Grand Rounds

AMA: Physicians Can Opt-out from 2020 MIPS Program

Aug 11, 2020 at 10:55 am by admin

CMS announced that physicians will have the option to opt-out completely or partially from the 2020 MIPS program by completing a hardship exemption application and indicating.... Read More

Cato Johnson Appointed to Tennessee Historical Commission

Aug 11, 2020 at 10:54 am by admin

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare's Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, Cato Johnson, will serve a five-year term with the Tennessee Historical Commission. Appointed by Go.... Read More

Open Letter from Dr. Wendy Long

Jun 12, 2020 at 01:11 pm by admin

Dear Tennessee Nurses: On behalf of the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA), I appreciate the opportunity to recognize you during National Nurse's Month and thank you for you.... Read More

UTHSC Researcher Awarded $2.1 Million for Hirschprung Disease-Related Research

Jun 12, 2020 at 01:07 pm by admin

Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is a life-threatening complication of Hirschsprung Disease, a common cause of intestinal obstruction in newborns. Hirschsprung Dis.... Read More

Penny Asbell, MD, Leads National Ocular Antibiotic Resistance Study, Publishes in JAMA

Jun 12, 2020 at 01:06 pm by admin

The results of a 10-year ongoing study led by Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, FARVO, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and director of the Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI),.... Read More

New Leadership Team at Baptist Memphis

Jun 12, 2020 at 01:04 pm by admin

Dana Dye, the first registered nurse to serve as CEO of Baptist's flagship and the largest hospital in Memphis retired May 29. Dye left Renown Health -- the largest health car.... Read More

UTHSC Team Awarded $2.27 Million for New Breast Cancer Therapy Research

Apr 16, 2020 at 11:06 am by admin

A research team at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded $2.27 million to study a potential next-generation treatment for late-stage breast cancer.... Read More

Free Online Mental Health Resource for TN Healthcare Providers

Apr 16, 2020 at 11:04 am by admin

Situations like the current COVID crisis illustrate the need for more resources to help Tennessee's medical workforce cope with the intensity of the times. A new free online m.... Read More

UTHSC College of Medicine Produces Video for Health Care Workers and Public on Procedure for Collecting Nasal Samples for COVID-19 Testing

Apr 16, 2020 at 11:02 am by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Medicine has produced a training video detailing the proper protocol for collecting nasopharyngeal samples to te.... Read More

Tennessee Doctors Unite in Opposition to Bill that Would Allow Nurses to Practice Without Physician Oversight

Apr 16, 2020 at 11:01 am by admin

A dozen healthcare advocacy groups are banding together as a coalition to ask the Tennessee General Assembly to reject legislation that would sever critical relationships betw.... Read More

OrthoSouth Offers 24/7 Urgent Orthopedic Telehealth Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Apr 16, 2020 at 10:16 am by admin

OrthoSouth has announced the immediate expansion of its urgent care access for patients in the Greater Memphis Area by now offering 24/7 urgent care telemedicine triage. Indiv.... Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Responds to COVID-19, Warns of Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

Apr 16, 2020 at 10:16 am by admin

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has announced additional precautions aimed at better protecting the safety of its patients, Associates and others in our community. Actions inc.... Read More

UnitedHealth Group Commits Initial $50 Million to Combat COVID-19 and Support Affected Communities

Apr 16, 2020 at 10:13 am by admin

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) will invest an initial $50 million to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and support those most directly impacted by the public health emergency, inclu.... Read More

IAC Associates launches Integrated Addiction Care via Telemedicine

Apr 16, 2020 at 10:12 am by admin

IAC Associates & Baptist Center of Excellence in Addiction has launched a comprehensive telemedicine program for patients with drug and alcohol addictions. Our integrated.... Read More

College of Medicine Names New Assistant Deans of Student Affairs

Apr 16, 2020 at 10:11 am by admin

Catherine Womack, MD, associate dean of Student Affairs and Admissions for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, has named Sara Cross, MD, Dei.... Read More