Dramatic Upgrades at the Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department

A streamlined ED at The MED

With its Level 1 Trauma designation and four distinct Emergency Department units –...Read More

 



Current West TN Medical News

Dramatic Upgrades at the Regional Medical Center’s Emerge
Dramatic Upgrades at the Regional Medical Center’s Emerge
A streamlined ED at The MED

With its Level 1 Trauma designation and four distinct Emergency Department units – trauma, labor & delivery, burn and medicine –...


 
HEALTHCARE LEADER: David Crislip’s Move Pays Dividends for Methodist Fayette Hospital
HEALTHCARE LEADER: David Crislip’s Move Pays Dividends for Methodist Fayette Hospital
Some people leave their jobs for greener pastures. David Crislip left work in Memphis for tranquil lakes, peaceful streams and the fish that live in them...
 
Medical Students Meet Their Match
Medical Students Meet Their Match
Match Day Sometimes Means Accepting a Second or Third Choice

At Match Day for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 145 medical students found out where they will attend residencies and training – the final step in their medical education...


 
MEDICAL ECONOMICS: Washington on Trial

  • President Obama, Governor Romney, Defense Secretary Panetta, and 80 percent of members of Congress have never served in the United States Military...

 
Local Organization Helps Homeless Veterans Help Themselves
Local Organization Helps Homeless Veterans Help Themselves

Memphis’ Alpha Omega Veteran’s Life House Offers

When Jack Cox, a Vietnam Vet, came into the Alpha Omega Veteran’s Services (AOVS) program, he was an alcoholic who had burned all his bridges and exhausted every family resource he had...


 
Putting EHR in a Starring Role
Putting EHR in a Starring Role

TMA Videos Showcase Advantages of EHR Adoption

A series of video presentations encouraging Tennessee healthcare providers to adopt electronic health record (EHR) technology is now available for viewing by physicians, other healthcare providers, and patients across the state...


 



Nurses/Physician Assistants Focus

Maximum Impact | Scope of Practice, Physician Assistants, Advance Practice Nurses, PA, APRN, APN, Lisa Summers, Ann Davis, Sandy Harding, American Association of Physician Assistants, AAPA, American Nurses Association, ANA
Maximum Impact
Continuing the quest for the least restrictive practice environment

Scope of practice … three small words that invoke passionate responses within the practice setting.

In the trenches, physicians and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) typically have a highly-collegial,..

 
Utilizing Physician/PA Teams to Improve Efficiency, Patient  | Physician Assistants, PA, Ann Davis, Sandy Harding, American Association of Physician Assistants, AAPA
Utilizing Physician/PA Teams to Improve Efficiency, Patient
Although physician assistants are relative newcomers to the healthcare field, they have carved out a niche as one of three primary care providers, along with physicians and advance practice nurses...
 



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Nursing Spotlight

NURSING SPOTLIGHT:  Karen Wyatt, RN, MSN, APN
NURSING SPOTLIGHT: Karen Wyatt, RN, MSN, APN
Opportunities are why Karen Wyatt, RN, MSN, APN, chose to pursue nursing as a career. Growing up she always had nursing in the back of her mind. When she started to pursue her dream, her father insisted she get a bachelor’s degree over an associate degree in nursing due to the opportunity a Registered Nurse would give her to advance in her career...
 



Recruiting Focus

Recruiting Today’s Physicians: Different Challenges in a Changing Environment
Recruiting Today’s Physicians: Different Challenges in a Changing Environment
Candidates’ questions now concern stability, security

In an uncertain healthcare environment, physicians’ groups are finding that keeping up with the times is not only better for business, but a necessity when recruiting new doctors...

 
Establishing and Maintaining Fair Market Value Physician Compensation
As a result of the current economic and regulatory environment, physician-hospital integration is on the rise, particularly physician recruitment and employment by hospitals...
 



CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids
Title: CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 4:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Some People Really Might Have 'Gaydar'
Title: Some People Really Might Have 'Gaydar'
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 2:00 am CDT

U.S. Bests Canada, Europe in Drug Approvals
Title: U.S. Bests Canada, Europe in Drug Approvals
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Study Shows MS Patients at Most Risk for Drug-Linked Brain Illness
Title: Study Shows MS Patients at Most Risk for Drug-Linked Brain Illness
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Two-Drug Combo May Be Safe for Melanoma Treatment
Title: Two-Drug Combo May Be Safe for Melanoma Treatment
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
Title: Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 2:00 am CDT


Memphis church helps feed needy - WMC-TV

Memphis church helps feed needy
WMC-TV
The church operates a food pantry weekly and provides for approximately 100 families per month. According to statistics from Feed the Children via the US census, 26.5 percent of people in the city of Memphis live in poverty with nearly 40 percent of ...

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Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:45 pm CDT

Study highlights how health information exchange can cut costs - American Medical News

Study highlights how health information exchange can cut costs
American Medical News
Giving physicians timely access to the patient information they need at the point of care proved to be financially beneficial to 12 hospitals in the Memphis area. The May issue of the Journal of the American Medical Information Association includes a ...

and more »
Posted Sunday, May 13, 2012 11:42 pm CDT

Memphian Claims Natural Cure to Cancer - MyFox Memphis

MyFox Memphis

Memphian Claims Natural Cure to Cancer
MyFox Memphis
He was your average young man, until a doctor's visit in the fall of 2003. Chris was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 26. It hit him and everyone around him, like a ton of bricks. After processing the news, no one wants to hear, the family was ready ...

Posted Monday, May 14, 2012 8:42 pm CDT

 

 
Recruiting Focus

Recruiting Today’s Physicians: Different Challenges in a Changing Environment
Recruiting Today’s Physicians: Different Challenges in a Changing Environment
Candidates’ questions now concern stability, security

In an uncertain healthcare environment, physicians’ groups are finding that keeping up with the times is not only better for business, but a necessity when recruiting new doctors...
JONATHAN DEVIN

Establishing and Maintaining Fair Market Value Physician Compensation
As a result of the current economic and regulatory environment, physician-hospital integration is on the rise, particularly physician recruitment and employment by hospitals...
RUD BLUMENTRITT