The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about preventing illness this holiday season.
Learn what you should be thinking about at a hectic year’s end, and how to get off to the races in 2025 on patient scheduling, staffing and more.
Reducing physician burnout is more than just identifying problems. It’s about creating meaningful, lasting change. An AMA toolkit maps out what to do.
Understand the evolving field of health systems science and acquire the necessary tools and skills to successfully share this approach with medical students.
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.
If your M1 transition’s been rocky, you’re not alone. Show yourself the same compassion you show classmates, says AMA member Suzanne J. Templer, DO.
Virginia Skiba, MD, of Henry Ford Health, started her career in neurology but switched to sleep medicine after about a decade. Find out why.
Two doctors who helped build a work group to boost onboarding at Atlantic Health System share what residents transitioning to practice should focus on.
To perform at your best on the night shift, resident physicians should follow the evidence on what works. One tip: Drink your java at the right time.
Learn about the current state of competition in health insurance markets across the U.S. and review in-depth analysis on market concentration.
Discover the AMA's position on health insurance mergers and why the AMA believes fewer insurance carriers undermine physician practices and harm patient care.
ChangeMedEd® is a national conference that brings together leaders and innovators to accelerate change in medical education across the continuum. Learn more.
Build a framework for the implementation of AI in practice during this seven-month shared learning collaborative launching April 2025.
Review the dates for future Annual and Interim Meetings of the AMA House of Delegates and AMA policy on meeting locations.
Download PDFs of the proceedings from the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
Find the agenda PDF, documents and more for the 2024 APS Interim Meeting on Nov. 8 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida.
Find a calendar listing the upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
The Office of International Relations works to maintain the AMA’s relationships with national medical associations and global health care organizations.
Medical claims processing can slow down payments and stifle cash flow if not handled correctly. Here's how the AMA is helping medical practices handle claims processing.
With more than 10,000 codes, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) is the most widely accepted medical nomenclature used to report medical procedures and services to health insurers. The 2016 codebook, available now, marks the code set’s 50th anniversary.
Use these tips from the AMA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Road to 10 Implementation Guide to make sure you’re prepping your practice. In Month Four of our ICD-10 primer, learn the next steps you should take in August.
The CMS announced that it is making some critical changes to the transition period between ICD-9 and ICD-10. These eight resources can help get your practice up to speed for the code switch.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it’s making several critical changes to the ICD-10 transition period so that it’s less disruptive for physicians.
The AMA and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced efforts to help physicians prepare for the transition to ICD-10 ahead of the October 1 deadline.
The countdown to the ICD-10 code set implementation deadline continues. Make sure your medical practice is ready to minimize disruptions. If you haven’t checked them out yet, here are some practical resources from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
More than one-half of the country now has laws in place enforcing coverage for telemedicine services, pointing to a growing trend in care delivery—but physicians still must navigate gray areas. Learn three ways physicians are prepping to pave the way for telemedicine to succeed.
More medical practices are improving their revenue cycle by accepting electronic remittance advice, an electronic version of a paper explanation of payment. See what 6 ways your practice can benefit from their use. A newly updated AMA toolkit offers the insights you need.
More health plans are paying claims with virtual credit cards (VCC). Physicians might not be aware of hidden fees which could be costing you 5% of your payments. You may be losing a significant amount of your contractual payments to high interchange fees charged by the credit card company.
