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 ...

University of Iowa Health Care’s patient-centered facility offers a full range of services for musculoskeletal care, including surgery and rehab. To build an orthopedic freestanding hospital, ...

When The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) rolled out ambient augmented intelligence (AI) —also known as artificial intelligence—scribes in late 2023, it was with an eye toward solving one of medicine’s ...

The AMA is fighting for physicians, and as the physician’s powerful ally the AMA is focused on addressing the issues important to doctors so they can focus on what matters most—patients. The AMA’s ...

The beginnings of a comprehensive AI policy at the federal level started to form as the Biden administration drew to a close. The January 2024 release of a final rule from the Assistant Secretary for ...

The AMA is deeply concerned that provisions of the 2025 budget-reconciliation bill, as currently drafted, would make medical school unaffordable for a majority of students—even those who might be the ...

Myocarditis is “an inflammatory disease of the myocardium that can be caused by a wide array of conditions,” said Dr. Weber. The myocardium is the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed ...

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 ...

However, there are still key concerns as physicians continue to explore how these tools will impact their practices. Implementation guidance and research, including clinical evidence, remain critical ...

Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, a urological surgeon from Buffalo, New York, won the office of president-elect of the AMA today. He was voted into office Tuesday by physician and medical student ...

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 ...

The physician shortage affects everyone. That’s just one reason the AMA continues to support bipartisan legislative solutions put forth at the federal level such as the Conrad State 30 and Physician ...