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Memphis Researchers Target Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Oct 12, 2018 at 04:26 pm by admin

Progress Yields Optimism for Better Treatment Options Clinical researchers at West Cancer Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) believe they may.... Read More

New Projects Integrate Creative Architectural Design

Oct 12, 2018 at 04:17 pm by admin

At Two Memphis Facilities, the Goal Was a Positive Patient Environment In healthcare, not all the extraordinarily complex problems come exclusively to physicians. Sometimes.... Read More

Physician Compensation Plans: Understanding the Group Culture Is a Crucial Element

Oct 12, 2018 at 04:08 pm by admin

Physician compensation in a private solo practice is simple: The physician receives any profits after expenses are paid as compensation. The physician generally takes a monthl.... Read More

UTHSC Contributed $4 Billion to State's Economy in 2017

Sep 17, 2018 at 12:07 pm by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center contributed approximately $4 billion to the Tennessee economy in Fiscal Year 2017, according to a study released last month t.... Read More

Improvement at VA Memphis Described as 'Phenomenal'

Aug 14, 2018 at 05:11 pm by admin

Acting Secretary Credits Facility's New Leadership Team Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke describes the quick turnaround at the Memphis VA Medical Center as "nothing less tha.... Read More

Ex-Professor Realizes Dream Of Creating Medical Device

Aug 14, 2018 at 05:06 pm by admin

It probably was inevitable that Esra Roan would find a job doing what she does in what she calls "no man's land." Roan admits that while earning a PhD she was especially inter.... Read More

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes May Hit Specialists Hardest

Aug 14, 2018 at 04:59 pm by admin

Changes to patient evaluation and management (E/M) documentation requirements and reimbursement are among the most notable proposed initiatives in the 2019 Medicare Physician.... Read More

Role of the Healthcare CFO Both Unique and Challenging

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:48 pm by admin

Memphis Chief Financial Officers Reveal Strategies, Hurdles Creating strong business strategies and maintaining financial stability are important objectives for any chief fina.... Read More

While Debate Over ERs Continues, Baptist Proposes One for Arlington

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:39 pm by admin

During the last decade, hundreds of freestanding emergency facilities have cropped up across the country, fueled by a building boom that began in Texas. In Tennessee, there ar.... Read More

Betting on Blockchain

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:26 pm by admin

Blockchain has become a hot healthcare buzzword over the last couple of years. One of the key reasons so many in the healthcare industry are working to unlock the technology's.... Read More

Linking Financial Data: The Key to Real Quality and Cost Outcomes

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:16 pm by admin

I have a book on my desk that tends to scare people, but its thesis is a great way to introduce the importance of linking clinical and financial data to improve healthcare. Th.... Read More

2018 MIPS Update: 10 Changes You Should Know About

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:25 pm by admin

In the new 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined a wide range of changes to its value-based care pro.... Read More

Five Memphis CNOs Share Nursing Insights

May 07, 2018 at 04:41 pm by admin

Compassionate Roundtable Discusses Job's Most Vital Issues Editor's note: Five chief nursing officers from five Memphis hospitals were invited by the Memphis Medical News t.... Read More

Searching for Sustainable Solutions to the Physician Shortage

May 07, 2018 at 04:19 pm by admin

Adequate GME Funding Continues to be a Concern Complex problems rarely have simple solutions. Certainly that is the case with the looming physician shortage facing the United.... Read More

Suggestion Concerning Cataract Procedures Draws Concerns

Apr 10, 2018 at 04:07 pm by admin

Question Raised: Is Monitored Anesthesia Care Always Needed? A suggestion from one of the nation's largest for-profit managed healthcare companies concerning the use of anesth.... Read More