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

Behemoth health insurers claim this time-wasting practice improves care and saves everyone money. Look beyond the myths and find out the facts. Knowing the truth is important because prior ...

Like a particularly high-stakes game of Trivial Pursuit, good physician leadership requires getting more than just one piece of the pie done correctly. Great physician leaders need to be adept on ...

Just as the practice of medicine is growing increasingly complex, so is the business of running a medical practice. Contracting with a third-party billing company can relieve private practice ...

A few days after being discharged from a skilled nursing facility, a palliative care patient in Southeast Michigan and his spouse found themselves overwhelmed and unprepared. They didn’t have home ...

About 100 bills nationwide target this payer cost-control process that delays patient care. The AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization. When a patient from Indiana had to be airlifted via ...

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 ...

Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on June 10, 2025. Officers and five councils are elected by the American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) at the ...

Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on June 10, 2025. Officers and five councils are elected by the American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) at the ...

Medical students break down the must-have gear that helps them maximize study time, stay organized and power through demanding rotations. When it comes to surviving medical school, the right ...

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 ...