Business

Five Information Blocking Takeaways

May 10, 2021 at 01:52 pm by steve

On April 5th, the final information blocking rules issued by the Office of National Coordinator ("ONC") took effect, leaving providers with numerous questions regarding what.... Read More

Healthcare Enforcement Actions

May 10, 2021 at 01:47 pm by steve

Healthcare enforcement actions take multiple forms. The most impactful are: 1) civil complaints under the False Claims Act; and 2) criminal indictments. The first can result.... Read More

Kenneth Sigman, MD Performs Alabama's First ERCP With Single-Use Duodenoscope

Apr 12, 2021 at 10:53 am by steve

The invention of the flexible fiberoptic endoscope by Basil Hirschowitz, MD, who founded UAB's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was one of the great leaps forwar.... Read More

Children's Hospital Joins Prestigious Pediatric Cancer Consortium

Apr 12, 2021 at 10:49 am by steve

In February, Children's of Alabama was accepted into the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC), a collection of hospitals focusing on clinical trials for childr.... Read More

Outpatient Infusion Centers Expand with Growing Demand

Apr 12, 2021 at 10:44 am by steve

The first outpatient infusion centers started over 30 years ago in oncology clinics because of the intravenous delivery needed for chemotherapy drugs. In the past decade, a.... Read More