Preventive services can be provided at no cost to patients Preventive services can be provided at no cost to patients Due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), when physicians order certain evidence-based ...

The EHR inbox has become a primary means of communication in health care, but the tedious task of routing these messages disproportionally falls on physicians who too often become the primary triage ...

Most physicians wish they could spend less time writing clinical notes. But experts say that the time and energy needed to develop or learn to use new templates can discourage adoption of changes, ...

AMA members have access to curated, mini-CME tracks designed to help physicians meet the educational criteria for the one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration ...

Before physician offices, hospitals and urgent-care centers took over as the dominant places for patients to seek the health care they needed, physicians brought their skills to patients’ homes, often ...

Whether you are coming from the workforce or straight from college, the transition to medical school can be daunting. “Starting medical school was interesting because there seemed to be a lot more ...

What is the Geisinger health system’s approach to value-based care? “The right care for the right patient at the right time with the right person,” Narayana Murali, MD, told the audience at the HLTH ...

Perhaps the least fulfilling—but most time-consuming—part of a physician’s workday involves administrative tasks such as intensive documentation, toiling in the EHR and sifting through masses of ...

What’s the news: The AMA has sent a letter (PDF) to the District of Columbia’s Department of Health expressing “strong opposition” to proposed regulation 3969 that would allow certified registered ...

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, family dynamics and routines were flipped on their head. Between school closures, social isolation and unprecedented uncertainty, families were hit ...

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 ...

Endometriosis, a chronic and often painful condition affecting millions of women worldwide, continues to be a significant yet under-recognized health issue. Characterized by the growth of tissue ...