Business

Combining Artificial Intelligence with Genetics to Create Personalized Medicine

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:06 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman “Since mapping the human genome, we’ve identified 10,000 and counting genetic factors influencing diseases. In some of those conditions,.... Read More

Covid Immunity Upheld To Protect Health Care Providers

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:06 pm by kbarrettalley

By: Angie Cameron Smith On October 4, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an opinion confirming and upholding the validity of not only the Governor’s Execut.... Read More

Five Things to Consider When Negotiating Business Associate Agreements

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:06 pm by kbarrettalley

By Shalyn Watkins Signing a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is a standard practice for most healthcare providers and businesses. The Health Insurance Portability and Accou.... Read More

The Physician Shortage in Alabama and the Looming Crisis

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:06 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman Does Alabama have too few physicians or not enough of the right kind in the right place? Maybe the answer is both. As in other states, getting an appointment.... Read More

Five Productivity Killers and How to Overcome Them

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:41 pm by kbarrettalley

By Megan Hays, PhD Productivity can foster a sense of accomplishment, reducing stress and cultivating a positive workplace environment with greater morale. Many everyday acti.... Read More

Feature Profiles

Managing Chronic Care More Effectively And Getting Paid For It

Jun 20, 2024 at 07:10 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman Chronic Illnesses take a toll. The price patients pay can be years of pain, diminished quality of life, damage to other organs, early death and the b.... Read More

Clinical

State’s First AI Image-guided Endoscopy Suite Opens at Grandview

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:06 pm by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay Grandview Medical Center has opened a new artificial intelligence image-guided advanced endoscopy suite, the first in Alabama. This unit is specif.... Read More

Research to Extend Human Life and Health Spans is Exploding

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:06 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer In recent years, there has been growing interest in the science of aging with researchers focused on why people age and how we can combat it. According to Ma.... Read More

Untreated Venous Disorders can Devolve into Serious Complications

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:42 pm by kbarrettalley

By Charles Hunt II, MD, FACS, RVT As a Cardiothoracic Surgeon who has transitioned to the treatment of Venous Disorders, I have gained appreciation for the destructiv.... Read More

Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:36 pm by kbarrettalley

A Continuing Trend For Growth By Laura Freeman Not long ago, surgery was primarily done in hospital operating rooms. This began to change as an aging population deve.... Read More

Birmingham Physician Brings New Procedure to the State

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:34 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco Christopher DeGroat, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham and St. Vincent’s, recently became the first in Alaba.... Read More