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Tennessee Doctors Weigh In On Healthcare Reform

Feb 01, 2017 at 04:24 pm by admin

As the entire nation watches to see what happens to the Affordable Care Act under the Trump administration, the Tennessee Medical Association has released specific recommendat.... Read More

Seven Years in the Making, ‘Crazy Idea’ Now a Reality

Jan 11, 2017 at 05:41 pm by admin

It’s been roughly seven years since Scott Morris, MD, first heard the suggestion, but he still remembers his reaction.“It was the greatest and craziest idea,” said Morris, fou.... Read More

ESG’s Thomas Brown Stays Ahead With Fresh Concepts

Jan 11, 2017 at 05:35 pm by admin

The direction healthcare reform is taking today is no surprise to Thomas Brown, CEO of Eye Specialty Group (ESG).In Alabama two decades ago, Brown pioneered what were then gro.... Read More

InCharge HealthCare 2017

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:50 pm by admin

Recently, I went on adventure...and it was so good that I went back again and took a few friends with me. We gathered one afternoon under somewhat threatening skies, suited.... Read More

HEI’s Fleming Carries on Work of Dr. Haik

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:46 pm by admin

When the late Barrett G. Haik recruited James C. Fleming to join the Hamilton Eye Institute in 1997, it was an easy sell.Not only was Haik, MD, FACS, quite persuasive, but Fle.... Read More

2017: A Year of Uncertainty … and Opportunity

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:40 pm by admin

Last month, PwC Health Research Institute released its annual report highlighting the forces anticipated to have the greatest impact on healthcare in the coming year. “Top Hea.... Read More

Addressing Childhood Obesity

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:34 pm by admin

Six years ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released evidence-based recommendations for screening and treating obesity in children ages six and older. Last.... Read More

Healthcare Entering a New Era of Private Direct Care

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:28 pm by admin

Patients are generally seeking lower cost and more convenient care. However, health plans are trending toward promoting higher cost, less convenient care. Health insurance and.... Read More

Associations Support Physicians’ Challenging CMS Audit

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:17 pm by admin

The Tennessee Medical Association and The Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies are jointly providing financial assistance to help.... Read More

St. Jude Names Neufeld Clinical director, Executive Vice President

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:15 pm by admin

Ellis J. Neufeld, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed clinical director, physician-in-chief and executive vice president of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Neufeld’s appoint.... Read More

Pieh Named COO at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:02 pm by admin

Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis has named Samuel Pieh, D.P.T., a certified physical therapist, its new chief operations officer (COO). He will oversee all operations for the ho.... Read More

$3.3 Million Grant Awarded for “Moms Fit 2 Fight” Study

Jan 11, 2017 at 04:00 pm by admin

Rebecca Krukowski, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has received a grant for $3.3 million over five years for a program to help women in the U.... Read More

UT’s Center for Addiction Science Wins National Recognition

Jan 11, 2017 at 03:59 pm by admin

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine’s Center for Addiction Science has been recognized as the first Center of Excellence in Addiction Medicine in the country by Th.... Read More

Assistant Professor Receives $1.5 Million Stem Cell Therapeutics Grant

Jan 11, 2017 at 03:57 pm by admin

Rajashekhar Gangaraju, PhD, an assistant professor in the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant fr.... Read More

UTHSC Assistant Professor Receives Grant for Research in Global Health

Jan 11, 2017 at 03:56 pm by admin

Arash Shaban-Nejad, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges E.... Read More