At their best, EHRs can give physicians data and tools to care for their patients. But sometimes, EHR design, customization or configuration can contribute to patient harm. Meanwhile, a growing body ...

The Code’s preamble warns physicians that the “relationship between ethics and law is complex.” But the preamble adds that even though “ethical values and legal principles are usually closely related, ...

AMA member Stephanie Strohbeen, MD, says learning to be a great teammate is one of the biggest growth experiences in ...

An online patient portal is a website that is used to access personal health information. The patient portal is helpful for patients to keep track of their medical visits, test results, billing, ...

Education matters, especially when it comes to health care. Patients know it too—more than 90% say a physician’s years of education and training are vital to optimal patient care. Yet there are ...

Researchers are just beginning to examine the burgeoning use of EHR-integrated secure messaging in health care settings, and it appears that everyone is using it—but it’s not clear what they’re using ...

You are likely familiar with the staggering physician shortage projections made by the experts at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The nation will come up short on physicians ...

Experts predict that the U.S. will be short between 17,800 and 48,000 primary care physicians by 2034. For many, those numbers may seem too abstract to fathom or the year too far away to ponder given ...

Reducing burnout is essential to high-quality patient care and a sustainable health system. The AMA measures and responds to physician burnout, helping drive solutions and interventions. The 2022 ...

The rise of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is the product of a potent mix of mutations that make it easier to spread broadly, including among those who have been previously infected or ...

As doctors know all too painfully well, the current physician shortage is already limiting access to care for millions of people across the country. And it’s about to get much worse if changes aren’t ...

CHICAGO – Building on its efforts to reduce administrative tasks in medicine—a driver of burnout and a central pillar of its Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians—the American Medical Association ...