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 Prep for Residency Sep 15, 2014 · 2 Min Read Top 5 things residents wish they had known about the Match Registration for the National Resident Matching Program opened,kicking off a busy season for fourth-year medical students. To help graduating students prepare, residents shared their top five tips on what they wish they had known when they participated in the Match. Public Health Behavioral Health Sep 15, 2014 · 4 Min Read 6 things you need to know about hydrocodone reclassification The Drug Enforcement Administration reclassified hydrocodone combination products as Schedule II controlled substances. You need to know these 6 six key points about major changes to prescribing practices. Public Health Prevention & Wellness Sep 15, 2014 · 3 Min Read How has your practice controlled hypertension? Be recognized How are you successfully controlling your patients’ hypertension? Share your methods with your fellow physicians as part of the 2014 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge. Advocacy Access to Care Sep 15, 2014 · 1 Min Read HHS awards $3.2 million to support minority health insurance coverage The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health last week announced $3.2 million in grant awards to 13 organizations for supporting health coverage enrollment of racial and ethnic minorities. Practice Management Career Development Sep 15, 2014 · 1 Min Read Find opportunities for senior physicians via the JAMA Career Center The JAMA Career Center® presents physician volunteer and career opportunities, news and information relevant to the full spectrum of medical practice. Job postings are updated daily for virtually every specialty, practice setting and region in the United States. About Ethics Sep 12, 2014 · 2 Min Read Physicians' role in driving social change: Ethics journal debates Physicians and other experts in the field explore the role of physicians as agents of change in the September issue of Virtual Mentor, the AMA’s online ethics journal. Practice Management Claims Processing Sep 12, 2014 · 3 Min Read Footing bill for insurers' pay methods shouldn't fall on doctors 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. Education ChangeMedEd Initiative Sep 12, 2014 · 2 Min Read Tomorrow’s doctors should question the status quo: TEDMED 2014 If physicians are going to lead health care changes, they’ll need to take unconventional approaches, ask a lot of questions and support innovation, speakers emphasized at TEDMED 2014. Load More