Authors of News & Leadership Viewpoints Bookmark Staff News Writer AMA Affiliated Groups News Writer, Authors Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team. News Authors Catalog of Topics Students Specialty Profiles Oct 26, 2015 · 2 Min Read What it's like to be in infectious disease: Shadowing Dr. Nahass Learning about different specialties helps when it’s time to choose where you’d like to focus your medical training. Ronald Nahass, MD, an infectious diseases specialist discusses what it’s like to be in private practice. Students Specialty Profiles Oct 26, 2015 · 4 Min Read What it's like to be in infectious disease: Shadowing Dr. Schmitt Interested in a specialty in infectious diseases? Find out more about this practice area is to read a profile of Steven K. Schmitt, MD. See what he has to say about some of the challenging and rewarding aspects of caring for patients. Practice Management AMA STEPS Forward® Oct 26, 2015 · 4 Min Read 6 steps to ensure patients don't miss chronic or preventive care Panel management, or population health management, equips physicians and their teams with techniques to monitor their patient populations so they can provide necessary preventive and chronic care to all patients, regardless of their visit frequency. Public Health Population Health Oct 23, 2015 · 3 Min Read Return the service: How you can keep veterans healthy More than a year after news first surfaced that veterans weren’t getting timely access to care within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, it’s clear that more needs to be done to meet these patients’ needs. Public Health Population Health Oct 23, 2015 · 2 Min Read WMA adopts transgender-affirming policy New policy adopted at the World Medical Association’s (WMA) recent General Assembly meeting in Moscow addresses guidelines on transgender health care. The WMA emphasized that everyone has the right to determine their own gender and that gender incongruence is not in itself a mental disorder. Residents Residency Life Oct 22, 2015 · 5 Min Read Physicians discuss medical errors What helps physicians after committing a serious medical error? Here’s how experienced physicians have learned to cope with medical errors and to grow professionally despite challenging experiences in practice. Practice Management Medicare & Medicaid Oct 21, 2015 · 4 Min Read What physicians need to know about the new EHR regulations New regulations outline requirements for the electronic health record meaningful use program for Medicare. Find out what physicans need to know about some of the most important changes that will affect a medical practice. Practice Management Sustainability Oct 21, 2015 · 3 Min Read 3 steps to cut down time spent on Rx renewals You and your practice team could be spending several hundred hours on prescription renewals each year. What if you could get most of that time back while also ensuring your patients don’t run out of medications between appointments? Load More
