Business

Preventing Diabetes through Lifestyle Changes

Mar 23, 2020 at 12:50 pm by steve

Approximately 30 percent of the three million people in metro Birmingham have pre-diabetes, a condition that can progress to Type 2 diabetes without treatment. The UAB Weight.... Read More

Business

What Can You Charge for a Copy of a Medical Record? The Rules Have Changed.

Mar 23, 2020 at 12:46 pm by steve

As you may know, a patient has the right to access his/her medical records pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"). Providers can charge.... Read More

Clinical

Alabama Hospital Association Addresses Health Literacy

Mar 23, 2020 at 12:42 pm by steve

"In order to improve health care, patients have to understand what you are telling them to do," said Rosemary Blackmon, executive vice president and chief operating officer of.... Read More

Grand Rounds

Princeton Baptist Performs its First Rental Cryoablation

Mar 23, 2020 at 12:36 pm by steve

Princeton Baptist Medical Center recently performed its first renal cryoablation, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that destroys tumors through freezing.... Read More

Grand Rounds

UAB School of Nursing Recognized for Promoting Men in Nursing

Mar 23, 2020 at 12:35 pm by steve

The number of men who choose to enter the nursing profession continues to increase in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and the School of Nursing at UAB.... Read More