Birmingham Archives

Rapid Bedside Critical Care Drops Mortality 19% at Brookwood

Dec 05, 2008 at 09:55 am by steve

Codes have plummeted by 50 percent outside the CCU at Brookwood Hospital thanks to their Rapid Response Team. "Basically we're designed to rescue the patient so that they do n.... Read More

Researchers Look for Answers to Chronic Pain

Dec 05, 2008 at 09:55 am by steve

Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Because so many people are afflicted by constant pain of some kind, researchers are looking for a.... Read More

Spinal Cord Stimulation Helps Back Pain Sufferers

Dec 05, 2008 at 09:55 am by steve

More than 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 64 experience frequent back pain, which is the leading cause of disability in Americans under 45 years of age, accord.... Read More

CMS Adopts Final Rules Having an Impact on Providers of Diagnostic Tests

Dec 05, 2008 at 09:55 am by steve

On October 30, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released an advance copy of the final 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (the "Final Rule"), which.... Read More

Dr. SangAe Kim-Park Thrives in the USA

Dec 05, 2008 at 09:55 am by steve

SangAe Kim-Park, MD has traveled a long way to her Trussville practice – all the way from Seoul Korea. She and her son and daughter came here when her husband was invited to U.... Read More