Among the survey respondents, 35% of physicians said they planned to cut their hours within the next 12 months, a figure that is down slightly from 35.9% in 2023 and 38.1% in 2022. While overall ...

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 ...

Physicians are increasing their use of digital tools enabled by augmented intelligence (AI)—also called artificial intelligence—to assist in the documentation of billing codes, medical charts and ...

The eyes have been described as the “gateway to the soul,” but David Kerr, MD, believes they can be the gateway to the brain, heart, kidneys and many other organs as well. Dr. Kerr is a senior ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ochsner Health is a member of the AMA Health System Program that provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine. Last ...

The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. In this installment, George C. Umeh, ...

The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 44,020 new cases of thyroid cancer in this country in 2025, with 31,350 among women. This cancer also is often diagnosed at a younger age ...

A lifelong resident of Flint, Michigan, Dr. Mukkamala has spent decades treating patients in a city that has weathered economic collapse and public health disasters. Flint, he said, is emblematic of ...

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 ...