Are there health benefits to skipping meals? The "Health vs. Hype" AMA podcast explores the issue.
A person’s overall health is mostly driven by social, economic and environmental factors. An online course offers insight into this concept.
This six-part series explores how healthcare organizations bring the AMA Joy in Medicine® framework to life to reduce physician burnout and enhance well-being.
Viruses, malware and hackers pose a threat to patients and physician practices. Find resources to protect patient health records and other data from cyberattacks.
After experience at two residency programs, this time-variable, competency-based model is rolling out a nationwide pilot in general surgery training.
The AMA launched a $12 million precision education grant program earlier this year to speed the personalization of learning.
In pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, Sreelatha Naik, MD, of Geisinger Health, finds meaning in helping patients breathe easier and live better.
AMA member Zachary Coffman, MD, of Advocate Health, says one of the most rewarding parts is seeing kids you treat grow up to live meaningful lives.
AMA member John R. Corker, MD, explains how group practice ownership can boost a physician’s agency, income and work-life balance.
Many face stigma and lack of access to accommodations, says recently published research from JAMA Network Open.
The AMA provides regulatory clarification to physicians and their care teams in an effort to aid physicians in their day-to-day practice environment.
Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about standing or protocol orders for common tests and procedures.
In this Project Firstline webinar, AMA and CDC discuss how health systems can strengthen outpatient antibiotic stewardship.
This AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar provides guidance on the 2026 ADA mandate and how it affects independent practices.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Details provided on the application process and deadlines for physicians, residents and medical students interested in joining AMA council and committees.
The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Get involved in the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS), working to raise the number of women physicians in leadership roles.
The MSS Annual & Interim Awards, recognizing Medical Student Section members, celebrate outstanding achievements and leadership within the medical student community.
IMGs who already matched into residency programs are seeing visa delays that could prevent them from arriving in time to start training.
Compelling research, discussions, opinions and more—enjoy these original podcasts from the AMA for the latest in medicine and patient care.
Learn about the key things medical practices need to know about payment and how to improve managing the claims revenue cycle.
In North Jersey Brain and Spine Center v. Aetna, a physician practice that received assignments of benefits from patients with employer-sponsored health plans sued the insurer for denying and underpaying medically necessary surgeries for three different patients.
Physicians who don’t successfully report for Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) this year will face a 2 percent payment penalty in 2016.
A final rule revising Medicare’s conditions of participation for hospitals could impact physicians’ role in hospital governance and patient care activities. Under the latest final rule, published in May and scheduled to take effect July 11, a multi-hospital health system would be permitted to have a single, integrated medical staff.
New recommendations by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission seek to correct how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) attributes patients to physicians so most doctors will be able to participate in more than one accountable care organization if they so choose.
Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a new study on diabetes prevalence in the state. The study highlights the impact the disease is having on health care costs.
Moving health care toward greater integration soon will be crucial for improving costs, quality and access to care, Mayo Clinic Health System CEO Robert Nesse, MD, told physicians earlier this month during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
Physician innovators and leaders shared their real-world payment reform experiences during a Monday education session presented by members of the AMA Innovators Committee during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
There has been a lot of misinformation about advance care planning over the years. The latest in false reporting on this issue is told by Stateline, a news website run by the Pew Charitable Trusts. In an article that appeared this week about possible federal payment policy for advance care planning,
A new model of care delivery aimed at improving care for patients most at risk of being hospitalized is being assessed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation based on its costs and outcomes. Called the Comprehensive Care Physician model, this care delivery system is intended to give at-risk patients access to a physician who will care for them in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
