Reliance on emergency medical services in rural areas doesn’t just influence health care cost and access. It also affects the workforce.

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

The RUC represents the entire medical profession, with 22 of its 32 members appointed by major national medical specialty societies. The members include those recognized by the American Board of ...

Find resources for physicians returning to practice after a leave, including information on state- and medical school-based physician re-entry programs.

Know where major national medical and health care organizations stand on LGBTQ health issues with GLMA's Compendium of Health Profession Association LGBT Policy & Position Statements. AMA Journal of ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Discover some of the reasons that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth are at high risk for suicide and find suggestions for how parents and schools ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases requirements for reporting appropriate use criteria (AUC) in claims for Medicare patients.

See if private practice is the best option for you to deliver high-quality care to your patients while being your own boss.

From political conversations to use of social media, the AMA Code of Medical Ethics addresses the new issues confronting physicians, patients and society.

About the American Medical Association The American Medical Association is the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care. As the only medical association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical ...

HIPAA’s Breach Notification Rule requires covered entities to notify patients when their unsecured protected heath information (PHI) is impermissibly used or disclosed—or “breached,”—in a way that ...

Download PDFs of issue briefs and talking points that focus on topics impacting the LGBTQ community, including conversion therapy, gender-affirming care and access to public utilities.