Covering The Cost of Complications
By Laura Freeman Published: September 14, 2022 James C. Grotting MD She had done her homework and found a board-certified plastic surgeon she trusted. Since the elective procedure wasn’t covered by her health insurance, it had taken a while to save enough to pay for the surgery, but finally the big day came. The procedure […]
Birmingham Company Launches App for Narcotics Testing
By Jane Ehrhardt Published: September 14, 2022 On September 1, a Birmingham company launched the first app-driven remote monitoring service for narcotics use. “It allows you to be tested where you are,” says Liz Read, founder and CEO of ClearMINDnow. “That’s part of the randomness to an effective monitoring program.” The system centers around a […]
Birmingham Company Launches App for Narcotics Testing
By Jane Ehrhardt Published: September 14, 2022 On September 1, a Birmingham company launched the first app-driven remote monitoring service for narcotics use. “It allows you to be tested where you are,” says Liz Read, founder and CEO of ClearMINDnow. “That’s part of the randomness to an effective monitoring program.” The system centers around a […]
Andrews Sports Medicine Leads in Using Robots for Joint Replacement Surgery
By Marti Webb Slay Published: September 13, 2022 As robotics play a larger role in total joint replacement surgeries, the procedures are proving to be more effective than ever. Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham has used the technology more than almost any other institution in the U.S. “It depends on how you […]
Andrews Sports Medicine Leads in Using Robots for Joint Replacement Surgery
By Marti Webb Slay Published: September 13, 2022 As robotics play a larger role in total joint replacement surgeries, the procedures are proving to be more effective than ever. Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham has used the technology more than almost any other institution in the U.S. “It depends on how you […]
Ascension St. Vincent’s East New CT Tech Improves Tumor Targeting
By Laura Freeman Published: September 13, 2022 Up, down, left, right–pitch and pivot to the optimum angle–advances in CT innovation have mastered spatial coordinates for cancer detection, radiation planning and treatment. Now precision timing is enhancing accuracy for the Cancer Treatment Center at Ascension St. Vincent’s East. The center’s new Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator is […]
Ascension St. Vincent’s East New CT Tech Improves Tumor Targeting
By Laura Freeman Published: September 13, 2022 Up, down, left, right–pitch and pivot to the optimum angle–advances in CT innovation have mastered spatial coordinates for cancer detection, radiation planning and treatment. Now precision timing is enhancing accuracy for the Cancer Treatment Center at Ascension St. Vincent’s East. The center’s new Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator is […]
Operating a Medical Practice in a Time of High Inflation
By Gerard J. Kassouf CPA, CFP® Published: August 15, 2022 Gerard J. Kassouf When reviewing medical practice financial statements during 2022, many practice administrators have been challenged to reassess day-to-day operations. Reimbursement rates have not kept pace with the increased practice operating costs over the past few years, which has eroded owner compensation and reduced […]
Operating a Medical Practice in a Time of High Inflation
By Gerard J. Kassouf CPA, CFP® Published: August 15, 2022 Gerard J. Kassouf When reviewing medical practice financial statements during 2022, many practice administrators have been challenged to reassess day-to-day operations. Reimbursement rates have not kept pace with the increased practice operating costs over the past few years, which has eroded owner compensation and reduced […]
CMS Expands the Open Payments Program
By James F. Henry Published: August 15, 2022 James Henry In June, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its 2021 data from the Open Payments Program. The Open Payments Program makes information available to the public about financial relationships between certain manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (“Reporting Entities”) who make payments or […]