A strong onboarding process can help your physician career get off to the right start. Here is what to expect—and what to ask for.

What’s the news: The AMA and the Mississippi State Medical Association were successful in their efforts to prevent scope of practice expansions that would have harmed Mississippi patients. Mississippi ...

Primary care physicians spend the most time on the EHR compared with other physician specialties. Increased time spent on the EHR—especially when done after hours—may lead to emotional exhaustion and ...

Medicare physician payment has dropped 33% since 2001. The influential Medicare Payment Advisory Commission outlines what Congress can do now. What’s the news: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ...

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 ...

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, ...

AMA member William Weber, MD, MPH, is working to improve care and access for all patients—including those who are incarcerated. William Weber, MD, MPH, saw a problem with the lack of timely and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stable federal investment is needed to keep medical innovations coming. The federal government should seek a more sustainable, transparent option. The AMA has joined dozens of other physician ...