AI May Be on Its Way to the Doctor’s Office, But It’s Not Ready to See Patients

Jun 25, 2023 at 05:41 pm by pjeter

  By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News   What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can’t keep a secret, doesn’t really kn.... Read More

Hospital Websites’ Third-party Trackers Exposing Patients to Fraud and Hospitals to HIPAA Sanctions

Jun 25, 2023 at 05:23 pm by pjeter

  Nearly all hospitals have them   By BECKY GILLETTE   Most people who use the internet are accustomed to getting unsolicited advertisements after shopping.... Read More

West Cancer Issues New Breast Screening Guidelines

Jun 25, 2023 at 05:08 pm by pjeter

 Women should start getting screened for breast cancer at an earlier age, according to new guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force s.... Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Welcomes New Cardiologist

Jun 25, 2023 at 05:02 pm by pjeter

    Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare welcomes new cardiologist Ekanka Mukhopadhyay, MD, to its cardiology practice on Wesley Drive and Union Ave.... Read More

Tennessee Medical Association Installs Dr. Andrew Watson as 69th President

Jun 25, 2023 at 05:01 pm by pjeter

  Dr. Andrew Watson, a board-certified cardiologist with St. Francis Cardiology Associates in Memphis, was formally installed as the 169th president of the Tennessee Med.... Read More

Regional One Health Names Associate Vice President of Oncology to Lead Academic Oncology Services

Jun 25, 2023 at 04:56 pm by pjeter

    Adrian Newson, DHA, FACHE, has joined Regional One Health as Associate Vice President of Oncology. Newson will lead academic oncology services at Regional One.... Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare names Monica Wharton Chief Operating Officer

Jun 25, 2023 at 04:54 pm by pjeter

  Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare recently announced the appointment of Monica Wharton, FACHE, to chief operating officer and executive vice president, assuming expanded.... Read More

UTHSC College of Nursing Honors Nurse Heroes at Seventh Annual NightinGala

Jun 25, 2023 at 03:47 pm by pjeter

Six local nurses received awards for excellence in the nursing profession at the seventh annual NightinGala on May 5, hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Cent.... Read More

MGMA and MMS Launch Mid-South Healthcare Leadership Institute  

Jun 25, 2023 at 02:50 pm by pjeter

  The Memphis Medical Society (MMS) and Mid-South Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) announce the new Mid-South Healthcare Leadership Institute (MHLI), a leadin.... Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Reaches Agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Jun 25, 2023 at 01:30 pm by pjeter

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced it has reached an agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) regarding its employer-based and marketplace plans. We ar.... Read More

Fake Nursing Licenses on the Rise

May 07, 2023 at 11:34 pm by pjeter

‘The scope of this fraud scheme is astonishing’   By LYNNE JETER   If you employ nurses with nursing degrees from Siena College, Palm Beach School of.... Read More

Wearing Three Hats but Focused on the Patient

May 07, 2023 at 11:25 pm by pjeter

  BY TOM BAILEY   Years have passed, but Dr. Arthur M. Townsend IV still remembers the fear in her eyes. Then an obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN) hospitalist at Th.... Read More

Gamma Tile Therapy Comes to Memphis

May 07, 2023 at 11:20 pm by pjeter

  By JAMES DOWD   For patients diagnosed with brain tumors, standard treatments include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. And while those options can y.... Read More

Methodist University Hospital President Elected to American College of Healthcare Executives Council of Regents

May 07, 2023 at 10:02 pm by pjeter

  Methodist University Hospital president, Tim A. Slocum, FACHE, has been appointed to the Council of Regents for Tennessee, the legislative body of the American College.... Read More

Campbell Clinic Named Official Sports Medicine Provider for Memphis Showboats and Houston Gamblers

May 07, 2023 at 10:01 pm by pjeter

  Campbell Clinic, a global leader in orthopaedic medicine, surgery, teaching and research, has been named the official sports medicine provider for two United States Fo.... Read More