Grand Rounds

Khanal is First UAB faculty to receive National AAO Career Development Award

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

Safal Khanal, OD, PhD, assistant professor at the UAB School of Optometry, has received the 2022 Career Development Award from the American Academy of Optometry. Khanal is the.... Read More

Grand Rounds

BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama’s Blue Advantage Plan Receives 4.5 Star Rating

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama’s Blue Advantage Plan received a 4.5 star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS uses a five-star system.... Read More

Clinical

Options for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt “There are patients with angina who are told they have a 100-percent blockage in a coronary artery and that nothing can be done about it. But,.... Read More

Business

The No Surprises Act is Full of Surprises

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

Legislation had problems from the get-go By LYNNE JETER The No Surprises Act (NSA), which went into effect January 1, 2022, to protect patients from an estim.... Read More

Grand Rounds

Citizens Baptist Medical Center Installs 3D Mammography Technology

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm by kbarrettalley

Citizens Baptist Medical Center has installed a 3D Mammography machine, an imaging test that combines multiple breast X-rays to create a three-dimensional picture of the breas.... Read More