2015 Article Archives

Pain Clinic Raids: Blocking and Tackling Drills for Physician Practices

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

Every day, medical providers are asked to serve a population that largely expects their healthcare to be free, and that everything they want is covered by insurance or governm.... Read More
2015 Article Archives

The Crisis of Alabama Medicaid Cuts

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

On behalf of the 84,000 people who work in Alabama hospitals and the seven million patients they serve each year, we implore our state leaders to do what is right and what is.... Read More
2015 Article Archives

Taking on the Number One Killer of Teens

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

The girl’s face was strangely beautiful, covered with a shimmering powder that glistened like diamond dust beneath the lights of I-59. The pulverized glass might have be.... Read More
2015 Article Archives

IMOs and ICD-10

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

More tools are rolling out to help with the onerous transition to ICD-10 codes due to start on October 1. “You have options,” says Tammie R. Olson, CPC, CPCO, a ce.... Read More
2015 Article Archives

Code Modifiers Generate Reimbursements

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

“A lot of people think there’s nothing to coding and billing. They say, ‘How complicated can it be?,” says Eddye Sheffield, a certified professional co.... Read More
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February 2026

Feb 11, 2026 at 02:32 pm by kbarrettalley

The February 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!