# AMA * **Definition:** The American Medical Association (AMA) is a professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students in the United States, which publishes research and news related to medicine, healthcare policy, and public health. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Healthcare Publications / AMA ## News * Selected news from the source **AMA**, for healthcare technology leaders * 254 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**Ready for health AI? It may depend on your practice setting - American Medical Association**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital-health/ready-health-ai-it-may-depend-your-practice-setting) | [[Influence]]; [[Medicaid]]; [[Opioid Crisis]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Finding an observership FAQs - American Medical Association**](https://www.ama-assn.org/member-groups-sections/international-medical-graduates-section-imgs/finding-observership-faqs) | [[Medical Education]]; [[Health]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**What it's like to specialize in pediatrics: Shadowing Dr. Mateo**](https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/specialty-profiles/what-its-specialize-pediatrics-shadowing-dr-mateo) | [[Pediatrics]]; [[Health]] | | 5/12/2025 | [**How The Permanente Medical Group is transforming patient outcomes**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/payment-delivery-models/how-permanente-medical-group-transforming-patient) | [[Health Management]]; [[Population Health Management Tools]]; [[Health]] | | 5/12/2025 | [**Artificial intelligence survey: The benefits of AI in health care and how doctors are using AI**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital-health/artificial-intelligence-survey-benefits-ai-health-care-and-how) | [[AI for Life Science]]; [[AI for Medical Device]]; [[AI Health Assistants]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**AI tools help Iowa physicians boost patient connection and care**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital-health/ai-tools-help-iowa-physicians-boost-patient-connection-and-care) | [[Workflows]]; [[Administrative Burdens]]; [[Public Health]] | | 4/18/2025 | [**New physician orientation: Hospital orientation for doctors and physician onboarding topics**](https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-residents/transition-resident-attending/new-physician-orientation-hospital-orientation) | [[Sustainability]]; [[Credentialing]]; [[Public Health]] | | 3/17/2025 | [**AI in medical education**](https://www.ama-assn.org/education/changemeded-initiative/ai-medical-education) | [[Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics]]; [[Healthcare-grade AI]]; [[Medical Education]] | | 3/13/2025 | [**Ochsner Health's digital program recognized for BP management**](https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/hypertension/ochsner-health-s-digital-program-recognized-bp-management) | [[Leadership]]; [[Medicare]]; [[Healthcare]] | | 2/28/2025 | [**Extreme risk protection orders and what physicians need to know about ERPO laws**](https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/extreme-risk-protection-orders-and-what-physicians-need-know-about) | [[Training]]; [[Critical Care]]; [[Leadership]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**Researchers mine EHR metadata for clues to cut doctor burdens**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/researchers-mine-ehr-metadata-clues-cut-doctor-burdens) | [[AI in Medical Imaging]]; [[AI in Telehealth]]; [[Engineering]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**These health systems offer peer support to overcome challenges**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/these-health-systems-offer-peer-support-overcome-challenges) | [[Physician Burnout]]; [[Culture]]; [[Health Equity]] | | 2/25/2025 | [**5 tips to determine how tech can support your physicians - American Medical Association**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/5-tips-determine-how-tech-can-support-your-physicians) | [[Health Informatics]]; [[Integration of AI in Healthcare]]; [[AI Implementation]] | | 2/17/2025 | [**Geisinger provides patients a shoulder they can rely on-for life**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/payment-delivery-models/geisinger-provides-patients-shoulder-they-can-rely-life) | [[Training]]; [[Reimbursement Cuts]]; [[Orthopaedic Surgery]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**What it's like to specialize in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Childs**](https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/specialty-profiles/what-its-specialize-family-medicine-shadowing-dr-childs) | [[Primary Care]]; [[Medication Management]]; [[Family Medicine]] | | 1/23/2025 | [**How to improve value-based care: Population health management strategies and benefits of CPT codes**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/payment-delivery-models/how-improve-value-based-care-population-health) | [[Value-Based Care Transition]]; [[Patient Data Management]]; [[Healthcare Costs]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Health care technology trends 2025: AI benefits, wearable use cases and telehealth ...