calls for changes to Step 3 and COMLEX Level 3 to help save residents time and money.
AMA-supported prior authorization bill reintroduced in Congress and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
AMA comments on 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient payment proposed rule and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp Sept. 23-24, 2024, is designed for clinical and operational change agents looking to eliminate unnecessary work and free up more time to focus on what matters most–patient care.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
Read highlights from the 2024 SPS Annual Meeting.
View candidates for upcoming elections for the International Medical Graduates Section Governing Council.
One expert in the field of medical research gives students and residents pointers on the keys to creating an abstract that will gain attention.
In the news: Body roundness index, FDA on donanemab to treat early-stage Alzheimer’s, new heart disease risk calculator and more.
Managing payments effectively with health insurers is key to a successful practice. Stay up to date on the latest trends, claims processing information, and leadership viewpoints on the AMA.
COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act enacted and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
So you’ve decided an employment setting isn’t the right fit for you? That makes close attention to payment an even bigger priority.
Controlled substance e-prescribing, new alternative payment models and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.
Physicians protected from health plan credit card fees, according to CMS. Read about AMA's advocacy to clarify the HIPAA standard.
Three-year advocacy effort pays off as CMS explicitly spells out what payers must do regarding virtual credit card and EFT payments to physicians.
More health plans are paying claims with virtual credit cards (VCC). Physicians might not be aware of hidden fees which could be costing you 5% of your payments. You may be losing a significant amount of your contractual payments to high interchange fees charged by the credit card company.
An increasingly common payment method among health insurers could be racking up fees for your medical practice. Find out how you can help the AMA secure more fairness in electronic health insurer payments.
As managing partner of my practice, I know firsthand the many challenges physicians face in the day-to-day business of keeping a medical practice afloat.
An increasingly common payment method among health insurers offers these companies significant financial rewards while sticking physicians with all the associated fees and extra work.