10 million Americans grapple with a silent threat that weakens bones: osteoporosis. A rheumatologist from Hattiesburg Clinic shares more.
Gov. Justice’s move—coming amid measles outbreaks and after urging from medical experts—will help keep up the state’s high immunization rates.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the EHR data exchange can help with prior authorization.
The goal of the Reimagining Residency grant program is to transform residency training to best address the workplace needs of our current and future health care system.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
Choosing a physician specialty is a nuanced decision for any aspiring doctor. Parenting responsibilities can add another layer to that career-shaping choice.
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Which product is produced by the cells in a biopsy sample from a patient?
Medical staff bylaws can be make or break to a young physician’s hospital employment experience. Learn more with the AMA.
This PM&R resident’s journey in research includes training on two continents and three advanced degrees. She offers great advice for medical students.
New AMA survey indicates physicians still feeling adverse impact from Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
Physicians recommend condition-focused MIPS framework and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
Medical students who join the AMA enjoy exclusive member benefits and perks to help them personally and professionally on their road to residency. Find out more.
Celebrate your grad’s incredible accomplishment by activating their AMA membership. Learn how.
Details provided on the application process and deadlines for physicians, residents and medical students interested in joining AMA council and committees.
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Read about candidates running for an open leadership position with the Academic Physicians Section (APS).
The Medical Student Section (MSS) strives to be medical students' voice within the AMA for improving medical education and advocating for the future of medicine.
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.
Meaningful use is the use of certified EHR software in the health care system to improve efficiency, safety, and quality of care. Stay current with the latest meaningful use articles and news from AMA.
The AMA Statement on Meaningful Use expresses appreciation and continued concern to the CMS and the ONC.
Proposed flexibilities in the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program for Medicare have yet to be finalized. The AMA is calling on regulators to issue an automatic hardship exemption so physicians aren’t penalized for regulatory delays outside their control.
Electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use regulations continue to interfere with practice efficiency, but how are they affecting patient care? Physicians took the floor at a special town hall meeting, giving the detailed answers to this question that federal policymakers need to hear.
The AMA is calling on CMS to create hardship exemption to EHR Meaningful Use due to the agency's delay in issuance of "modification rule."
With the final rule for Stage 3 of electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use expected any day, physicians united in calling for policymakers to reevaluate the program and put the brakes on it until its prohibitive problems are fixed.
The AMA today urged the administration to pause the final stages of the federal government’s Meaningful Use program in light of pivotal changes to Medicare.
The AMA agrees with Sen. Lamar Alexander's position that the Meaningful Use program be paused to improve the usability and interoperability of EHR systems.
Since the town hall event hosted by the AMA and Medical Association of Georgia last month, physicians’ stories about burdensome meaningful use requirements and cumbersome electronic health record systems have been pouring in.
The U.S. Congress may move to delay the third stage of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program. Proposed legislation would pause Stage 3 rulemaking to align it with technology advancements and the new merit-based incentive payment system.