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Middle school students invited to apply for two-day coding camp at NCSC Kehoe Center

Students entering 6th through 8th grade for the 2024-2025 school year are invited to apply for a new Code a Carnival experience on June 17 and 18 from 9 to […] ... read more

Northwest Technical Institute considers options for allied health building in wake of $10 million in new funding

The Northwest Technical Institute has until Sept. 29, 2026, to complete construction of new health programs building or risk losing secured funding, the institute's president said. The project ... read more

Mandatory UCLA medical school ‘Structural Racism and Health Equity’ course says weight loss is ‘useless’

Among the materials for the “Disability Justice” session include an article by Marquisele Mercedes, titled “No Health, No Care: The Big Fat Loophole in the Hippocratic ... read more

The Best Medical Billing Services of 2024

Medical practices contend with a convoluted billing process involving payers, clearinghouses, rejections and denials. This system can often mean practices have to wait weeks or months to see ... read more

AI models fall short in medical coding accuracy

State-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems known as large language models (LLMs) are poor medical coders, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. read more

ASCs' reimbursement problem

How much more medical procedures can cost at HOPDs as of 2022 when compared ... according to a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study published in JAMA Health Forum. read more

FTC to ban noncompetes

The Federal Trade Commission has banned noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers, The Washington Post reported April 23. The FTC voted 3-2 to issue the rule, which makes it illegal to include ... read more

UAB partners with Birmingham City Schools to expand Mini Medical School program

Launched in 2022 by the UAB Department of Pediatrics and administered through community engagement in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, the UAB Mini Medical School provides a series of virtual and ... read more

Mini Medical School inspires middle school students to pursue career in health care

UAB and Birmingham City Schools have partnered to teach middle school students about career options in the medical field. read more

Burnsville woman's sinus surgery went great — until she got the $32,449 medical bill

Billing dispute provides a window on tensions between insurers and health care providers over covearge denials. read more

UCLA med school's mandatory 'Structural Racism and Health Equity' course teaches weight loss is 'useless'

The Washington Free Beacon published a report that detailed a syllabus and required reading for the school’s "Structural Racism and Health Equity" class. read more