What’s the news: Medicare physician payment—often called Medicare reimbursement—must be tied to an inflation index called the Medicare Economic Index (MEI). As part of its campaign to fix the ...

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about physician onboarding.

Behemoth health insurers claim this time-wasting practice improves care and saves everyone money. Look beyond the myths and find out the facts. Knowing the truth is important because prior ...

Just as the practice of medicine is growing increasingly complex, so is the business of running a medical practice. Contracting with a third-party billing company can relieve private practice ...

Physicians who take part in the four-day program are less likely to have burnout and more likely to feel valued. Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, has been told his work as chief wellness officer at Ochsner ...

Facing a growing aging population and ongoing physician shortage, the rural health system is partnering with universities to recruit and retain doctors. Growing up in rural Minnesota, Joshua Crabtree, ...

AMA survey shows physicians’ use of AI is taking off, but doctors see need for more oversight and better workflow integration. Physicians are adopting health care augmented intelligence (AI)—commonly ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

Physician schedules often fail to account for time spent on nonpatient-facing tasks. R. John Sawyer, PhD, of Ochsner Health, shares what to change. Physician schedules often fail to block off the time ...

Learn how Brianna Ma is shaping the future of medicine as the medical student member of AMPAC, the AMA’s bipartisan political action committee. As a first-year medical student attending a state-level ...

AMA membership offers unique access to savings and resources tailored to enrich the personal and professional lives of physicians, residents and medical students. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo: That's what's ...