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Rural Communities Vulnerable to Upcoming Medicaid Cuts Alabama has Most Restrictive Eligibilities in the U.S.

May 12, 2016 at 06:34 pm by steve

“It’s getting old,” says Donald J. Jones, FACHE, administrator for Fayette Medical Center, about the looming Medicaid shortfall recently decided by the Alaba.... Read More

X-ray Reimbursements Will Bring an End to Analog and CR

Apr 18, 2016 at 05:44 pm by steve

Medicare has begun the push toward purely digital radiography (DR). Starting next year, reimbursements for exams preformed on film-based x-ray machines will radically decline..... Read More

Heroin and Birmingham’s Medical Community

Apr 18, 2016 at 05:44 pm by steve

“Through my entire career,” says Clay Morris, special agent with the Birmingham Office of the DEA, “I’ve never spoken to a heroin addict who didn&rsquo.... Read More

New Software Displays Real-time Costs, Risks and Options

Mar 08, 2016 at 10:10 am by steve

Five years ago, Mukul Mehra, MD, a gastroenterologist in Birmingham, told a colleague that he wanted a ribbon of information on his computer screen that delivered risk and cos.... Read More

Solving EHR Frustrations

Mar 08, 2016 at 10:10 am by steve

“I would bet the majority of practices have not revised or tweaked their EMR systems since they were first installed,” says Susan Pretnar, president of KeySys. &ld.... Read More