Designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as a national coding set for physician and other health care ...

Tutty: At the height of COVID, burnout went from being the lowest it had ever been in 2020 to the highest it had ever been, at 62.8% of physicians experiencing at least one symptom of burnout. Unger: ...

While a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree qualifies a physician to diagnose and treat patients across a wide range of medical specialties, some DOs choose to pursue additional graduate ...

The AMA is fighting for physicians, and as the physician’s powerful ally the AMA is focused on addressing the issues important to doctors so they can focus on what matters most—patients.. The AMA’s ...

In the fast-moving and promising arena of augmented intelligence (AI)—often called artificial intelligence—delegates at the 2025 AMA Annual Meeting took several actions to strengthen existing AMA ...

Growing up, neurosurgeon and AMA member Sonia V. Eden, MD, was told by her mother that she was “hardwired” to work on the brain.. In fact, Dr. Eden performed her first procedure when she was about 4 ...

What’s the news: The AMA sent a letter "in strong support" (PDF) of a Senate bill that “takes a meaningful step toward reestablishing Medicare payment stability.” The Medicare Patient Access and ...

TPMG’s recently published follow-up analysis in NEJM Catalyst found that these generative AI scribes not only saved physicians an estimated 15,791 hours of documentation time—equal to 1,794 eight-hour ...

Dr. Mukkamala: Our patients and our colleagues are why we fight.And why we will continue to fight until our health care system truly reflects the values of our profession—compassion, access, a respect ...

As the cost of raising children continues to climb, many resident physicians are confronting a harsh economic truth: child care and other living expenses often outpace their individual earning power, ...

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 ...

A urological surgeon from Buffalo, New York, Dr. Underwood will become AMA president in June 2026. Catch up on the other AMA election results. The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the ...