2016 Article Archives

Alabama Cardiovascular Group Opens Sylacauga Office

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

Alabama Cardiovascular Group (ACG), an affiliate of Grandview Health, opened an office in Sylacauga in September. "We are excited about this opportunity,"said Joaquin Arcinieg.... Read More

Clinical

Expanding ADNI: Alzheimer's Biomarker Study Embarks on Next Phase

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

The landmark Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) began in October 2004 with a goal of finding more sensitive and accurate methods to detect Alzheimer's disease.... Read More

Business

Significant Stark Physician Compensation Settlements Continue in the South

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

Unfortunately for most healthcare providers, the Office of Inspector General of the US Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) continues to demand and receive large se.... Read More

Clinical

Sequencing the DNA Profile of Patients with Specific Diseases

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

For most physicians, difficult conversations come with the territory. After the initial shock of hearing a serious diagnosis and absorbing what the prognosis could mean, the n.... Read More

Clinical

From Genome to Bedside How Far Have We Come?

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

A wave of excitement swept through medical science in 2003 when the first sequencing of the human genome was completed. News stories were full of enthusiastic predictions of a.... Read More