**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/health-care-technology-trends-2025-ai-benefits-wearable-use-cases-and-0) | [[AI in Neurology]]; [[AI and Machine Learning]]; [[Telemedicine]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Health care technology trends 2025: AI benefits, wearable use cases and telehealth expansion - AMA**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/health-care-technology-trends-2025-ai-benefits-wearable-use-cases-and) | [[AI in Dermatology]]; [[AI Health Assistants]]; [[AI in Medical Devices]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Inequitable rural health trends are alarming-and unacceptable**](https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/inequitable-rural-health-trends-are-alarming-and-unacceptable) | [[AI in Revenue Cycle Management]]; [[Pediatric Gastroenterology]]; [[Healthcare EDI]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**What it's like to specialize in otolaryngology: Shadowing Dr. Mushtaq**](https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/specialty-profiles/what-its-specialize-otolaryngology-shadowing-dr-mushtaq) | [[Neurosurgery]]; [[Pediatric Anesthesiology]]; [[AI in Behavioral Health]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**Health systems help doctors bogged down by administrative burdens - American Medical Association**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/health-systems-help-doctors-bogged-down-administrative-burdens) | [[Pediatric Otolaryngology]]; [[AI for Clinical Research]]; [[Health Systems]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**Finding the right fit with clinical care and research - American Medical Association**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/finding-right-fit-clinical-care-and-research) | [[AI in Medicine]]; [[Pediatrics]]; [[Clinical Care]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**Congressional action on Medicare payments must occur this year**](https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/congressional-action-medicare-payments-must-occur-year) | [[AI-Driven Automation]]; [[Automation in Healthcare]]; [[AI in Drug Discovery]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**Role of physicians in technology development and learning from past mistakes with the EHR**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/role-physicians-technology-development-and-learning-past-mistakes-ehr-0) | [[AI in Biotechnology]]; [[Healthtech]]; [[AI in Imaging]] | | 8/15/2024 | [**Hattiesburg Clinic doctors say ambient AI lowers stress, burnout**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/hattiesburg-clinic-doctors-say-ambient-ai-lowers-stress-burnout) | [[Patient Intake]]; [[EHR Innovations]]; [[Healthcare Communication]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **Maternal Health**: The AMA is addressing maternal mortality and morbidity, providing resources to improve maternal health. - **Rural Health Care**: Challenges in improving rural health care due to lack of a universally accepted definition of 'rural.' - **AI in Healthcare**: A six-month program launching in April 2025 to establish ethical AI practices in healthcare. - **Physician Turnover**: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group's strategies to combat physician turnover post-COVID-19. - **Blood Pressure Control**: Henry Ford Health's virtual program improving blood pressure control and reducing emergency visits. - **Medication Nonadherence**: Online training available to address medication nonadherence, a significant issue in healthcare. - **Advocacy Efforts**: AMA's advocacy for reversing Medicare payment cuts and extending telehealth policies. - **Health Equity**: Importance of health equity training for physicians to enhance care quality. - **Digital Health Solutions**: Ochsner Health's digital hypertension platform showing clinical benefits. - **Medical Education**: ChangeMedEd conference focusing on innovation in medical education. - **Flu Vaccine and COVID-19 Impacts**: Discussion on the flu vaccine and long-term health impacts of COVID-19 for physicians and patients. - **Patient Empowerment**: HHS proposal to empower patients with greater control over their health records. - **International Medical Graduates**: Insights on residency matching and resources for international medical graduates navigating U.S. medical practice. - **Digital Health Innovations**: Encouragement for physicians to engage with digital health platforms like the Physician Innovation Network and MATTER. - **Obesity in Children**: Health experts provide guidance on managing obesity affecting nearly 15 million children in the U.S. - **Physician Well-being and Leadership**: Trends in physician well-being programs and upcoming boot camps for professional satisfaction. - **Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare**: Integration of AI in precision health and its potential to improve treatment outcomes. - **Telehealth Services**: Advocacy for continued Medicare coverage for telehealth services post-pandemic. ### Organizations Mentioned - **AMA**: American Medical Association, involved in various healthcare advocacy and improvement initiatives. - **Henry Ford Health**: Health system implementing programs for maternal and cardiovascular health. - **Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group**: Group focusing on physician retention and turnover strategies. - **Ochsner Health**: Health system developing digital health solutions for hypertension management. - **Sanford Health**: Healthcare provider enhancing colorectal cancer screening processes with AI. - **Geisinger Health System**: Health system introducing policies for comprehensive care coverage. - **University of Iowa Health Care**: Focusing on improvements in maternity care in Iowa. - **Baptist Health Medical Group**: Medical group enhancing patient experience and quality measures. - **HHS**: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for health-related policies. - **CDC**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a national public health institute. - **Kaiser Permanente**: Integrated managed care consortium providing health services. - **Mayo Clinic**: Non-profit American academic medical center focused on integrated clinical practice. - **Grapevine Health**: Organization advocating for improved health literacy and access to health information. - **Health Level Seven International (HL7)**: Organization focused on interoperability and standardization in health data exchange. - **University of Michigan Medical School**: An institution that conducted a study on the benefits of improvisational training for medical students. - **Confluence Health**: A healthcare organization where Dr. C.J. Pierce works as a hospitalist.