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Katy Barrett-Alley

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Alabama Physicians Plead with Insurers to Make Prior Authorization Manageable

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:39 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson Insurance companies have been gradually expanding the use of prior authorizations for routine medical care, which is bogging down physicians with pa.... Read More

Information Blocking Disincentives Are in Effect: Considerations and Implications for Providers

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:38 pm by kbarrettalley

By Beth Neal Pitman This article is Part 2 of a two-part series on the information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers that took effect on Aug. 1, 2024, following.... Read More

Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:36 pm by kbarrettalley

A Continuing Trend For Growth By Laura Freeman Not long ago, surgery was primarily done in hospital operating rooms. This began to change as an aging population deve.... Read More

Birmingham Physician Brings New Procedure to the State

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:34 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco Christopher DeGroat, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham and St. Vincent’s, recently became the first in Alaba.... Read More

All of Us Research Program Will Bring Enormous Value to Healthcare

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:32 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer In his 2015 State of the Union, President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative with the goal of one day being able to tailor medical treatments.... Read More