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Yes, doctors and compliance officers can work together

Compliance officers often have the ability to change rules that interfere with care. It’s time to look at the bigger picture and find common ground.

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“Volume” of bills is 2025’s biggest scope of practice trend

The AMA fights for physician-led teams by harnessing the best evidence and collaborating with state medical and national specialty associations.

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Advocacy Insights: The current and future landscape of health care AI policy

In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn about AI in health care and the ongoing development of AI policy from a national perspective.

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Addressing and managing drug shortages

The AMA has declared drug shortages to be an urgent public health crisis. Stay informed and access resources to address the impacts on practice.

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Safety and quality CME

Learn how quality and safety can help advance and sustain health and health care systems across the world with education from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

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Fighting government interference in evidence-based medicine

The AMA is committed to defending the practice of medicine and vigorously opposes legislative efforts to criminalize and restrict reproductive health services.

Public Health
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How health AI can be a physician’s “co-pilot” to improve care

Physicians and health IT should collaborate to monitor AI tools for safe use, starting with low-risk cases to cut administrative burdens.

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Why is home health care growing? No one wants to be in a hospital

Ochsner Health is using new tech and aligning stakeholders to deliver care in the setting that patients prefer—their own homes.

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Critical care CME

Deepen your knowledge of timely topics in critical care medicine with education from the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

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10 must-read bioethics articles published in 2024

On topics such as drug shortages and inpatient psychiatric care, a variety of bioethics articles published this year have caught readers’ attention. 

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On cybersecurity, physicians must always be on their toes

Ransomware and other cyberattacks are becoming a national security threat, experts say. Explore timely advice and AMA resources to mitigate the risks. 

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