“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 ...

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 ...

As residency-selection criteria evolve in the aftermath of the USMLE Step 1 exam moving to pass-fail scoring, applicants’ research experiences could take on a new level of import. A study published in ...

The U.S. Supreme Court must take up a case that—if a lower-court ruling is allowed to stand—would set back preventive care in the United States and put millions of Americans’ health at risk, says an ...

Faced with increasing patient demands, rising wages and challenges finding reliable staff members, Green Mountain Partners for Health in Denver reached a breaking point. Only one medical assistant (MA ...

Lake Buena Vista, Fla.—About 700 physicians gathered over the last week for the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting here, a stone’s throw from Walt Disney World, which is promoted as “the most magical place on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many resident physicians might feel they already have a firm grasp on what a career in academic medicine is like because they have some experience working in it. But chances are there is a lot more to ...

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 ...