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A strong urge to urinate that doesn’t go away, a burning feeling when urinating and blood in the urine, can be signs of a urinary tract infection (UTI), which is very common in the U.S. While most ...

Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) Codes are an addition to the CPT® code set approved by the AMA CPT® Editorial Panel. They are alpha-numeric CPT codes with a corresponding descriptor for labs or ...

This is catastrophic thinking—or catastrophizing. And when catastrophic thinking sets in, you might feel that everything will start to unravel, and your life will be ruined, which can impede your ...

The AMA toolkit details the ideal approach to switching EHRs, which includes preparation that starts long before the change officially begins, first by selecting a transition team with a ...

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes offer doctors and health care professionals a uniform language for coding medical services and procedures to streamline reporting, increase accuracy and ...

New HIV drug, heat wave, listeria, treating phone addiction and side effects from using social media [Podcast] The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and ...

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 ...

In addition, delegates also adopted policy opposing the use of legacy status as a screening tool for medical school admissions due to its discriminatory outcomes. The new policy recognizes an ...

Unfortunately, “one study—the ACTION study —showed that roughly half of patients affected by obesity don’t have a diagnosis. And nearly two-thirds aren’t offered a follow-up visit,” Dr. Lazarus said. ...

What’s the news: Physicians are facing a 2.8% cut in pay under the proposed 2025 Medicare physician payment schedule published today. The proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

Editor’s note: CMS has finalized the 2025 Medicare physician pay schedule that has physicians in line for a 2.8% cut in pay, despite a 3.5% rise in the MEI. “To put it bluntly, Medicare plans to pay ...