AMA-led federation letters oppose federal bill expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Learn about existential health care ethics, a field aimed at addressing ethical questions about intersections of human extinction and health care.

Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2025 SPS Interim Meeting on Nov. 14 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Established a national campaign to help states enact confidentiality laws that protect physicians seeking help for wellness, burnout and fatigue, and remove inappropriate, stigmatizing questions on ...

CHICAGO — Innovative work to meet the urgent public health need for streamlined reporting and tracking of COVID-19 vaccinations is presented in today’s release of the 2022 Current Procedural ...

Shingles affects about one out of three people in the U.S. in their lifetime. Additionally, about 1 million people get shingles each year in this country, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

The CPT® Editorial Panel is responsible for maintaining the CPT code set. The Panel is authorized by the AMA Board of Trustees to revise, update, or modify CPT codes, descriptors, rules and guidelines ...

The brief tells the court that any physician assistance in an execution or the design of an execution would undermine the patient-physician relationship that relies on trust. Physicians risk confusing ...

Body mass index (BMI) is easy to measure and cheap to do, but falls short in numerous ways at the individual patient level, says new AMA policy.

The online patient portal is a powerful tool, but can’t replicate a physician visit. Three AMA members share what the portal can do—and what it can’t.

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 ...

Learn how the RVS Update Committee (RUC) reviews resource costs for physician services as described by CPT, using the 3 RBRVS components.