CVS is a prenatal test to detect genetic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities. Learn what CVS can and cannot tell you, and when it is recommended.
Heat illness ranges from heat exhaustion to heat stroke. Recognizing symptoms of heat stroke early can help prevent life-threatening complications.
Review what you need to do about your insurance, employment contracts, patient medical records and medical license before retirement.
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.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the student member position on the AMA Board of Trustees and how to apply.
Medical student research opportunities are abundant. For the best results, follow personal passions, says the latest AMA Research Challenge winner.
The second year is a big step up in responsibility—and pressure. Follow this hard-won wisdom from AMA members to succeed as a PGY-2.
After 20 years at one institution, Dr Gitelman, a behavioral neurologist, switched jobs for the opportunity to build a new program. It transformed his career.
Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about standing or protocol orders for common tests and procedures.
Join the American Medical Association to explore practical approaches to implementing routine screening for communities in rural areas.
In this Project Firstline webinar, AMA and CDC discuss how health systems can strengthen outpatient antibiotic stewardship.
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.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
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.
Standing Committees are appointed by the Resident & Fellow Section Governing Council
Find information on leadership opportunities with the Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS).
In the news: Moderna mRNA flu shot recommendations, delayed COVID-19 vaccine study published, next generation gene editing unveiled and more.
Find out how to apply for a seat on the CPT Editorial Panel or the CPT Advisory Committee.
With the expansion of health insurance over the last decade, patient payment management is extremely important for physicians. Learn about the latest in payment management with resources from the AMA.
Learn what you need to know about the overpayment recovery process with these three tips and additional assistance from a free online overpayment recovery toolkit from the AMA.
During the first of three special testing weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be conducting testing to determine whether physicians’ ICD-10 claims will be accepted into the Medicare claims processing system, Nov. 17-21.
Be prepared for the spookiest season of the year. With ICD-10 implementation coming Oct. 1 of next year, here are the ICD-10 diagnosis codes you may need for Halloween.
Learn how to navigate the new documentation complexities for diagnosis codes in the ICD-10-CM code set. An updated publication from the AMA Store provides guidance just in time to prepare for the Oct. 1, 2015, ICD-10 implementation deadline.
Get help transitioning from the ICD-9 to ICD-10 code sets with interactive training that fits with your schedule. The 3M™ ICD-10 Education Program: Physician Practice Package provides Web-based training delivered in the specific context needed for different job functions and matches trainees to the appropriate education track.
Physicians have one year to comply with implementation of the ICD-10 code set. Get ready with new coding cards from the AMA Store. ICD-10-CM 2015 Snapshot Coding Cards: Multiple Specialties provide the most commonly reported diagnostic codes and associated guidelines for a specialty, including the specificity required to improve documentation.
With just a year left to transition to the ICD-10 code set, practice management experts advise physicians to begin preparing for implementation by working with software vendors and testing their systems, if they haven’t already. See what physicians can use to make the switch to this costly code set a bit easier.
A year ahead of the Oct. 1, 2015, compliance deadline for implementing the ICD-10 code set, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced three weeks that will be dedicated to helping physicians test whether their claims will be accepted in the Medicare claims processing system.
Physicians officially have until Oct. 1, 2015, to transition to the ICD-10 code set, according to a final rule issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
