Business

AMA Issues Checklist for the Transition to E/M Office Visit Changes

Jan 17, 2020 at 03:27 pm by steve

The American Medical Association is helping physician practices integrate fundamental changes to the coding and documentation of evaluation and management (E/M) office visit s.... Read More
Business

HHS Moves Forward with Prescription Drug Import Plan

Jan 17, 2020 at 03:25 pm by steve

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule that would allow states to pursue pilot programs to import drugs from Canada and a draft guidance that would allow.... Read More
Clinical

Reducing Readmissions through Transitional Care Management

Jan 17, 2020 at 03:23 pm by steve

Reducing hospital readmissions has been a focus of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") for some time now and particularly since the enactment of the Hospita.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Atomic Force Microscope Awarded to UAB

Jan 17, 2020 at 12:36 pm by steve

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham a major research instrumentation grant of $314,912 to acquire an atomic force microscope fo.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Sharma Named Brookwood Baptist Medical Center Physician of the Year

Jan 17, 2020 at 12:33 pm by steve

The medical staff of Brookwood Baptist Medical Center named Jitendra Sharma, MD the 2019 Physician of the Year. This honor recognizes physicians who exemplify the core values.... Read More