Physicians are not ‘providers’: AMA

Becker’s Hospital Review – Monday, June 8, 2026
By Mackenzie Bean

The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates voted to formally oppose use of the term “provider” when referring to physicians, adopting the new policy at its Annual Meeting in Chicago this week.

The vote builds on existing AMA policy that already calls on healthcare entities to specify the type of clinician — using their recognized title and credentials — when using the term “provider” in contracts, advertising and other communications. It also directed AMA to prohibit use of the term in its own publications.

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