Business

Can I Waive a Patient's Co-Pay?

May 07, 2018 at 02:26 pm by steve

I am occasionally asked by providers whether or not they can waive a co-pay for a particular patient. There are many reasons providers wish to waive co-pays: financial hardshi.... Read More
Business

Searching for Sustainable Solutions to the Physician Shortage

May 07, 2018 at 02:22 pm by steve

Adequate GME Funding Continues to be a Concern Complex problems rarely have simple solutions. Certainly that is the case with the looming physician shortage facing the United.... Read More
Business

The Art of Interviewing Applicants

May 07, 2018 at 02:16 pm by steve

"If they have an email address of smokeemup@gmail.com on their resume, I'm not going to call," says Jennifer Neal, administrator with Pulmonary and Sleep Associates in Birming.... Read More
Clinical

Big-Data Helps Define the Burden of Sarcoidosis

May 07, 2018 at 02:13 pm by steve

Physician-scientists from UAB using big-data recently summarized in the Journal of the American Heart Association the prevalence of cardiovascular manifestations, rates of def.... Read More
Clinical

Drinking Sugary Drinks may be Associated with Greater Risk of Death

May 07, 2018 at 02:11 pm by steve

Adults who are 45 years old or older and who consume large amounts of sugary beverages, including soft drinks, fruit drinks and fruit juices, may have a higher risk of dying f.... Read More
Cover of May 2026 issue of BMN

May 2026

Jun 04, 2026 at 01:19 pm by kbarrettalley

The May 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!