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Value Based Care Model is Reinventing Primary Care

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:25 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt   By 2030, CMS aims to change most Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to a value-based care (VBC) program. That means Medicare will reimburse provi.... Read More

Your Practice and Telemedicine

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Catherine (Cat) Kirkland   The COVID-19 pandemic gave way to a rapid increase in virtual care for patients. Now nearly three years on, the American Medical Associati.... Read More

The No Surprises Act is Full of Surprises

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

Legislation had problems from the get-go   By LYNNE JETER   The No Surprises Act (NSA), which went into effect January 1, 2022, to protect patients from an estim.... Read More

FTC Proposes an End to Employee Non-Compete Agreements

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm by kbarrettalley

By Beth Vessel   In a dramatic departure from long-standing practice, the Federal Trade Commission hopes to put an end to the use of non-compete agreements by employers.... Read More

Ascension St. Vincent’s East Opens New Cardiology Unit

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman   For years, the cardiologists of Ascension St. Vincent’s East have dreamed of a central unit where all their patients admitted for cardiovascula.... Read More
Birmingham Medical News November 2024 Cover

November 2024

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:11 pm by kbarrettalley

Your November 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!