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Regional One Health President and CEO Inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Nov 24, 2022 at 10:00 pm by pjeter

Reginald Coopwood, MD, president and CEO of Regional One Health has been inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. The Health Care Hall of Fame’s mis.... Read More

UTHSC College of Nursing Welcomes New Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:53 pm by pjeter

Professor Charleen McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, has joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing as Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affai.... Read More

Stryker Completes Rebranding and Updating Wright Medical Group Buildings

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:49 pm by pjeter

Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies has completed rebranding and updating the Wright Medical Group buildings to align with Stryker’s r.... Read More

BHSU’s Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Achieves Candidacy Status

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:36 pm by pjeter

Baptist Health Sciences University has earned candidacy status for its proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).... Read More

West Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Welcomes Nick Leonardi

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:34 pm by pjeter

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Nick Leonardi as West’s new reconstructive surgeon at West Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He earned his.... Read More

Dispensing Sample Medications: Patient Safety Strategies

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:18 pm by pjeter

By DEBRA KANE HILL, MBA, RN Dispensing free sample medications to patients is commonplace in medical and dental offices. With safeguards in place, it can cont.... Read More

States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:10 pm by pjeter

By Daniel Chang, Kaiser Health News As the covid-19 pandemic worsened a mental health crisis among America’s young people, a small.... Read More

The MA Dilemma

Nov 24, 2022 at 08:59 pm by pjeter

Staffing shortages require new workforce solutions By LYNNE JETER Cone Medical Group reduced its turnover rate from 20-10 percent by starting its own.... Read More

New CMO’s Prescription: Communication, Teamwork and Lots of Smart People

Nov 24, 2022 at 08:07 pm by pjeter

By LAWRENCE BUSER Dale Criner, MD, MBA, recently assumed the role of chief medical officer/vice-president at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. After comp.... Read More

When Mental Illness Leads to Dropped Charges, Patients Often Go Without Stabilizing Care

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:54 pm by pjeter

By KATHERYN HOUGHTON, Kaiser Health News For seven years, Timothy Jay Fowler rotated between jail, forced psychiatric hospitalization, and freedom. In 2.... Read More

Ageless Care: From Nurturing New Lives to Making the Last Days Count

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:37 pm by pjeter

By JAMES DOWD Growing up in Rolla, Missouri – a small town midway between Springfield and St. Louis – Brittany Hill knew from an early age that sh.... Read More

Continuing Education for Medical Professionals

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:20 pm by pjeter

By CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, MD What do physicians (both PCPs & Specialists) need to know in general about ongoing education at UTHSC? Education at UTHSC is f.... Read More

Mental Health Providers: Balancing Privacy with Public Welfare

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:14 pm by pjeter

By RICHARD F. CAHILL, JD As reported by the national media on an almost daily basis, a large sector of the population has experienced heightened tensions rela.... Read More

Facility Safety is for Us All to Address

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:00 pm by pjeter

By CLINT CUMMINS, CEO, Memphis Medical Society Editorial update: This article was written and published in our member magazine prior to the death of Liza Flet.... Read More