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Doctor's Passion an Example Of Campbell's Commitment

Aug 09, 2017 at 12:56 pm by admin

Quin Throckmorton, MD, figures he's lived in the Mid-South long enough - two decades in Tennessee with nearly half that time in Memphis - to finally be considered a local. And.... Read More

A Burn Surgeon Who Knows How It Feels

Aug 09, 2017 at 12:30 pm by admin

His Childhood Accident Led to William Hickerson's Opening a Burn Center It's a pretty safe bet that when William Hickerson's children were young, no fireworks were lit around.... Read More

Who's Ready for MACRA?

Aug 09, 2017 at 12:22 pm by admin

Hint: Not the Target Audience In late June, the American Medical Association commended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for proposing several new policies to.... Read More

Opinion: Beware the ZPIC Audit

Aug 09, 2017 at 12:10 pm by admin

While the Federal Government has many contracted auditors to assist in identifying overpayments to healthcare providers, by far the most dangerous of these auditors, from the.... Read More

Double-Booked: When Surgeons Operate On Two Patients At Once

Aug 09, 2017 at 12:04 pm by admin

The controversial practice has been standard in many teaching hospitals for decades, its safety and ethics largely unquestioned and its existence unknown to those most affecte.... Read More

Drugmakers Deploy Political Cash as Prices and Anger Mount

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:56 am by admin

Two federal investigations -- one examining opioid sales, another about a multiple sclerosis drug whose price had soared to $34,000 a vial -- were only part of the troubles Ma.... Read More

SCO Opens First Hybrid Clinic

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:42 am by admin

The Southern College of Optometry (SCO) has opened its newest eye care facility, FocalPoint, which offers completely paperless telemedicine via EyecareLiveTM. A SCO spokespers.... Read More

Le Bonheur Names Kathie Seerup Chief Nursing Officer

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:17 am by admin

Kathleen Seerup, BSN, MSHA, RN, NE-BC has been named Le Bonheur Children's vice president and chief nursing officer. Seerup comes from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hos.... Read More

West Cancer Center Names Dotson Chief Nursing Officer

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:16 am by admin

WestCancerCenterhasnamedPamela Dotson asitsnewChiefNursingOfficer 2017. Through this role, Dotson, who holds an MBA, BSN, RN and has nearly 30 years of experience in healthcar.... Read More

UTHSC Names Coleman Chair of Health Promotion in the College of Nursing

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:13 am by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's (UTHSC) College of Nursing has appointed Christopher Lance Coleman, PhD, MS, MPH, FAAN, as chair and professor of the Depar.... Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Named as "2017 Most Wired"

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:12 am by admin

The American Hospital Association's (AHA) Health Forum has selected Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as one of the nation's "Most Wired" hospitals, according to results of the.... Read More

Bradley Wargo Joins MidSouth Pain Treatment Centers

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:07 am by admin

Michael Steuer, MD, on behalf of his medical team at MidSouth Pain Treatment Centers, last month welcomed Bradley Wargo, DO, to the practice. Dr. Wargo received his medical de.... Read More

Gastro One Opens Two IBD Care Centers in Memphis Area

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:06 am by admin

Mid-South-based Gastro One has opened IBD One, a comprehensive inflammatory bowel disease center designed to "help patients control their IBD and improve their quality of life.... Read More

Baptist Collierville Earns Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Knee

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:04 am by admin

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, with support from Campbell Clinic, recently earned its Joint Commission Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification of Total Hip and To.... Read More

Rhodes College Names Hotz as Waller Chair in Population Health

Aug 09, 2017 at 11:02 am by admin

Rhodes College has named Kendra G. Hotz as the first holder of the newly created Robert R. Waller Chair in Population Health. She is associate professor of Religious Studies..... Read More