In New Jersey cases, appellate court should move to protect process that is essential to improving patient safety and health care quality. Learn more.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the CDC's heat risk initiative and more.
Change Healthcare experiences a cyber security issue impacting prior procedure authorizations, electronic prescribing and other patient care functions.
On prior auth, scope creep, Medicare pay and more, the AMA fights to help otolaryngologists—and all physicians—so they can focus on patient care.
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?
This PM&R resident’s journey in research includes training on two continents and three advanced degrees. She offers great advice for medical students.
Physician practice options can overwhelm. Learn from experienced doctors how practice setting influences autonomy, financial risk and more.
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.
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.
In honor of Older Americans Month (May 1-31, 2024), the AMA celebrates senior physician members (ages 65 years and above).
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.
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act is designed to increase transparency around financial relationships in health care. Get the latest news and information about the Sunshine Act at the AMA.
This fall, patients will be able to see what kinds of financial interactions you may have had with manufacturers of drugs and medical devices. Physicians have less than 30 days to review this information, reported by industry organizations, and make sure it’s accurate.
Physicians can review reports about their financial interactions with manufacturers of drugs and medical devices now through Aug. 27 under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (also known as the Open Payments program).
Personally identified data about physicians not publicly available soon could be shared with government agencies, law enforcement and Medicare contractors without physicians’ knowledge, under a new “system of records” announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
A newly proposed dispute resolution process for inaccurate Physician Payments Sunshine Act data would deny physicians their due process rights, the AMA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a comment letter last week that calls for fairness and urges the agency to modify the deadline for publication of physicians’ payment data.
Physicians won’t have enough time to review and challenge false or inaccurate data about financial interactions they have had with drug and medical device companies as a result of delays by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, the AMA told the agency.
The AMA has three ethical opinions that emphasize the need for independence, transparency and accountability in continuing medical education (CME).
