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 ...

Mary Pan, MD, shares how the Washington Permanente Medical Group is working to reduce its burnout rate among women, and how augmented intelligence can help. Mary Pan, MD, remembers what it was like ...

Physician schedules often fail to account for time spent on nonpatient-facing tasks. R. John Sawyer, PhD, of Ochsner Health, shares what to change. Physician schedules often fail to block off the time ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

From audio-video visits to remote monitoring, new AMA handbook details the right CPT codes to use. But Medicare’s still asking for modifiers. New entries pertaining to digital medicine that were ...

When blood-pressure cuffs are too small, it can lead to higher BP about 40% of the time, which leads to improper treatment. Change is needed. When shopping for a blood-pressure cuff to use at home, ...

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 ...

There are pros and cons to securing outside help on billing. New resources and advice from the AMA will help guide you through the process. As medical billing becomes more complex and ...

The AMA’s new $12 million precision education grant program represents the next step in our ongoing work to reimagine medical education and lifelong learning. Preparing physicians for the complex ...

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 ...