It’s been nearly a decade since the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) made its debut and hard data show that it’s just not working for patients or physicians. It’s been nearly a decade since ...

Researchers examine nearly 200,000 physicians’ EHR logs and develop a new way to compare apples to apples on clerical burdens. After years of all-consuming training in medical school, residency and ...

During Super Bowl week and on the big day, this New Orleans health system will use cutting-edge tech to help fans get the medical attention they need. With the buzz building ahead of Super Bowl LIX in ...

Welcome, members of the 119th Congress. You have a tremendous opportunity to bring meaningful and long-overdue changes to health care that will better support physicians, remove barriers for patients, ...

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 ...

What is Joy in Medicine™? Why are there mental health questions on physician licensure? What is the goal of the AMA Joy in Medicine™ Recognition Program? Kevin Hopkins, MD, physician director of ...

Knowing the characteristics of the physician workforce is key to advancing diversity, equity. A new initiative makes it easier to collect and share data. The Physician Data Initiative, a work group ...

Getting the C-suite’s OK on initiatives that save physician time and improve care usually requires a successful presentation. Learn how to do it right. Once a great idea for saving time in practice ...

Third-generation family physician Sterling N. Ransone Jr., MD, is part of a two-physician practice in Deltaville, Virginia, a town of just 2,000 people in a county of fewer than 10,000 people. He and ...