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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

The Accelerating Trend Toward Big-Box Primary Care

Apr 12, 2021 at 10:41 am by steve

Amazon just announced that it will be expanding its Amazon Care program across the U.S. this summer. Originally only available to its employees, Amazon will now offer Amazon.... Read More

Three HIPAA Increases Potentially on the Horizon

Apr 12, 2021 at 10:27 am by steve

On December 10, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to the regulations impl.... Read More