The postpartum period is a critically important time in maternal health. Baptist Health Medical Group Jennifer Heer Ford, MD, shares more.
In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, in collaboration with PermanenteDocs Chat, learn about how ethical principles can help physicians and medical students.
Change Healthcare experiences a cyber security issue impacting prior procedure authorizations, electronic prescribing and other patient care functions.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest physician burnout statistics.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
Learn more about publications of the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium for undergraduate and graduate medical education.
If you’re a medical student with limited experience, that shouldn’t impede your pursuit of research endeavors. Learn more with the AMA.
Learn how medical students can maximize their clinical growth and make a positive impression during visiting rotations.
Internal medicine resident Lauren Crowther, MD, will enter her third year of residency soon. She offers hard-won advice for residents starting year two.
An attorney specializing in hospital-medical staff matters explains why that is an essential step.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee highlights the need for improved maternal health care and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
Physicians urge MedPAC to recommend inflation-based Medicare payment update to replace current law and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
As an AMA member, you can refinance your student loan and manage your loan options with Laurel Road.
As an AMA member, get JAMA Network™, insurance, the opportunity to be a leader and advocate for the profession, and more.
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Get a detailed overview of the upcoming education sessions being held during the 2024 Annual Meeting.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
The AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) Inspiration Award honors and acknowledges physicians who have offered their support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents and students.
Get involved in the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS), working to raise the number of women physicians in leadership roles.
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.
Medicare claims review is the process by which Medicare patients are paid for by the government. Learn more about this process with the latest news, policy coverage, and statements from the AMA.
The case concerns qualifying a patient’s care under the Medicare hospice benefit. At issue is a physicians’ ability to exercise their clinical judgment in certifying a patient’s life expectancy is less than six months.
Two new reports with information on 2015 cost and quality data indicate which physicians or practices will see related Medicare payment adjustments in 2017.
Physicians who provide services under Medicare and other federal health care programs won’t face the possibility of civil lawsuits being brought against them for an unlimited period, thanks to a recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
The AMA is concerned by CMS' announcement that a third of large physician groups will face a penalty under the Value-based Modifier program (VBM) in 2015.
A “bounty-hunter” Medicare program that takes back payments from physicians must be overhauled, physicians told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a letter, pointing to a two-year backlog of appeals and prohibitive expenses that result from excessive audits. ...
Following a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announcement of a proposal to conduct audits of physicians and other eligible professionals who received incentive payments under the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System and ePrescribing programs, the AMA called on the agency to abandon its plans because of numerous implementation problems.
Expensive claim denials and unexpected payment adjustments that stem from the hundreds of proprietary claim edits individual health insurers create behind closed doors could become a thing of the past in a few short years, thanks to an initiative underway in Colorado.
Physicians and hospitals will get a short reprieve from Medicare's recovery audit contractors, CMS recently announced.
A federal court case is shining light on the growing problem of inappropriately classifying hospital patients as “observation status” in an effort to cut down Medicare costs.