Birmingham Archives

CMS Proposes New Stark Exception for Gainsharing and Incentive Payment Programs

Aug 06, 2008 at 11:23 pm by steve

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a new proposed rule that would add a regulatory exception to the Stark law to protect gainsharing and.... Read More

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Making Medicine Sweeter for the Little Ones

Aug 06, 2008 at 11:23 pm by steve

When a spoonful of sugar doesn’t make the medicine go down, parents now have another option — personalized, or custom-compounded, medicines. Pharmacist Scott We.... Read More

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OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Patient Gift Cards

Aug 06, 2008 at 11:23 pm by steve

On June 27, 2008, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an advisory opinion regarding a proposal to provid.... Read More

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Birmingham Hospitals Face Crowding in Emergency Departments

Aug 06, 2008 at 11:23 pm by steve

Patients, sometimes seriously ill or injured, are waiting for long periods in emergency departments (EDs). Emergency department staff and doctors don’t want this to happen — n.... Read More

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A Physician Shortage – The Rural Crisis

Aug 06, 2008 at 11:23 pm by steve

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a four-part series discussing aspects of a state and national shortage of primary care physicians. The final article will look at h.... Read More