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Gupta-Ganguli Awarded Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound

Oct 05, 2015 at 01:50 pm by admin

Malini Gupta-Ganguli, MD, CCD, ECNU, has been awarded the prestigious Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound designation by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinol.... Read More

HIPAA Compliant Self-Encrypting Rx App

Oct 05, 2015 at 01:48 pm by admin

In 2014, more than 4.02 billion prescriptions were filled at retail pharmacies in America. Writing and refilling prescriptions is a high-volume, repetitive task for physicians.... Read More

Semmes Murphey Foundation Announces Watridge Endowment

Oct 05, 2015 at 01:44 pm by admin

Semmes Murphey Foundation announces the creation of the Clarence Watridge International Scholarship Program and Endowment honoring the former chairman of the clinic and founda.... Read More

Work Proceeding To Reopen Crittenden

Sep 08, 2015 at 04:39 pm by admin

Robert Bauer, Jr., chairman and CEO of Nashville-based Ameris Acquisitions, LLC, says plans are proceeding to reopen Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis, but he could.... Read More

The State of the Medical Practice

Sep 08, 2015 at 04:36 pm by admin

What a tremendous task it is to weed through government requirements and adjust to new payment models that shift more risk to providers. Plus, now we are preparing for the imp.... Read More

Financial Incentives Are Helping Providers Meet Tough Challenges

Sep 08, 2015 at 01:43 pm by admin

As medical costs continue to rise, healthcare organizations are being forced to re-examine practices and procedures to find the most economical ways to balance quality care wi.... Read More

Skip the Formalities; Just Call Him Dr. Bubba

Sep 08, 2015 at 01:34 pm by admin

At birth he was given the rather awkward name of Lelon. To this day he’s not sure why. His father’s given name was Lealand, although his discharge papers from the Navy listed.... Read More

Delta Medical Center CEO Applies His Own Special Skill

Sep 08, 2015 at 01:29 pm by admin

Talk to James Hahn, Delta Medical Center’s new CEO, and it is quickly evident that building relationships is a skill he values highly. One suspects that this easy-going man's.... Read More

Institutions Join Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:51 pm by admin

When local institutions create a team that includes a doctor, a nurse, physiologists, dietitians, a psychologist and other researchers to tackle childhood obesity, you know th.... Read More

UTHSC Announces Six Grant Awards Totaling $402,000

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:48 pm by admin

The UT Institute for Research, Innovation, Synergy and Health Equity at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has announced the latest round of grant recip.... Read More

Transplant Pioneer, Louis G. Britt, Dies at Age 84

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:45 pm by admin

Dr. Louis G. Britt, who led what has been called “the ‘phenomenal journey of organ donation and transplantation” in the Mid-South, died August 22.Britt, a transplant surgeon w.... Read More

Yunna Jiang Joins Methodist Primary Care Group

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:42 pm by admin

Yunna Jiang, MD, has joined the Methodist Primary Care Group and will practice at the Endocrinology Clinic.Jiang has received her Bachelor of Medicine degree from Chengde Medi.... Read More

St. Jude Selects Keith Perry Chief Information Officer

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:39 pm by admin

Keith Perry has been named chief information officer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and will provide strategic counsel and leadership for the hospital’s information.... Read More

R. Lebron Cooper Appointed Chair of Anesthesiology at UTHSC

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:37 pm by admin

Lebron Cooper, MD, has been named chair for the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).An alumnus of the UTHSC College of Me.... Read More

Survey Shows Many Tennessee Physicians Feel MOC a Costly Burden

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:36 pm by admin

A survey released by the Tennessee Medical Association regarding physicians’ required maintenance of certification (MOC) by various medical specialty boards revealed that most.... Read More