Eighty-four percent of all state Medicaid plans now cover (PDF) home or self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring devices. But 25 of those states go beyond covering home BP monitors to also ...

During Super Bowl week and on the big day, this New Orleans health system will use cutting-edge tech to help fans get the medical attention they need. With the buzz building ahead of Super Bowl LIX in ...

Welcome, members of the 119th Congress. You have a tremendous opportunity to bring meaningful and long-overdue changes to health care that will better support physicians, remove barriers for patients, ...

Vaccines save millions of lives each year. Two infectious diseases physicians discuss the key role they should play for the loved ones in your family. Immunizations have prevented countless cases of ...

If you are pondering a major change in geography for physician residency, consider this expert advice on how to balance location preferences and future goals. The residency-application process is all ...

This AMA FAQ helps medical students get off to a strong start by answering some of their most common questions. From an M1’s white-coat ceremony though graduation day several years later, medical ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season often starts in the fall and peaks in winter. RSV vaccines are available to help reduce risk for severe illness. In many parts of the country, the fall season ...

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 ...

What are top stressors for doctors? How common is physician burnout? What are the most stressful medical specialties? Is administrative burden in health care fixable? Christine Sinsky, MD, a general ...

High-value care is about much more than containing costs. It’s also a recipe for improving patient outcomes, safety and satisfaction. But what exactly is it and how is it measured? An education module ...

Why is value-based care important? What are value-based care payment models? How is value-based care measured? What is an example of value-based care? Our guest is Narayana Murali, MD, chief medical ...

Among America’s physicians, more than nine in 10 surveyed say that prior authorization has a negative impact on patient clinical outcomes. Most telling is that 78% of physicians reported that prior ...