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BCBST Rolls Out Quality and Cost Transparency Initiative
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is set to make available this month to its commercial members quality and cost information on nearly 4,000 Tennessee physicians. The giant insurer originally planned to unveil the transparency initiative on April 1, but outcries from physicians and advocacy groups such as the Tennessee Medical Association and the Tennessee Medical Group Management Association prompted BlueCross to make some changes before the program was finalized...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Grand Rounds Memphis September
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC and J. William Appling & Associates Announce the Formation of Watkins Uiberall Strategic Consulting Group, LLC
Local Pharmaceutical Company Announces License Agreement to Expand Distribution of Wound Care Technology
HealthSpring partners with St. Peter Villa to bring specialized care to facility’s residents
Laura Carpenter joins CB Richard Ellis Memphis team
Le Bonheur Neuroscience Notes
UT Medical Group Welcomes Interventional Cardiologists
2008 Living Awards Recipients Named
Oakland First Baptist Church to Begin Adult Day Care
Southeast Regional Network Fellowship
Master of Health Informatics and Information Management Program at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Earns CAHIIM Approval
Christopher J. Knott-Craig, MD, Named Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery in the College of Medicine, Memphis, at UTHSC
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Implements VersantRN Program to Increase Nursing and Patient Satisfaction
Raza Dilawari, MD, Named Associate Chief Medical Officer, UT Medical Group
Family Cancer Center Adds Ninth Physician
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Dedicates New and Expanded Emergency Room
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Therapists Work to Keep the Youngest Athletes Healthy
With the school year underway, pediatricians and orthopedists are already experiencing an influx of sports-related injuries. Adolescent athletes are injured at nearly the same rates as college and pro athletes, but the types of injuries are quite different. The American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness states that overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout among child and adolescent athletes are a growing problem in the United States. Even though inactivity and obesity are on the rise, the number of children and adolescents who participate in athletics has grown significantly over the last 20 years...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Local Organization Helps Thousands
Nationwide Raise Funds for Transplants
In 1990, Sherree Hughes was experiencing acute renal failure. A juvenile diabetic, over the years her kidneys had slowly deteriorated until her only option was transplantation. She was on the waiting list for 18 months before receiving a new kidney and pancreas. At press time, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) reported there were 99,274 people on the transplant waiting list. For anyone who's had to face an organ transplant, the reality of waiting, and the gravity of paying for it, is a massive burden to bear. With only about 27,000 transplants performed annually, and 18 people on the lists passing away each day, organ procurement and financing are precious resources...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Sports Medicine Update with the AOSSM
A Conversation with President Freddie H. Fu, MD
Founded in 1972, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is an association of orthopaedic surgeons dedicated to helping everyone who is active, from the professional athlete to the weekend warrior. In addition to research into the biomechanics of injury and honing techniques for repair, the membership is very focused on preventing sports injuries through educating the public –– including young athletes, parents and coaches –– about the best ways to keep healthy and stay in the game...
CINDY SANDERS |
Day One: University of Memphis Program Prepares Students for Life in Healthcare Field
During the course of a workweek, Worth Saunders wears many hats: negotiator, salesman, financier, mediator, regulatory guru, IT guy, and occasionally, cat herder.
Saunders is the chief administrative officer of Mid-South Imaging and Therapeutics, where, as the group practice administrator, the demands of his job are broad...
JANE SCHNEIDER |
InMotion's New RSA Lab Opening Door for Hip Implant Research
Total hip replacement surgery is a highly common procedure today, with nearly 200,000 Americans receiving implants annually. Vital to understanding the breadth of implant ability is being able to accurately evaluate wear and tear. The longer an implant can be sustained, the greater the success, and with more people receiving implants at younger ages, the orthopedics industry is working to advance implants to a lifetime capacity. A local study is currently in development to analyze the wear and mobility of hip implants. InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute partnered with Campbell Clinic and Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown to develop an RSA lab, one of only a few of its kind in the U.S...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Even Small Practices Need Security Measures in Place
New York's tony Upper East Side was in shock last February after Kathryn Faughey, a 56-year-old psychiatrist, was slashed to death with a meat cleaver while at work in her office. Charged with the crime is a former patient of Faughey's partner in the practice, Kent Shinbach, 70, who was seriously injured trying to save Faughey.
Simple Internet searches reveal a growing number of physician assaults across the country: a Chicago dermatologist stabbed to death by a patient whose acne treatment caused impotence, and a pain-management doctor in Port St. Lucie, Fla., who was beaten by a patient wielding a walking cane...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Grand Rounds West TN September
John W. Neblett, M.D., Joins West Tennessee Neurosciences
Family Nurse Practitioner Joins MedSouth Medical Center in Dyersburg
Beech Bluff Bluebird Dash Benefits Cancer Camp
West Forest Family Medical Center Opens
West Tennessee OB/GYN Services Welcomes New Additions
West TN Bone & Joint Clinic Joins Physicians Surgery Center
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John Lochemes, MD
Facilitating a fast recovery in his patients is the ultimate goal for orthopedic surgeon John Lochemes. Specializing in feet, ankles, knees and shoulders at Memphis Orthopaedic Group (MOG), Lochemes takes pride in his proactive approach to healing – a rapid workup and diagnosis. He truly enjoys getting people back to their lifestyle and quickly, he said. In fact, he emphatically describes his job as fun...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Local Physicians Create iPosture Device to Promote Healthy Posture
Posture says a lot about a person. It can convey confidence or insecurity; happiness or depression. Good posture not only keeps the spine healthy and back muscles strong, it can improve appearance and the way people interact. For those reasons neurologist Moacir Schnapp, MD of Mays and Schnapp Pain Clinic and his wife Elma Schnapp, MD developed an electronic device to help people improve their posture. The patented iPosture is meant be worn as a pendant, clipped to clothing or adhered directly through the skin and it vibrates intermittently when the user slouches...
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Stopping Infection Dead In Its Tracks
Several years ago, University of Memphis professor Warren Oliver Haggard attended a meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, where he heard an Army representative speak of the thousands of U.S. soldiers seriously affected by infection after being wounded during combat in Iraq...
JANE SCHNEIDER |
Tennessee Rolls Out Statewide Stroke Registry
This summer, Gov. Phil Bredesen signed the Tennessee Stroke Registry Act of 2008 into law. The legislation represents a culmination of work by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Stroke Systems of Care task force, numerous providers, public health officials and legislators from both sides of the aisle.
The volunteer registry has widely been hailed as a significant step in an attempt to turn the tide on stroke … the number three killer in Tennessee and the state’s leading cause of disability...
CINDY SANDERS |
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