Physicians have guarded enthusiasm for the use of augmented intelligence (AI) in health care, with many seeing it reducing documentation time and administrative burden. But they are also concerned ...

The extra time spent in the EHR inbox can add as much as two hours to the physician workday, which plays a key role in doctors’ burnout. To solve this burden, health systems must find ways to tame the ...

Value-based care is transforming the health care landscape as some health systems shift focus toward outcomes-driven payment models. In this evolving paradigm, physicians and other health ...

The patient-physician relationship is rapidly evolving into a dynamic and open partnership and patient portals have served as a catalyst for that transformation by revolutionizing how patients ...

Every year, hundreds of physician leaders and advocates, medical society staff and others from across the country come together in Washington, D.C., for the annual AMA National Advocacy Conference. At ...

Medical students enter medical school with the goal of becoming well-rounded physicians. Much of the development toward that aim is done in the clinical arena. But the best physicians are not simply ...

Bone health is a critical aspect of overall well-being, yet millions worldwide grapple with a silent threat that weakens bones: osteoporosis. This condition, often undetected until a fracture occurs, ...

They say awareness is the first step to creating change and it appears that an issue the AMA has been fighting for relentlessly—a permanent fix to the Medicare payment system—is being acknowledged at ...

“Workplace violence is a recognized hazard in the health care industry,” declares the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It defines the problem as “any act or threat of physical ...

Nearly 90% of professionals surveyed by hospital group-purchasing alliance Premier Inc. reported experiencing shortages of sterile intravenous (IV) fluids in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene that ...

California has about 37,000 fewer allied health professionals than it needs to properly care for the state's population, according to Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Sutter Health. With more than ...

Medical students have a powerful voice that can help shape the future of health care. One medium in which they can use is through correspondence with members of Congress, along with state and local ...