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Northwell Health’s Jill Kalman, MD, and Sandra Lindsay, DHSc, MSN, RN, lead with courage and purpose, breaking barriers, building trust, opening doors.
The rise of e-cigarettes and vaping has raised concerns that another generation may become dependent on nicotine. In light of this spike in youth e-cigarette use, along with the recent U.S. outbreak ...
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 AMA advocates for improved health care delivery and health crisis management. Here’s how the AMA helps physicians stay on top of the latest developments in medicine and patient care.
See the visa requirements for international medical graduates seeking entry into U.S. programs of graduate medical education, including the J-1 visa.
Find resources for physicians returning to practice after a leave, including information on state- and medical school-based physician re-entry programs.
Deliberations on changes to the CPT code take place three times during the year at the CPT Editorial Panel meetings, as described in the CPT/RUC calendar. Panel review of the code change applications ...
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 ...
Many formerly manual, time-intensive administrative tasks can be automated through the use of standardized electronic transactions. In the case of automating a medical practice’s revenue cycle, the ...
If you are a physician, accredited CME provider or just have questions about the Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education (PI CME) learning format, the material presented on this page will ...
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Gerald E. Harmon, MD, a family medicine specialist, was the 176th president of the American Medical Association for the year 2021-2022.