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The Value of Community Health Workers

WEBThe community health workers (CHW) at the nonprofit serve as messengers, supporters, and well trained resource guides for the area's most vulnerable populations in Jefferson …

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Birmingham Medical News

WEBBy Jane Ehrhardt “The biggest innovation we’ve added is a biologic implant,” says Amit Momaya, MD, chief of sports medicine and surgeon in the UAB D. Read More. …

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Overdue Rule Changes Brings Clarity to Patient Requests

WEBA January 2020 decision by the District Court of Columbia has invalidated a rule regarding an individual's access to protected health information (PHI). The rule vacated a 2016 …

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Oak Street Health Arrives in Birmingham

WEBA new type of primary care clinic has opened in Birmingham focused exclusively on seniors. "Oak Street Health's mission is to rebuild healthcare as it should be, and we are …

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Urology Centers of Alabama to Open Men's Health Center

WEBUrology Centers of Alabama (UCA) is readying a new center dedicated to men's health, which will open in the first quarter of 2022. The UCA Men's Health Center will aim to …

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UAB and Infirmary Health Expand Partnership

WEBPartnering with Infirmary Health expanded the University Health System to a statewide network that now consists of 19 owned, managed, and affiliated hospitals in 12 Alabama …

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$20M Awarded for Research in Preventing Hypertension

WEBThe American Heart Association, has awarded $20 million in grants to five research teams, including researchers at the UAB Schools of Medicine and Public Health, to find new …

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Complete Health Rebrands Norwood Clinics Across Birmingham

WEBNorwood Clinic, which joined the Complete Health family of primary care practices in January of this year, has been renamed Complete Health. Norwood Clinic has been …

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PATHS Offers Rural Providers Access to Pediatric Mental Health …

WEBChildren's of Alabama, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Mental Health, has found a way to help physicians facing the shortage of pediatric mental health providers …

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UAB Establishes Accountable Care Organization

WEBThe UAB Health System and its partners have established an Accountable Care Organization that manages more than 16,000 covered lives. The ACO members are …

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Noland Health Services Opens hospital at Ascension St. Vincent's

WEBNoland Health Services has opened a long-term acute care facility within Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham to serve patients who need long term acute care and are not well …

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Simon-Williamson Clinic Joins Complete Health

WEBSimon-Williamson Clinic, which has been practicing in Birmingham for over 80 years, has joined the Complete Health group of primary care practices. Complete Health practices …

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A Physician Shortage – What About Universal Health Care

WEBEditor's note: This is the final article in a four-part series discussing aspects of a state and national shortage of primary care physicians. With the political season in full swing, we …

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Helathcare Spotlight: Dr. Robert Record’s Medicine and Ministry

WEBGrowing up on a pine tree farm on the outskirts of Clinton, Louisiana (population 2000), Robert Record, MD, felt called to be a pastor. When applying to Rhodes College, he …

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New President of Medical Association of the State of Alabama

WEBJulia Boothe, MD, of Reform has begun her term as the new President of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. Boothe is the founder of Pickens County Primary …

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ANA Reveals Top Federal Legislative Priorities

WEBThe American Nurses Association (ANA) recently unveiled its leading federal legislative priorities for Congress covering safe staffing, nursing workforce development, home …

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ALPQC Launching Obstetric Hemorrhage Initiative

WEBThe ALPQC is housed at the UAB School of Public Health, where Lora Ham, RN, MSNRN works in quality improvement and the Department of Health Policy and Organization. …

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Scott Harris, MD Appointed State Health Officer

WEBThe State Committee of Public Health has appointed Scott Harris, MD as Alabama's 12th state health officer. Harris, who has over 19 years in private practice, graduated from …

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Billing Under Another Provider's Name Can Land Physicians in Hot …

WEBWhen it comes to Medicare, billing under the wrong physician's ID can cost doctors and hospitals - literally. Consider these three recent incidents that, taken together, resulted in …

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