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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

Brooks Named Director of IT Technical Services at Methodist Le Bonheur DeAngelo

Sep 08, 2015 at 12:33 pm by admin

DeAngelo Brooks has joined Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as director, IT technical services.Brooks has more than 10 years of experience in the information technology  field..... Read More

Letter from the Editor:Memphis The Times They Are a-Changin’

Aug 21, 2015 at 11:38 am by admin

Undergoing transformative change, this industry has been tasked with fundamentally altering delivery methods and asked to meet heightened consumer expectations and increased d.... Read More

UTHSC Names Matthew Allman Chair of Physician Assistant Studies

Aug 20, 2015 at 11:09 am by admin

Matthew Allman, MPAS, PA-C,  has been named chair for the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health.... Read More

Locke Named CEO at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett

Aug 20, 2015 at 11:07 am by admin


Chris Locke has been named Chief Executive Officer at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett and will oversee all strategic, operational and clinical activities for the 196-bed acut.... Read More

Resurrection Health Opens Whitehaven Location

Aug 20, 2015 at 11:06 am by admin

Resurrection Health, a faith-based, evangelical health service organization that holistically meets the primary care needs of underserved communities, has opened its second Me.... Read More