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Baptist Health System Transforms Itself
Part 2 of 2: Baptist Health System Looks to the Future
Once the largest healthcare system in the state, Baptist Health System (BHS) of Alabama has slimmed down over the last several years (as we detailed in Part 1 in last month’s issue). While no longer the largest, BHS is still one of the largest health systems in Alabama. Today’s Baptist is a more focused hospital system, serving the greater Birmingham community and surrounding counties.
DEBORAH LOCKRIDGE |
Beware! New Laser Laws Could Zap You
According to statistics published by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, nearly 11.5 million surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States in 2006. Among the most popular were laser hair removal (approximately 1,475,000 procedures) and laser skin resurfacing (approximately 576,000 procedures) — with Americans spending more than $1 billion on these services alone.
JENNIFER L. GRIFFIN |
Grand Rounds November
Donna Stariha Joins MediSYS as Medical Billing Services Manager
DCH Home Health Care Agency Named to Top 100 Home Health Agencies List
Clancy Joins Andrews Sports Medicineand Orthopaedic Center
Prostate Cancer Champion Receives Mary Lou Wright Distinguished Leadership” Award
Children’s Hospital Organ Donation Team Awarded HHS Medal of Honor
Cancer Center Names New Development Officer
Healthsouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital Receives National President’s Circle Award
UAB Researchers Publish Study on Limiting Heart Attack Damage
Help for Fabry Patients
Trinity Medical Center Opens Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Two UAB Faculty Honored for Health Information Management
UAB Cancer Center Launches Support Service
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Knowledge is Power
Advances in Radiation Technology
Radiation has been used to treat tumors for almost as long as there have been X-rays, but you may not be aware of how advances such as computers and sophisticated imaging technology have made today’s radiation oncology a better treatment option than ever before.
DEBORAH LOCKRIDGE |
New System Will Coordinate Trauma Care for Critical Patients
When Alabama ranked near the bottom of a 2006 healthcare study by the American College of Emergency Physicians, state healthcare leaders took action to begin addressing the problem, which State Health Officer Don Williamson attributes to a lack of funding directed toward trauma care.
ANN B. DEBELLIS |
On-Call Arrangement with Nonprofit Hospital Does Not Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute
In an advisory opinion dated September 27, 2007, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that an on-call coverage and uncompensated care arrangement between physicians in various specialties and a nonprofit, charitable hospital would not constitute grounds for the imposition of sanctions or civil monetary penalties under the Anti-Kickback Statute.
CHRISTOPHER T. TERRELL |
On-Call Arrangement with Nonprofit Hospital Does Not Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute
In an advisory opinion dated September 27, 2007, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that an on-call coverage and uncompensated care arrangement between physicians in various specialties and a nonprofit, charitable hospital would not constitute grounds for the imposition of sanctions or civil monetary penalties under the Anti-Kickback Statute.
CHRISTOPHER T. TERRELL |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. John Farley
Dr. John Farley is a busy man whose professional life changed forever when his father, a third-generation physician, died of cancer. Farley was so impressed with the hospice care his father received that he soon added another medical directorship to his portfolio.
JEAN M. MCLEAN |
Select Appropriate Sleep Apnea Treatment, Otolaryngologists Advise
When choosing treatment for sleep apnea patients, physicians are advised to avoid the “one size fits all” approach.
“Traditionally, physicians thought the only treatment for sleep apnea is the CPAP (continuous positive airflow pressure) machine and the UP3 surgery (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty),” said Dr. Tarika Bhuta of Southview ENT in Birmingham. “We want to get the awareness out there that there are more procedures.”
SUSAN ROBINSON |
The Other Two-Thirds of the Equation
Finding a balance in diabetes has been compared to a three-legged stool. One leg is medication, and diet and exercise are the other two. Trying to get control of blood sugar with medication alone is like trying to stand on that stool with two legs missing.
LAURA FREEMAN |
Treatment Options Meet the Growing Epidemic
Alabama is at the epicenter of an epidemic doctors are referring to as “diabesity,” with rates of diabetes and obesity among the highest in the nation.
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetics are two to four times more likely to face heart disease and stroke, as well as higher risks for eye and kidney problems, nerve damage, slow healing wounds, amputations and other health issues.
LAURA FREEMAN |
Trinity Has New Owners, Plans For Move
Baptist Health System of Alabama still has a 35 percent stake in Trinity Medical Center, formerly Baptist Montclair. The majority stake was sold to Triad Hospitals two years ago.
In July, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems (CHS) completed its merger with Triad Hospitals, the majority owner in Trinity.
DEBORAH LOCKRIDGE |
UAB’s New Comprehensive Diabetes Center Seeks Better Answers
There are two key questions diabetes researcher John Corbett, PhD thinks about a lot. The first is why. The second is how.
As director of UAB’s new Comprehensive Diabetes Center, Corbett, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology noted for his research on the mechanisms of pancreatic beta-cell destruction, is working to answer these important questions, and he is gathering a team of some of the most talented researchers in the field to help with the effort.
LAURA FREEMAN |
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