The shift to value-based care (VBC) is happening rapidly. Whether through innovative new team-based care models or more traditional Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) relationships, patient care ...

George Abraham, MD, MPH, knows all too well the challenges facing international medical graduates (IMGs). He got his medical degree from the Christian Medical College, in Ludhiana (Punjab), India, ...

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 ...

With distractions just a click away, some minds struggle to tune out the noise. For children, teens or adults who are inclined to race ahead, juggle thoughts and wrestle with focus, the problem is ...

Specialty: Internal and hospital medicine. Practice setting: Hospital. Employment type: Employed by Wenatchee Valley Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group in partnership with Confluence ...

What’s the news: The Biden administration recently issued new rules to provide additional clarity and help prevent health insurance companies from continuing to routinely violate the Mental Health ...

Pediatricians, even those delivering emergency care, are not immune to the woes that prior authorization creates for patients and the physicians caring for them. On any given day across the nation, ...

AMA policy defines health equity as “optimal health for all,” but in the AMA’s hometown of Chicago, inequities are evident in a 14-year life-expectancy gap between affluent neighborhoods and those on ...

There are numerous potential uses for augmented intelligence (AI), often called artificial intelligence, in clinical settings. They include informing clinical management; assisting with treatment, ...

Lisa—an avid runner—was in her early 50s when she received a breast cancer diagnosis. During one appointment, she said “cancer ruined my life.” Tara was a 38-year-old mother with a 2-year-old when she ...

Physician burnout is largely influenced by workplace structure and experiences. That is where team-based and safe-care delivery can help, according to a study published in The Joint Commission Journal ...