The new "Health vs. Hype" AMA podcast explores medical misinformation and viral health trends, starting with the rise in protein maxxing.
An infectious diseases physician provides guidance on navigating the flu season.
The move to the AMA’s Organizational Biopsy® will give Texas Children’s Pediatrics better insight into the pressures affecting physicians across its practice.
Streamline medication management and reduce refill requests.
Stay up to date on the innovative projects and outputs from the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
Medical student advocacy can build your career, and the AMA can help. But don’t forget that your work in medical school comes first.
USMLE Steps 1–3, COMLEX Levels 1–2, ABIM and ABFM board exam prep are part of the special offer that ends May 10. Learn more.
Philip Eskew, DO, a direct primary care physician and advocate, gives advice for residents considering this emerging practice model.
Should you pursue a fellowship? The financial opportunity cost might not be a positive, but other factors should also weigh heavily in the decision.
Collaborating and networking to advocate for patients and the medical profession.
AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series examines key advocacy issues from the federal and state levels impacting patients and physicians.
In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn about what’s happening across the country with medical liability reform. Register now.
AMA and CDC provides an update on current pertussis trends, infection control recommendations and more.
Find information for submitting a resolution to the AMA House of Delegates, including a resolution sample and instructions on how to use the provided template.
Details provided on the application process and deadlines for physicians, residents and medical students interested in joining AMA council and committees.
Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to incorporate and integrate telemedicine and digital health into physician practices.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Review the list of candidates running for office in the Women Physicians Section (WPS).
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
Find a current list of generic drug names the USAN Council is considering and are therefore protected by intellectual property laws.
An MD-PhD student and AMA Research Challenge finalist, Bijoya Basu touts the value of patience, time management and passion in the research process.
Stay up-to-date on the latest developments for switching to alternative payment models (APMs). Make the transition as smooth as possible with resources, articles, and statements from the AMA.
The Come Home concept can save $20,000 per patient. The approach is being adopted across the nation for Medicare patients.
MACRA established the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee to make recommendations to HHS on physician-focused payment models —and is now preparing to accept proposal submissions.
The five-year primary care medical home model, Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) could help a physician’s practice during the MACRA transition. One way to qualify for the Advanced APM track is to apply for CPC+.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology developed an alternative payment model that makes sure cancer patients get the support and services they need while allowing physicians to accommodate those expenses.
Seeking a later start date, the AMA proposes treating the first year as a transitional period to allow physicians to learn about new Medicare system and alternative payment models. Reasons why are provided.
When it comes to developing alternative payment models, physicians are best placed to balance cost reduction while delivering high quality care. Physician-led models allow for redesign of care based on specific patient needs.
Physicians thinking about transitioning from fee-for-service payment to risk-based reimbursement can evaluate options to make an educated choice.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation tested a pilot program to decrease overuse of emergency. The test showed a value-based health care and payment model could reduce frequent ED visits by about 40 percent.
New regulations under MACRA are driving many specialty physicians to proactively develop alternative payment models. The American Society for Radiation Oncology created 2 payment models that work for patients and practices.
