The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges physicians face and what's next for the AMA.

When a health system rolls out new technology that it insists will make physicians’ lives easier, the announcement is typically met with skepticism. But the use of augmented intelligence (AI)—often ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome affects up to 10 million people in the United States, yet there’s confusion among patients who think any pain in the hand is carpal tunnel syndrome. But it’s not. This can lead ...

The CPT Editorial Panel meets three times each year. AMA staff prepares agenda materials for each CPT Editorial Panel meeting.Panel members receive agenda material at least 30 days in advance of each ...

Before submitting an application, health systems must meet the following eligibility criteria: 1. Organization size The Joy in Medicine program is intended for health systems with 75 or more ...

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, the outgoing director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a trusted adviser to seven U.S. presidents, has earned our trust for a whole host of ...

Picture a pediatrician whose days were once filled with the joy of helping children who is now struggling to find meaning in medicine. Imagine an emergency physician, the epitome of calm under ...

The RVS Update Committee (RUC) is a volunteer group of 32 physicians and other health care professionals who advise Medicare on how to value a physician's work. Learn more about what the RUC does at ...

With the U.S. Supreme Court set to rule on two lawsuits seeking to undo affirmative action for institutions of higher learning, including medical schools, the House of Delegates adopted several ...

Stop grading the doctor on parking or the cafeteria food, says R. John Sawyer, PhD, of Ochsner Health. Here’s how to find and use metrics that matter. As high achievers, physicians have been ...

For more than 50 years, CPT has been the primary medical language used to communicate across health care, enabling seamless processing and advanced analytics for medical procedures and services. The ...

Across the nation, studies show there’s a 30% shortage in medical coders. More than ever, health care organizations need coders as they ramp up their own growth strategies. The AMA is your powerful ...