Staff News Writer

Speaking at the AMA National Advocacy Conference, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell pointed to ways HHS is working to build a better, smarter health care system—which means receiving input from physicians.

The AMA’s National Advocacy Conference gives physicians opportunities to meet face-to-face with members of Congress and gain important insights from industry experts, political insiders and members of Congress regarding current efforts being made in health system reform refinement and implementation.

More than 150 medical, public health, patient and health care organizations came together to ask the nation’s governors for increased emphasis on overdose prevention and treatment as part of the effort to combat prescription drug abuse, misuse, overdose and death.

As the end of medical training approaches, residents and fellows must decide where they want to practice medicine. Once they’ve considered their ideal practice setting, it’s time to focus on geographic location.

Changes being launched now in medical schools are touching graduate medical education and pre-medical education, seeking to better prepare doctors for a health care system that is constantly changing.

A client practice services manager at Wells Fargo Practice Finance recommends physicians begin planning their practice exit strategy three to five years in advance. Learn what you should keep in mind as you plan to transition out of your medical practice.

Whether you need to meet requirements for medical license renewal, maintenance of certification or other entities, such as your specialty society, you’ll need to obtain continuing medical education. But for busy physicians, trying to decipher to the world of CME can be confusing.

Data collected in patient safety systems comes with confidentiality protections that encourage physicians to share patient safety information without fear of liability—but a Florida case could impede efforts to improve patient safety, jeopardizing these protections.