The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about physician onboarding.

Codes complete the patient medical record. Some basic knowledge and simple steps will give resident physicians confidence in doing their part. Correctly documenting what was done for a patient, and ...

There have been tremendous strides forward in providing resources for physicians to seek care for their own mental and behavioral health in recent years—and in making them feel safer to seek that help ...

Facing a growing aging population and ongoing physician shortage, the rural health system is partnering with universities to recruit and retain doctors. Growing up in rural Minnesota, Joshua Crabtree, ...

Physicians who take part in the four-day program are less likely to have burnout and more likely to feel valued. Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, has been told his work as chief wellness officer at Ochsner ...

AMA membership offers unique access to savings and resources tailored to enrich the personal and professional lives of physicians, residents and medical students. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo: That's what's ...

AMA survey shows physicians’ use of AI is taking off, but doctors see need for more oversight and better workflow integration. Physicians are adopting health care augmented intelligence (AI)—commonly ...

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 ...

What’s the news: Medicare physician payment—often called Medicare reimbursement—must be tied to an inflation index called the Medicare Economic Index (MEI). As part of its campaign to fix the ...

It isn’t just physicians who are experiencing burnout. All health professionals have experienced a rise in burnout throughout the pandemic, which has contributed to workforce turnover. This was ...

At the national level, the overall rate of physician burnout—comprised of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores—improved during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic (fall 2020) compared ...