Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: June 3, 2025
The US health care system presents major administrative burdens—particularly in coding, billing, and reimbursement—that impact clinical efficiency ...
Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: February 4, 2025
Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: October 3, 2023
This article provides a discussion of the proposed Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv...
Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: December 7, 2022
We review the new digital pathology codes released on July 1, 2022, that will go into effect January 1, 2023. We also discuss the proposed physicia...
Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: November 8, 2021
In July 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed fee schedule that will negatively impact practices that p...
Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: December 6, 2018
A 22-year-old Somali woman presented to our institution with oral lesions of 2 years’ duration. The lesions started as small papules in the corners...
Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: July 26, 2017
An association between steatocystoma multiplex (SCM) and eruptive vellus hair cysts (EVHCs) has been recognized. Steatocystoma multiplex and EVHC h...
Article Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: July 25, 2017
Granuloma faciale (GF) is an uncommon cutaneous disease of uncertain etiology that predominantly affects the face. Extrafacial lesions are rare. Th...
News Author: Alina G. Bridges, DO Publish date: January 1, 2007
History of Present Illness
A55-year-old male presented with a one and one-half week history of a sore throat, shortness of breath on exertion, ankle e...
