The move toward value-based care involves “a reimagining of the traditional definition of health care delivery” with the aim of supporting better outcomes at lower costs, according to a report from ...

Reducing physician burnout involves many strategies, but the most common solution has been to adopt new technology that improves efficiency and eases doctors’ administrative burdens. Examples include ...

There may be a new Congress and new administration in Washington, D.C., but the AMA’s national legislative priority remains the same as 2025 gets underway: Fix Medicare Now. Since Jan. 1, physicians ...

Do gun violence prevention programs work? Why is my doctor asking if I own guns? Why are doctors asking about guns? How can doctors help with gun safety? Our guest Chethan Sathya, MD, director of the ...

What is going on with eggs in the U.S.? Is there a new strain of bird flu? How do you treat tuberculosis (TB)? How is TB transmitted? What is the most recent Ebola outbreak? Today's episode covers ...

For doctors, it’s five straight years of Medicare payment cuts. For Medicare Advantage plans, pay’s going up 4.33%. Congress must fix Medicare now. What’s the news: Congress wrapped up its business in ...

As the Match rank-order list deadline nears, go with your personal preferences and carefully weigh every residency program you interviewed with. As the Match process reaches its final steps, the ...

Chances are that you are fielding far more emails from patients than you did before the COVID-19 public health emergency. In-basket patient messages rose by 57% from 2019 to 2020, according to ...

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 ...

The phenomenon of white-coat hypertension—when a patient experiences high blood pressure in the office, but not outside of it—is now widely recognized by physicians and a catalyst for the push for ...

Failures to fix Medicare pay, prior authorization are hurting doctors and patients. AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, sees it in his own practice. The advocacy priorities that AMA President Bruce A.

It’s been nearly a decade since the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) made its debut and hard data show that it’s just not working for patients or physicians. It’s been nearly a decade since ...