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Alabama Healthcare Fraud Summit

Oct 16, 2019 at 12:19 pm by steve

In September, the FBI, US Attorney's Office, BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama, and several local law firms participated in a full day educational summit focused on healthcare f.... Read More

Considerable Surprises May Lurk in "No Surprises" Legislation

Oct 16, 2019 at 12:16 pm by steve

The term "surprise billing" is used to describe the situation when a patient receives a bill for the difference between the out-of-network provider's fee and the amount covere.... Read More

Shelby Baptist Celebrates 60 Years with New Facilities and Enhanced Services

Oct 16, 2019 at 11:44 am by steve

Cities in Shelby County are among the fastest growing in Alabama. In conjunction with the expanding population, Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster has undergone upgrad.... Read More

Discussions among Physician Groups - Avoiding Antitrust Issues

Sep 18, 2019 at 10:38 am by steve

Driven by Federal Health Care Reform and a desire to remain independent of hospitals and health care systems, physician groups are actively exploring different collaborative a.... Read More

Private Equity in Medical Practices

Sep 18, 2019 at 10:31 am by steve

In the eighteen months leading up to January 2018, hospitals bought 8,000 medical practices, reports Avalere Health and the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI). Now private eq.... Read More