Tim Puthoff returned to Alabama in January to serve as Chief Executive Officer for Brookwood Baptist Medical Center and Tenet's Alabama and Tennessee Group.
Soon Alabama nurses will likely be able to choose one medical license that will allow them to practice in more than 30 states.
Most people don't continue working at the age of 76. And most people don't get both knees replaced at the same time. And certainly, most people don't return to work two weeks later, at any age.
Make no mistake, the federal government intends to hold health information technology ("HIT") companies accountable for failures to develop HIT in accordance with federal certification standards and compliance with federal fraud and abuse laws, including payments for customer referrals.
This December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Councils issued voluntary guidelines to assist healthcare providers assess cybersecurity risks and suggestions for mitigating those risks.
Starting January 1st, Medicare will put the competitive bidding program (CBP) on durable medical equipment on hiatus. For patients and businesses alike, this opens the door to easier access and a larger market in Birmingham for the sales and rentals of anything from nebulizers to prosthetics to home hospital beds.
If you ask a healthcare provider to state the healthcare laws and regulations that give them a headache, you are likely to receive a range of responses.
A study conducted at UAB, published in Pain Medicine, shows a low-carbohydrate diet was more effective in reducing pain intensity than a low-fat diet in adults ages 65-75 suffering from osteoarthritis.
A triple-combination drug has been shown to be effective in improving lung function for the majority of patients with cystic fibrosis. The new therapy should provide therapeutic benefits for 90 percent of all patients with the genetic disease.
Researchers believe that some people -- perhaps 30 to 50 percent of the population -- are resilient to the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals is focused on workforce training and development to ensure clinical trials are well designed, executed, and reported to move the science forward.
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or permanent kidney failure, affects almost 750,000 people per year in the United States, and the patient population is increasing by five percent each year.
"Each rising generation is appearing to be more allergic than the next," says John Anderson, MD, an allergist with Alabama Allergy.
Allergen immunotherapy (AIT), also known as allergy shots, have been around for over 100 years. This treatment not only creates a long-term tolerance for a specific allergen, but can stop both the development of new sensitivities and the allergic march.
A recent study found racial disparities in ED usage for severe asthma become statistically insignificant when factoring out socioeconomic elements, paving the way for more emphasis on differences in community than biology.
Noted public health expert Dr. William Schaffner shares insights on three of his top public health threats.
When pro football arrived in Birmingham this spring, they needed team physicians trained to treat the injuries from multi-hundred-pound men crashing into each other for hours at a time.
Women's Care Specialists is moving its practice to the Physicians Plaza at Grandview Medical Center this coming fall.
Rebecca Moul, DO has joined Birmingham Orthopedics & Spine Specialists. Moul is board certified by the AOBOS. She specializes in orthopedic surgery, Arthroscopy and sports medicine.
FMC achieved a five-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The number of premature births in Jefferson County has decreased thanks to the Nurse-Family Partnership, a program run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing and the Jefferson County Department of Health.
Trussville resident Hai Nguyen was recently named Grandview Medical Center's 2018 Employee of the Year.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama has promoted Tyler Williams to Vice President, District and Consumer Sales.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has named Andrew J. Butler, MPT, MBA, PhD, dean of the UAB School of Health Professions following a national search.
Howard Bogard, a partner with Burr Forman, was recently appointed to serve as chair of the Alabama State Bar Association's (ASB) Health Law Section.
North Harbor Pavilion at Northport Medical Center has been recognized for providing outstanding patient experience.
Robbie Hindman has been named Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of Princeton Baptist Medical Center.
Michael Luther, MD has joined the medical staff of Grandview Medical Center. Luther is board certified in Family Medicine. He is in practice with Grandview Medical Group Primary Care in Homewood.
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