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Breathing Easier
Remember how fun it was as a child to eat a hunk of watermelon on a warm summer day and see who could spit the seeds the farthest? That may sound like an improbable game for an asthmatic child, but the kids at Camp Wezbegon, a summer camp Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center dedicates to asthma education, prove they can.
BY HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Breathing Easier
Remember how fun it was as a child to eat a hunk of watermelon on a warm summer day and see who could spit the seeds the farthest? That may sound like an improbable game for an asthmatic child, but the kids at Camp Wezbegon, a summer camp Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center dedicates to asthma education, prove they can.
BY HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Looking for Life Support
What if the entity established to deal with crisis finds itself in critical condition?
For Tennessee's trauma specialists, this uncertainty is quickly moving from hypothetical question to stark reality.
BY CINDY SANDERS |
Looking for Life Support
What if the entity established to deal with crisis finds itself in critical condition?
For Tennessee's trauma specialists, this uncertainty is quickly moving from hypothetical question to stark reality.
BY CINDY SANDERS |
Sometimes It Really Is Who You Know: When A Doctor Needs a Doctor
The biblical proverb, "Physician, heal thyself" sounds good, but as a physician, if you really try that in today's world, you'll be in big trouble.
Although the idea that you should address your own problems before someone else's works well in life, it won't fly in the world of medicine.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Sometimes It Really Is Who You Know: When A Doctor Needs a Doctor
The biblical proverb, "Physician, heal thyself" sounds good, but as a physician, if you really try that in today's world, you'll be in big trouble.
Although the idea that you should address your own problems before someone else's works well in life, it won't fly in the world of medicine.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Are You Taking Care of Your Eyesight?
Imagine waking up and not being able to see clearly or having spots in your vision. The sense of sight is a precious commodity that people tend to take for granted until something goes wrong. Millions of Americans lose some of their vision every year, developing a condition referred to as low vision, and the numbers continue to climb as the population ages.
BY HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Are You Taking Care of Your Eyesight?
Imagine waking up and not being able to see clearly or having spots in your vision. The sense of sight is a precious commodity that people tend to take for granted until something goes wrong. Millions of Americans lose some of their vision every year, developing a condition referred to as low vision, and the numbers continue to climb as the population ages.
BY HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Mid-Career Burnout in Physicians
One day when Dr. Steve Gabbe was taking a break while attending a science conference, he wasn't terribly surprised to hear a half dozen colleagues sharing their frustrations about work, but he was deeply concerned to hear them sound so pessimistic about the future.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Mid-Career Burnout in Physicians
One day when Dr. Steve Gabbe was taking a break while attending a science conference, he wasn't terribly surprised to hear a half dozen colleagues sharing their frustrations about work, but he was deeply concerned to hear them sound so pessimistic about the future.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Leading Surgeons Discuss Vertebroplasty Options for VCFs
In recent months, much has been discussed about the advances and advantages of kyphoplasty to repair vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). However, vertebroplasty, which researchers developed in the early 1990s as a minimally invasive method to fix VCFs by injecting cement into the fracture to strengthen the bone, has been unfairly described by some healthcare professionals as, well, almost archaic.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Leading Surgeons Discuss Vertebroplasty Options for VCFs
In recent months, much has been discussed about the advances and advantages of kyphoplasty to repair vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). However, vertebroplasty, which researchers developed in the early 1990s as a minimally invasive method to fix VCFs by injecting cement into the fracture to strengthen the bone, has been unfairly described by some healthcare professionals as, well, almost archaic.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Manage Accounts Payable to Protect Assets
Management of accounts receivables often tops the list of priorities in the medical practice business office.
However, careful control of accounts payable is crucial to managing cash flow and to protecting the assets of the practice. In a time of increasingly thin operating margins, it is essential to have proactive strategies in place to manage the money flowing out of the medical practice to pay its bills for goods and services. In addition, an accounts payable system with strong controls is the first line of defense against internal fraud.
BY LUCY R. CARTER, CPA, AND SARA S. LANKFORD, CPA |
Manage Accounts Payable to Protect Assets
Management of accounts receivables often tops the list of priorities in the medical practice business office.
However, careful control of accounts payable is crucial to managing cash flow and to protecting the assets of the practice. In a time of increasingly thin operating margins, it is essential to have proactive strategies in place to manage the money flowing out of the medical practice to pay its bills for goods and services. In addition, an accounts payable system with strong controls is the first line of defense against internal fraud.
BY LUCY R. CARTER, CPA, AND SARA S. LANKFORD, CPA |
Physicians, Hospitals: Competition or Collaboration?
Competition between physicians and hospitals is increasing. Hospitals are making decisions whether to compete with physicians or to form joint ventures with them. Psychology, social conditioning and plain old market muscle all come into play in the daily collision of physicians with hospitals. The market power is in the hands of the physicians, especially those whose specialties are in short supply. If you are a surgeon in San Antonio with a specialty that is in short supply and you are tired of the lack of reimbursement for the work you do while on call, there are hospitals that will pay you $3,000 a day to sit and wait for someone needing surgery. Just don't ask the hospital to be happy about it.
BY BILL APPLING |
Physicians, Hospitals: Competition or Collaboration?
Competition between physicians and hospitals is increasing. Hospitals are making decisions whether to compete with physicians or to form joint ventures with them. Psychology, social conditioning and plain old market muscle all come into play in the daily collision of physicians with hospitals. The market power is in the hands of the physicians, especially those whose specialties are in short supply. If you are a surgeon in San Antonio with a specialty that is in short supply and you are tired of the lack of reimbursement for the work you do while on call, there are hospitals that will pay you $3,000 a day to sit and wait for someone needing surgery. Just don't ask the hospital to be happy about it.
BY BILL APPLING |
IRS Announces Ten Commandments of Good Governance
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced a number of governance practices it considers important for tax-exempt healthcare and related organizations in carrying out their exempt purpose.
BY RICHARD G. COWART |
IRS Announces Ten Commandments of Good Governance
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced a number of governance practices it considers important for tax-exempt healthcare and related organizations in carrying out their exempt purpose.
BY RICHARD G. COWART |
Sleep Plays Crucial Role in Total Health
It's not an uncommon scenario. A wife kicks her husband out of the marital bed because his snoring is loud enough to shatter windows. Yet science has made it clear that loud snoring could indicate a much bigger problem than annoying a spouse. The trend in medicine is moving more toward recognizing the role sleep plays in health and how sleep disorders can be precursors for underlying health concerns.
BY HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
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