A New Era for Surgical Care at the Surgical Institute of Alabama

Glenn Fleisig, PhD studies the biomechanics of a pitcher.

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Big Changes Proposed for the HIPAA Security Rule

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Shannon Britton Hartsfield and Beth Neal Pitman The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that strengthens.... Read More

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Corey Hartman, MD Made Real Estate Decisions as his Practice Expanded

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer Running a medical practice is time consuming. Doctors can be so busy with patient care and day-to-day operations that they don’t always have time to th.... Read More

A New Era for Surgical Care at the Surgical Institute of Alabama

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco In January, the Surgical Institute of Alabama (SIA) celebrated its five-year anniversary, having completed over 31,000 procedures since the doors opened. Ove.... Read More

New Accreditation and Training Requirements Proposed For Physicians Performing Office-Based Surgeries

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jessie L. Bekker The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (“Board”) has proposed sweeping changes to the regulations guiding office-based surgeries in Alabama th.... Read More

Three Legal Tips to Increase Your Practice’s Profits

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Brian M. Cloud, JD, MBA How can I streamline billing and collection efforts so my medical practice is profitable? Medical practices need to be concerned with the bottom-li.... Read More

Feature Profiles

Ronald Orso, MD

Jan 14, 2025 at 12:09 pm by kbarrettalley

5,000 babies delivered, 50 years of medicine and four military medals By Ansley Franco Ronald Orso, MD still recalls visiting his sister and her husband, who.... Read More

Clinical

Tom Watson, MD on the Current State of Kidney Disease

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

After earning his medical degree at Emory University, Tom Watson, MD continued his training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell Un.... Read More

Major League Baseball Releases Pitcher Injuries Report

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt Major League Baseball recently released a broad-based report on pitching injuries. In investigating the causes of a growing rise in injuries, the league surv.... Read More

OR Software Automates Implant Case Management

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:30 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt During his 13 years working in the supply chain side of healthcare, Jim Ferch got a clear view of the needless complexity of tracking and billing for items,.... Read More

Glaucoma Gains in VR and Lasers

Jan 14, 2025 at 12:10 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt Gaming has led to a new diagnostic tool for glaucoma. What normally has required a $35,000 to $50,000 machine to measure peripheral vision can no.... Read More

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Is An Untreated Sleep Disorder Putting Your Patient At Risk?

Jan 14, 2025 at 12:10 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman It doesn’t take years for a sleep disorder to kill. Aside from its lethal effects on heart disease, stroke, hypertension and other chronic killers, the.... Read More