Dispensing Sample Medications: Patient Safety Strategies

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:18 pm by pjeter

  By DEBRA KANE HILL, MBA, RN   Dispensing free sample medications to patients is commonplace in medical and dental offices. With safeguards in place, it can cont.... Read More

States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:10 pm by pjeter

  By Daniel Chang, Kaiser Health News    As the covid-19 pandemic worsened a mental health crisis among America’s young people, a small.... Read More

The MA Dilemma

Nov 24, 2022 at 08:59 pm by pjeter

  Staffing shortages require new workforce solutions   By LYNNE JETER   Cone Medical Group reduced its turnover rate from 20-10 percent by starting its own.... Read More

New CMO’s Prescription: Communication, Teamwork and Lots of Smart People

Nov 24, 2022 at 08:07 pm by pjeter

  By LAWRENCE BUSER Dale Criner, MD, MBA, recently assumed the role of chief medical officer/vice-president at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. After comp.... Read More

When Mental Illness Leads to Dropped Charges, Patients Often Go Without Stabilizing Care

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:54 pm by pjeter

  By KATHERYN HOUGHTON, Kaiser Health News   For seven years, Timothy Jay Fowler rotated between jail, forced psychiatric hospitalization, and freedom. In 2.... Read More

Ageless Care: From Nurturing New Lives to Making the Last Days Count

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:37 pm by pjeter

  By JAMES DOWD   Growing up in Rolla, Missouri – a small town midway between Springfield and St. Louis – Brittany Hill knew from an early age that sh.... Read More

Continuing Education for Medical Professionals

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:20 pm by pjeter

  By CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, MD   What do physicians (both PCPs & Specialists) need to know in general about ongoing education at UTHSC? Education at UTHSC is f.... Read More

Mental Health Providers: Balancing Privacy with Public Welfare

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:14 pm by pjeter

  By RICHARD F. CAHILL, JD   As reported by the national media on an almost daily basis, a large sector of the population has experienced heightened tensions rela.... Read More

Facility Safety is for Us All to Address

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:00 pm by pjeter

  By CLINT CUMMINS, CEO, Memphis Medical Society   Editorial update: This article was written and published in our member magazine prior to the death of Liza Flet.... Read More

FBI Notice: Unpatched and Outdated Medical Devices Provide Cyber Attack Opportunities

Sep 21, 2022 at 01:55 pm by pjeter

  Please contact the FBI with any questions related to this Private Industry Notification via your local FBI Cyber Squad. www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices  .... Read More

AMA: Physician Burnout Rate Spikes to New Height

Sep 15, 2022 at 12:17 pm by pjeter

New study concludes COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing system issues that drive burnoutCHICAGO - The burnout rate among physicians in the United States spiked dramati.... Read More

UTHSC Team Receives $2.19 Million to Study Neurotoxicity of Commonly-Used Chemical Solvent

Sep 13, 2022 at 04:29 pm by pjeter

A team of University of Tennessee Health Science Center researchers has been awarded $2.19 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for their inves.... Read More

International Cancer Association Recognizes Baptist Cancer Center Lung Cancer Team

Sep 13, 2022 at 04:28 pm by pjeter

  The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) recently named Baptist Cancer Center the 2022 North America Regional Winner for one of the asso.... Read More

Regional One Health Executive Leader Joins THA Board of Directors

Sep 13, 2022 at 04:27 pm by pjeter

Tish Towns, executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Regional One Health, has been appointed to the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) Board of Director.... Read More

UTHSC College of Nursing Receives $3.9 Million Grant for Mobile Health Unit, Outreach to Lake, Lauderdale Counties

Sep 13, 2022 at 04:24 pm by pjeter

  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $3.9 million, four-year grant that will enable the college to provide healt.... Read More