Business

Private Equity in Medical Practices

Sep 18, 2019 at 10:31 am by steve

In the eighteen months leading up to January 2018, hospitals bought 8,000 medical practices, reports Avalere Health and the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI). Now private eq.... Read More

Clinical

UAB Seeks All of Us Participants for Precision Medicine Study

Sep 18, 2019 at 10:28 am by steve

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is continuing to enroll patients in the All of Us Research Program, a national program spearheaded by the National Institutes of.... Read More

Business

Hiring a Practice Administration Consultant

Sep 18, 2019 at 10:28 am by steve

Practice administrators hesitate to seek the help of healthcare consultants out of fear more than a lack of usefulness. "I think their fear is if they ask for help, they're go.... Read More

Business

The Amazon-ification of Healthcare

Sep 17, 2019 at 04:44 pm by steve

Yesterday, I received a text from my eye doctor informing me that I have not scheduled my yearly exam and need to make an appointment. The notification was an electronic versi.... Read More

Clinical

Southern Research Launching Medical Device Development Push in Birmingham

Sep 17, 2019 at 04:42 pm by steve

"Our goal is to help establish the Birmingham area as a center for medical device business formation," says Stacey Kelpke, PhD, director of Medical Technology at Southern Rese.... Read More