Business

Information Blocking Disincentives are in Effect: What You Need to Know

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Beth Neal Pitman This article is Part 1 of a two-part series on the information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers that took effect on Aug. 1, 2024, f.... Read More

Despite Changes by Credit Agencies, Medical Debt is on the Rise

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson About 15 million Americans have more than $49 billion in outstanding medical debt, and a large number of those people live in the south and in low-i.... Read More

Employment Contracts Can Allow Predictability in Uncertain Situations

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco “With the advent of larger companies merging and acquiring smaller practices, the need to have an employment agreement in place is more importa.... Read More

Kim Chosen for Travelling Spine Fellowship

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt Daniel Kim, MD, MSc, with Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, became one of only three spine surgeons in the nation to be chosen as a F.... Read More

Federal Agency Deference Eliminated, Now What?

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jim Hoover On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that overrules the “Chevron doctrine.” This means that federal agencies are.... Read More

Feature Profiles

Managing Chronic Care More Effectively And Getting Paid For It

Jun 20, 2024 at 07:10 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman Chronic Illnesses take a toll. The price patients pay can be years of pain, diminished quality of life, damage to other organs, early death and the b.... Read More

Clinical

Chronic Pain Management in a Value-Based Care Model

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ty Thomas, MD In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been promoting value-based care (VBC) initiatives in an effort to improve.... Read More

Total Ankle Replacements Today

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt “If you have a patient with a severe deformity or odd anatomy, you can actually have custom implants made now,” says John Kirchner,.... Read More

Precision Robotic S.I. Surgery Improves Outcomes

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman Alabama Bone And Joint Clinic neurosurgeon Winston Capel MD is pleased with the results he’s seeing with robotic S.I. joint surgery “The.... Read More

Stroke Expert Encourages Physicians to Emphasize Prevention

Aug 19, 2024 at 09:13 pm by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay Since stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in the US, Jitendra Sharma MD, MS, with Brookwood Baptist Health System, wants physicians to comm.... Read More

Detecting Long Covid

Aug 19, 2024 at 09:08 pm by kbarrettalley

Celestia Diagnostics Searches for a Definitive Test By Laura Freeman Like so many 23-year-olds with a newly minted degree, Mendel Fishman felt immortal. &l.... Read More