University of Iowa Health Care’s patient-centered facility offers a full range of services for musculoskeletal care, including surgery and rehab. To build an orthopedic freestanding hospital, ...

Feeling valued goes beyond formal recognition. It reflects a culture where voices are heard, contributions are acknowledged, and support is more than just a buzzword. As health systems continue to ...

After years marked by stress, exhaustion and unprecedented pressure, physicians appear to be breathing a little more easily. Physician burnout rates have dropped below 45%, reaching the lowest level ...

AI concerns notwithstanding, physicians continue to report that prior authorization impedes delivery of necessary medical treatments, jeopardizes quality care and harms patients. More than nine in 10 ...

The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. In this installment, Abdul M. Khan, ...

Here is a list of how members of the AMA Health System Program —which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of ...

In the U.S., about 40% of people experience some form of sciatica during their lifetime. Yet it rarely happens before 20 years old unless it is injury related. “Most studies say people will experience ...

Payers erect roadblocks allegedly designed to save money for the health system and protect their resources, but when patients and their doctors face care delays—or when they give up and abandon ...

But simply training more obstetricians won’t solve the shortage in Idaho and Mississippi. New physicians won’t necessarily choose to practice in those states. The primary care shortage in rural areas ...

Some 46 million people live in rural sections of our nation. That is 15% of the U.S. population, a contingent larger than the combined number of people residing in our 20 largest cities. Our ...

If a patient is on a medication that’s causing nausea, for example, GPT-4 can look this up and can flag a prescribed medicine that might have an interaction with another the patient is already taking.

So I think in the future we're going to see medical education models that have AI as a co-pilot sitting next to the student, sitting next to their faculty and coaches, providing guidance and advice ...