Birmingham Archives

Physician-Owned Medical Centers: The Timing is Right

Mar 30, 2007 at 10:56 am by steve

The Birmingham healthcare community seems constantly to be reinventing itself. The most significant development in some time may be the transition of Carraway Medical Center t.... Read More

Giving Flite Gives Hope to Patients

Mar 30, 2007 at 10:53 am by steve

In the middle of telling a story about a couple being reunited with their premature baby following Hurricane Katrina, Russ Buchanan takes an emotional pause. Not only is it a.... Read More

AAPS Raises Alarm over Sham Peer Review

Mar 30, 2007 at 10:49 am by steve

Dr. Lawrence Huntoon is a man on a mission. For years now, he has been on call to groups around the country, willing to raise a cry against the abuses of a peer review syst.... Read More

MGMA Winter Conference

Mar 30, 2007 at 10:39 am by steve

The Medical Group Management Association of Alabama held its annual Winter Conference at the Wynfrey in early March, with 240 practice administrators and 62 exhibitors in atte.... Read More

Leading Surgeons Discuss Vertebroplasty Options for VCFs

Mar 30, 2007 at 10:35 am by steve

In recent months, much has been discussed about the advances and advantages of kyphoplasty to repair vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). However, vertebroplasty, which res.... Read More