The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the effects of social isolation among older physicians.

An Ohio mom was prosecuted after disclosing her illicit drug use upon giving birth. Learn why an appeals court was right to overturn her conviction.

Facing a growing aging population and ongoing physician shortage, the rural health system is partnering with universities to recruit and retain doctors.

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, ...

After assessing gaps in recruitment, Bayhealth leveraged its residency program, loan repayment and “buddy” system to build its physician workforce.

Ochsner Health serves many communities, not only in the New Orleans metropolitan area, but across Louisiana, coastal Mississippi, eastern Mississippi and western Alabama. One thing that keeps ...

Congress has an opportunity to reverse the worsening physician shortage and bolster access to care for millions of people.

Advocate Health is using AMA assessment tools and road maps to drive its effort to reduce physician burnout, ease workloads and act on feedback. Assessing physicians’ well-being is the starting point ...

Find out what the CPT® code is, the types of CPT there are, how they are created and how to apply for a code.

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group delivers care that helps patients live six to eight years longer and reduces death from sepsis, stroke and cancer.

Being a brilliant clinician isn’t enough to land the prestigious role of chief resident. Residency program directors reveal which factors carry the day.

After surviving a brain tumor, Bobby Mukkamala, MD, begins his term with new perspective on the urgency needed to fix the U.S. health system’s flaws.