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UAB Undiagnosed Diseases Program Finds New Genetic Variant

Jan 17, 2020 at 03:56 pm by steve

For most of her life, a young woman had been a medical mystery. At age five, her lower limbs began to show impairment. The cause eluded physicians. As an adult in her 20's, sh.... Read More

Co-management Agreements

Jan 17, 2020 at 03:49 pm by steve

The absorption of physician practices by hospitals and health systems has soared the past decade. According to the Physicians Advocacy Institute, hospital acquisition of pract.... Read More

Upgrade Options in Full Knee Replacement

Dec 17, 2019 at 07:02 pm by steve

For years, the conventional wisdom regarding full knee replacements has been to wait until the patient is 60 years old because of a preference to do a single surgery. However,.... Read More

Private Equity in Medical Practices

Sep 18, 2019 at 10:31 am by steve

In the eighteen months leading up to January 2018, hospitals bought 8,000 medical practices, reports Avalere Health and the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI). Now private eq.... Read More

Hiring a Practice Administration Consultant

Sep 18, 2019 at 10:28 am by steve

Practice administrators hesitate to seek the help of healthcare consultants out of fear more than a lack of usefulness. "I think their fear is if they ask for help, they're go.... Read More