American Medical AssociationMedicine 2019 IMGS Interim Meeting highlightsAmerican Medical Association The International Medical Graduates Section (IMGS) celebrated its 22nd year of Interim Meetings beginning with the 17th annual AMA Research Symposium …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Interim Meeting education sessionsAmerican Medical Association The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical …
American Medical AssociationMedicine The right tech can help give doctors back time with patients: AMA CEOAmerican Medical Association Augmented intelligence (AI) is certain to be a key player in revolutionizing health care for the next generation of physicians and patients. But what …
American Medical AssociationMedicine With bold actions, physicians earn public’s trust: AMA presidentAmerican Medical Association - Brendan Murphy The public’s trust in institutions such as the federal government is fading. To compound matters, data indicates that people’s trust in one another …
American Medical AssociationMedicine 2019 SPS Interim Meeting highlightsAmerican Medical Association The SPS sponsored an educational program on Saturday, Nov. 16 entitled, "The impact of vision and hearing loss in the senior population – Why seeing …
American Medical AssociationMedicine 2019 OMSS Interim Meeting highlightsAmerican Medical Association The AMA Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) held its 2019 Interim Meeting Nov. 14-16 in San Diego with over 65 physicians in attendance. These …
American Medical AssociationMedicine 2019 MSS Interim Meeting highlightsAmerican Medical Association An emergency resolution was presented, and new officers were elected during the Medical Student Section (MSS) meeting in San Diego. Stephanie …
American Medical AssociationMedicine How medical students can benefit from coaching in medicineAmerican Medical Association - Staff News Writer An athletic coach encourages peak performance on the playing field, and the same principle applies when the coaching is academic and the setting is …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Vijaya Appareddy, MD: Members Move Medicine: From assisting her father to helping patientsAmerican Medical Association - Staff News Writer The AMA “Members Move Medicine” series profiles a wide variety of doctors, offering a glimpse into the passions of women and men navigating new …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Teleconsultation efforts help fill gaps in specialty care accessAmerican Medical Association - Andis Robeznieks “Move knowledge, not people” is the principle behind an innovative program that demonstrates the power of solving problems through collaboration …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Google-Ascension deal comes as concerns rise on use of health dataAmerican Medical Association - Kevin B. O'Reilly What’s in the news: Google and the 2,600-hospital Ascension health system are collaborating on an effort—dubbed Project Nightingale—that puts …
American Medical AssociationMedicine New research links hard-to-use EHRs and physician burnoutAmerican Medical Association - Kevin B. O'Reilly What’s in the news: The electronic health record (EHR) systems now used in the vast majority of U.S. hospitals and physician offices get an average …
American Medical AssociationMedicine ICD, CPT and more: A coding primer for medical residentsAmerican Medical Association - Staff News Writer Correctly documenting what was done for a patient, and why, are essential for the coding systems that have become indispensable to the efficient …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Category II CodesAmerican Medical Association Find the latest changes and additions to the CPT® Category II codes and an alphabetical listing of clinical conditions and topics. Category II Long …
American Medical AssociationMedicine 2019 AMA Interim Meeting is underway—7 issues to watchAmerican Medical Association - Kevin B. O'Reilly Hundreds of physicians, residents and medical students are gathering Nov. 14–19 in San Diego to consider proposals across a wide range of clinical …
American Medical AssociationMedicine 5 things doctors need to know about 2020 Medicare fee scheduleAmerican Medical Association - Andis Robeznieks The 2020 Medicare physician payment schedule contains news about coding revisions for outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services that …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Medical resident bullying: Here's how often it happensAmerican Medical Association - Staff News Writer Nearly 14% of internal medicine residents in a recent, large-scale study said they had been bullied at some time during training. A research letter …
American Medical AssociationMedicine 3 misconceptions undergrads have about applying to med schoolAmerican Medical Association - Brendan Murphy If you’re applying to medical school, or even considering it, you should approach the process with all the essential information. There are some …
American Medical Association The speaker steps upAmerican Medical Association - Tanya Albert Henry Bruce A. Scott, MD, still recalls with crystal clarity the first time he stood before the AMA House of Delegates (HOD). Back then, Dr. Scott was a …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Medicare Advantage contracts can be vehicle to drive improvementAmerican Medical Association - Andis Robeznieks Medicare Advantage (MA) can enable innovation that aligns the values of patients and physicians and allows doctors to feel better about the work …
American Medical AssociationPrediabetes How prediabetes exacts a $43 billion toll on U.S. economyAmerican Medical Association - Sara Berg We know the numbers: About 84 million U.S. adults have prediabetes, yet 90% are unaware of their condition. But what toll does the burden of …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Medical residents: Here's how doctor burnout affects your marriageAmerican Medical Association - Brendan Murphy The majority of medical residents’ spouses say their partners return from shifts irritable and too tired to contribute to family life. That same …
American Medical AssociationMedicine E/M prep: Get your coding, EHR systems ready for 2021American Medical Association - Andis Robeznieks New Medicare office-visit coding guidelines are designed to be more intuitive and to promote good patient care over unnecessary documentation. But …
American Medical AssociationHealth Care Physicians weigh in on DACA case before Supreme CourtAmerican Medical Association In a legal brief that could be pivotal to U.S. Supreme Court deliberations, physicians and other medical stakeholders argue what’s at stake if the …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Fade to black: Why AAMC scrapped the standardized video interviewAmerican Medical Association - Brendan Murphy Citing a lack of interest among applicants and program directors, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced that a video …
American Medical AssociationHealth Care AMA to Supreme Court: Rescinding DACA would harm health careAmerican Medical Association - Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would deliver a severe blow to the nation’s …
American Medical AssociationMedicine 8 keys to succeeding as a physician in private practiceAmerican Medical Association - Staff News Writer Making your living as a physician in private practice—that is, a practice wholly-owned by doctors rather than by a hospital, health system or other …
American Medical AssociationHealth Care 5 years of evidence shows how expanding Medicaid boosts healthAmerican Medical Association - Andis Robeznieks Fourteen states refuse to expand Medicaid to cover residents in households with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty line. Research shows …
American Medical AssociationMedicine Sensory simulators give doctors a better feel for performance improvementAmerican Medical Association - Tanya Albert Henry It’s long been said that medicine is part science, part art. The science tells you so much, but while you may have one way of performing a procedure …
