Birmingham Medical News

View Related Slideshows

Easy Ways to Violate HIPAA

Jul 07, 2015 at 02:15 pm by steve

"Compliance with HIPAA and HITECH is not about whether your IT is working, but if your patient data is at risk. It's kind of an invisible issue," "Unless you know what y.... Read More

Digital Hospital Boosting Medical Office Rental Rates Citywide

Jun 09, 2015 at 03:16 pm by steve

“At this time, $23 per square foot feels like you’re getting a deal in medical office space. But three years ago, $20 was a great deal,” says Rich Campbell o.... Read More

Where Have All the Practice Administrators Gone?

May 11, 2015 at 11:43 am by steve

“There’s already a shortage, and it’s going to get worse,” says Jim Stroud, a CPA with the Warren Averett healthcare consulting group. According to loc.... Read More

The Increasing Stress of Practice Administration

Apr 08, 2015 at 12:54 pm by steve

“You have to wear so many hats,” says Jimmy Norman, practice administrator at University Orthopeadic Clinic (UOC) in Tuscaloosa. He has run five practices in his 2.... Read More

What’s in a Flu Vaccine

Jan 07, 2015 at 04:51 pm by steve

Flu strains migrate across the world like flocks of birds. But they garner far more attention. On their typical passage from east to west, flu viruses are monitored by more th.... Read More