The AMA leads effort urging Trump administration to waive fee that would exacerbate access to care problems in underserved and rural areas.

For Michelle Puzdrakiewicz, MD, of Ochsner Children’s, pediatric hospital medicine can be practiced anywhere, and with some work, it allows for having a family.

Upon completion of training in the U.S., J-1 visa holders must return to their home country for a period of 2 years to transmit the knowledge they gained in the U.S. An individual must fulfill this ...

A proposal for a new or revised Category I code must satisfy all of the following criteria: All devices and drugs necessary for performance of the procedure or service have received FDA clearance or ...

Physicians who create an environment where all patients feel welcome can better meet their patients' often complex health care needs. Find recommended standards of practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual ...

Medical specialty societies, individual physicians, hospitals, third-party payers and other interested parties may submit applications for changes to CPT for consideration by the CPT® Editorial Panel.

The American Medical Association is committed to tackling the issues surrounding maternal mortality and morbidity. The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. A 2019 ...

There are three levels of recognition in the Joy in Medicine program: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Recognition levels are valid for two years. Listed below are the recognition years, levels and locations ...

Three times during the year, the CPT® Editorial Panel (Panel) deliberates code changes and the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) describes the resources required to provide physician ...

The AMA Declaration of Professional Responsibility reaffirms physicians’ commitment to combat natural and man-made assaults on the health and wellbeing of humankind.

A short white coat may not seem like a life-changing article of attire, but for medical students donning them for the first time as they begin their physician training, it is exactly that. Often seen ...

Physicians are excited about augmented intelligence (AI)—commonly called artificial intelligence—and its uses are expanding daily. With the ever-growing number of applications for AI in the health ...