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Alabama's New Data Breach Law

Jul 13, 2018 at 04:54 pm by steve

Another layer of data security regulations has been added to healthcare, this time by the state. The 50th state to pass such a law, the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of.... Read More

Dealing with Violent Patients

Jul 13, 2018 at 03:19 pm by steve

Last month, a patient came into the Internal Medicine Specialists for his appointment. A middle-aged, average man, he'd been coming to the practice for several years. And he w.... Read More

Alabama Caught in the Mire of the Hospital Wage Index

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:02 pm by steve

"The methodology was flawed to begin with," says Danne Howard, chief policy officer with Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA), about Medicare's method for calculating the reim.... Read More

Non-invasive Procedure for Relieving Spinal Stenosis

May 08, 2018 at 02:10 pm by steve

The only surgical course for those suffering from moderate lumbar spinal stenosis used to be open back surgery. But two years ago, a new option entered the physician's arsenal.... Read More

Non-invasive Procedure for Relieving Spinal Stenosis

May 07, 2018 at 02:29 pm by steve

The only surgical course for those suffering from moderate lumbar spinal stenosis used to be open back surgery. But two years ago, a new option entered the physician's arsenal.... Read More