Innovative Medicare program set to expire at year’s end, but the evidence backs extending it to help patients recover in the comfort of home.
Also known as peripheral vascular disease, this condition causes leg pain, cramping and numbness. Charles Leithead, MD, of Ochsner Health shares more.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how one physician leader's work is reducing in-basket burden.
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.
Virginia Skiba, MD, of Henry Ford Health, started her career in neurology but switched to sleep medicine after about a decade. Find out why.
M4s can gain insight on life in a physician residency program by asking current residents about scheduling, culture, work-life balance and more.
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.
Resident physicians must quickly absorb huge knowledge chunks—and care for patients. You won’t know it all, so here’s how to move forward.
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.
Download PDFs of the proceedings from the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
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.
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 the agenda, documents and more information for the 2024 WPS Interim Meeting on Nov. 8 at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Find a calendar listing the upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
In the news: Half U.S. adults eligible for semaglitude, low vaccination rates for respiratory season, 1 in 10 has high cholesterol and more.
Patient safety is a top priority at AMA. Learn more about how we educate physicians, residents and medical students on patient safety issues and practices with the latest articles from the AMA.
New Jersey has lifted its suspension of elective surgeries. Learn how this health system is managing the flow of patients and letting them to know that care shouldn’t be postponed.
Strict safety measures helped keep a large group practice open during the COVID-19 pandemic, now the key is to make sure patients know about them.
COVID-19 stressors can contribute to a “hidden crisis” of intimate-partner violence, child abuse and elder abuse. Learn more about what physicians can do to stop it.
Find out how a nimble Wisconsin private practice has eased patient concerns about COVID-19 and embraced the potential of telemedicine.
With residents and programs looking to stay on track, these six free modules can help address core-competency requirements during the pandemic.
Learn the immediate steps doctors can take to keep their home offices resilient to hackers, malware and cybercrime.
Residents can help identify and mitigate lapses that can harm patients. Learn more with the AMA on tips to improve safety processes.
Learn about the AMA's concern regarding the manner in which the FDA has been implementing the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).
Study finds 83% of physician practices experienced a cyberattack; HIPAA is a must but not enough, and reliable IT vendors are just part of the solution.
