Feature Profiles

A Promise to Help

Dec 14, 2018 at 12:00 pm by steve

When Sandra Ford, MD was eight years old, her father took her to the doctor. At that time, Alabama was under segregationist laws, so the seven-hour wait that young Sandra and.... Read More
Clinical

Reaching Those at Greatest Risk

Dec 14, 2018 at 11:55 am by steve

Grant Enables UAB to Launch Lung Cancer Outreach, Screening Program Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in America and the nation's second most common cance.... Read More
Clinical

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Goes Global to Fight HPV-Associated Cancers

Dec 14, 2018 at 11:52 am by steve

The human papilloma virus (HPV) is responsible for approximately 42,700 HPV-associated cancers in the United States each year based on estimates from the U.S. Centers for Dise.... Read More
Business

Don't Get Caught in a Copay Conundrum

Dec 14, 2018 at 11:41 am by steve

In the current environment of increasing patient deductibles and copays, the billing and collection of the patient portion of your services is top of mind. In the Department o.... Read More
Clinical

Complete In-Office Reflux Testing

Dec 14, 2018 at 11:36 am by steve

"Physicians are all aware of the indications for testing for gastroesophageal reflux," says John Touliatos MD, with Advanced Surgeons. "But they may not know that we can now d.... Read More