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SANS Cyberthreat White Paper Shows Dark Clouds on HIT Horizon

May 13, 2014 at 04:11 pm by admin

Widespread security issues put systems, patients at risk Consider yourself warned. A white paper released earlier this year by SANS, a global leader in cybersecurity resear.... Read More

April 2014

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

First Independent Mid-South HIE to Focus on Pediatrics Earlier this year the first Independent Mid-South Health Information Exchange (MSHIE) was formed as a partnership betw.... Read More

MEDICAL ECONOMICS: CMS Hasn’t Got a Clue!

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

CMS can’t manage its way out of a paper bag. While actual health care providers feel the ground shifting beneath their feet, no t to mention the cause and effect, why have w.... Read More

ROI on Healthcare Workforce Diversity

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

Embracing cultural competency Last month, healthcare leaders gathered in Nashville for the Council on Workforce Innovation’s symposium on trends and resources impacting heal.... Read More

Addressing Obstacles on the Road to Diabetes Control

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

What is the best way to get … and keep … diabetic patients actively engaged in the lifelong self-management of their condition? The individual or institution that comes up w.... Read More

Update on ICD-10

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

Physicians in Tennessee have been encouraged by the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) to “continue improving clinical documentation” in preparation for ICD-10 changes despi.... Read More

HEALTHCARE LEADER: Edward A. Avery

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

Administrator, Consolidated Medical Practices of Memphis, PLLC Some people are healers; some people enable, empower, strategize, facilitate and create an arena in which heal.... Read More

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Autry Parker, MD

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

Anesthesiologist saw plenty to gain by relieving pain Besides photography and tennis, Autry Parker was interested in music as a youngster growing up in Memphis. For a time,.... Read More

Foundation Is Getting a Step Ahead

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

Nonprofit tackles problem of teen pregnancies in Memphis area For more than two years, the nonprofit organization A Step Ahead Foundation (ASAF) has been blazing a trail to.... Read More

Hey Doc, Try Patient Centered Social Media

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

The secret of a successful social media strategy starts with who is in the middle. And that’s not any different than the philosophical and practical approach any successful p.... Read More

Expanded Uses for Hyperbaric Chamber Oxygen

Apr 08, 2014 at 08:09 am by admin

Some are not yet approved, but a variety are available in Memphis Hyperbaric chamber therapy is gaining usage in Memphis, as in other cities, and its applications are expandi.... Read More

March 2014

Mar 10, 2014 at 09:34 am by admin

UT Medical Group Expands Nephrology Services Dr. William Gabbard and Dr. Jagannath H. Saikumar have joined the department of nephrology at UT Medical Group. Gabbard earned.... Read More

City’s Healthcare Construction Booming

Mar 10, 2014 at 09:34 am by admin

Memphis institutions renovating, updating, innovating In order to maintain Memphis’ status as a premier medical community, the city’s hospitals, medical education centers a.... Read More

Building or Expanding Health Facilities in Tennessee? There’s an ‘App’ for That

Mar 10, 2014 at 09:34 am by admin

A Look at the State’s CON Program Last year, members of the 108th Regular Session of the Tennessee Legislature voted unanimously to extend the life of the Health Services an.... Read More

'Clock Is Ticking' On SGR Repeal

Mar 10, 2014 at 09:34 am by admin

Deadline to overturn flawed reimbursement system is March 31  Memphis-area physicians, like others across the country, are anxiously waiting to see what happens with the pro.... Read More