Alabama Providers Face Difficulties with NPI Transition

May 07, 2008 at 11:13 am by steve

HIPAA has mandated the adoption of National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers with the goal of improving the efficiency of electronic claims. “In the past, providers have.... Read More

Grand Rounds May

May 07, 2008 at 11:13 am by steve

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Receives Award Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama has received the Brand Excellence Award from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.... Read More

Recent CVS Caremark Settlement on Drug-switching Allegations

May 07, 2008 at 11:13 am by steve

CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) recently agreed to a $37.5 million settlement with the federal government and over twenty states. The settlement arose from allegations that CVS.... Read More

Pandemic Influenza: Planning for the Unimaginable

May 07, 2008 at 11:13 am by steve

It is Tuesday, October 5th. Downtown Birmingham is abandoned. The few who are present on the street wear white paper masks. The downtown hospitals’ emergency rooms overflow wi.... Read More

Talladega Weekends

May 07, 2008 at 11:09 am by steve

What do you do when the inside of your race car fills with smoke? If you are Tim Nagy, professor and vice chair for research in the department of nutrition sciences at the UAB.... Read More