This toolkit can help physicians and other health care professionals provide better care for patients with prolonged symptoms and concerns about Lyme disease.
An empathetic evaluation can establish the visit as one that ultimately offers the patient hope. Learn more with Improving Care for Patients with Prolonged Symptoms and Concerns about Lyme Disease: A Clinician Toolkit.
Physicians, squeezed for time and eager to get treatment started, often steer clear of appeals in broken prior auth system that needs major overhaul.
Research among resident physicians suggests that secure messaging may be adding to doctors’ burdens rather than reducing them.
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International medical graduates (IMGs) often practice in physician shortage areas yet frequently face obstacles getting there.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the MSS position on the National Board of Medical Examiners Advisory Committee.
The AMA is here to help you demystify the match terminology you may encounter as you prepare for Match Week. Learn more.
A peer-coaching program among ob-gyn residents aims to cut the learning curve and give interns more time with patients and less EHR work after hours.
A major health care recruiter shares a detailed process for final-year residents and fellows to follow when assessing practice opportunities.
Urge your members of Congress to support letter on physician payment update and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
AMA to CMS: Do not finalize proposed obstetrical services Conditions of Participation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
This two-day boot camp, March 31-April 1, 2025, will equip attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction.
Health care experts share practical strategies for a smooth EHR transition. Register now.
Download PDFs and access information submitted for consideration at the AMA House of Delegates Interim Meeting.
Review the process for endorsing candidates running for a position on the Board of Trustees or AMA councils.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
One of the unique benefits of membership in the AMA Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) is the chance to participate in the policymaking process.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
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Read about the process for changes to the CPT® codes and the role of the CPT Advisory Committee.
When it comes to Medicare, there's a lot for physicians to know. The AMA helps you stay current on the latest developments in Medicare physician enrollment, fee schedules, claims reviews and more.
Electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use regulations continue to interfere with practice efficiency, but how are they affecting patient care? Physicians took the floor at a special town hall meeting, giving the detailed answers to this question that federal policymakers need to hear.
The AMA is calling on CMS to create hardship exemption to EHR Meaningful Use due to the agency's delay in issuance of "modification rule."
With the final rule for Stage 3 of electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use expected any day, physicians united in calling for policymakers to reevaluate the program and put the brakes on it until its prohibitive problems are fixed.
The AMA today urged the administration to pause the final stages of the federal government’s Meaningful Use program in light of pivotal changes to Medicare.
The AMA agrees with Sen. Lamar Alexander's position that the Meaningful Use program be paused to improve the usability and interoperability of EHR systems.
Numerous payment policies could see significant changes under the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Among these changes are eight issues physicians are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to correct or improve before the rule is finalized in November.
Since the town hall event hosted by the AMA and Medical Association of Georgia last month, physicians’ stories about burdensome meaningful use requirements and cumbersome electronic health record systems have been pouring in.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the law that eliminated the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, has a variety of provisions physicians need to know. Learn how physicians will work to influence implementation of the repeal law.
The U.S. Congress may move to delay the third stage of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program. Proposed legislation would pause Stage 3 rulemaking to align it with technology advancements and the new merit-based incentive payment system.