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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Being an AMA member has its advantages. Join the nation’s largest physician organization, representing more than 190 state and specialty organizations, and enjoy exclusive perks and savings to enhance ...

No more take backsies. That is the AMA’s message for payers who force patients and physicians to meet burdensome documentation requirements in order to prior authorize or precertify care and ...

When Hurricane Ida rolled through the Gulf South in 2021, patients at Ochsner Health who were pregnant were able to continue their prenatal care during evacuation. This is because physicians were ...

Physicians’ work often has a profound effect on their personal relationships, and that impact can signal a risk of professional burnout, according to a recently published study that also details how ...

When it is time for lunch or a coffee break, many physicians and health professionals find themselves trudging to the cafeteria or a designated break room to do so when often they’d be just as happy ...

Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 2024 AMA Interim Meeting concluded Nov. 12. The meeting highlights below would ...

Throughout his address at the opening session of the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting, Bruce A. Scott, MD, recounted the stories he has heard from colleagues about the struggles of practicing medicine in a ...

AMA membership offers unique access to savings and resources tailored to enrich the personal and professional lives of physicians, residents and medical students. Unger: Hello and welcome to the AMA ...

In delivering his penultimate address before the AMA House of Delegates (HOD), outgoing CEO James L. Madara, MD, reviewed the closing remarks that American presidents have offered at the end of their ...