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The OIG Analyzes Arrangement to Promote Surgical Health Literacy by Providing Gift Cards to Medicare Advantage Enrollees

Dec 19, 2022 at 09:24 am by kbarrettalley

In OIG Advisory Opinion No. 22-16, the Office of Inspector General of HHS determined that an arrangement to provide $25 gift cards to Medicare Advantage enrollees for the purp.... Read More

Construction Starting on New Cooper Green Facility

Dec 19, 2022 at 09:24 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt By January, construction will begin on the new Cooper Green state-of-the-art medical facility where their parking deck once stood on 6th Avenue. The.... Read More

More Hard Times for Hospitals

Nov 18, 2022 at 02:47 pm by kbarrettalley

By Tyler Layne and Jay Greathouse Steep inflation, staffing shortages, supply chain disruption, the continuing impact of COVID-19 and other factors are putting financ.... Read More

Proposed Rules Could Impact How Healthcare Providers Handle Medical Waste

Nov 18, 2022 at 02:43 pm by kbarrettalley

By: Angie Cameron Smith In August 2022, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) published proposed changes to its rules for public comment. Sp.... Read More

Drs. Fulmer and Barlow Rock

Nov 18, 2022 at 02:27 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco Many in the Birmingham medical community know neurosurgeon Ben Fulmer, MD and anesthesiologist Michael Barlow, MD, as the pair that spends hours toge.... Read More