2014 Article Archives

Failure to Perform Risk Analysis Key Factor in Recent HIPAA Enforcement Actions

Jun 17, 2014 at 11:11 am by steve

In recent weeks, three health care entities have agreed to pay nearly $7 million in settlements reached with the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”),.... Read More

2014 Article Archives

May 2014

May 14, 2014 at 04:11 pm by steve

MedSnap Launches Verify Services According to estimations by the National Crime Prevention Council as much as 10 percent of all pharmaceuticals in the global supply chain mig.... Read More

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Medicaid Begins Setting Rules for RCOs

May 14, 2014 at 04:11 pm by steve

On April 4, another legal layer to introducing Regional Care Organizations (RCO) into Alabama officially hit the books. Senate Bill 459 set the stage for publication of rules.... Read More

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McElderry is First Surgeon in USA to Use IntellaTip MiFi™

May 14, 2014 at 04:11 pm by steve

Last fall, Tom McElderry, MD, a cardiovascular physician practicing at UAB, became the first surgeon in the United States to use the new IntellaTip MiFi™ XP catheter dur.... Read More

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Dr. Bryan Balentine: Medical Missions Introduce A Different World

May 14, 2014 at 04:11 pm by steve

Bryan Balentine was a college student with an eye toward pre-med when his local church invited him to go along on a mission trip to Romania. "I had no medical training yet, so.... Read More