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Latest Bypass Procedure Potential Key to Robotic Procedures
Traditional coronary artery bypass surgery has basically worked the same for the past three decades. The chest is opened while surgeons hand-sew spaghetti-like vessels to bypass a coronary blockage. Technological breakthroughs are pushing CABG procedures closer to the ultimate goal of becoming minimally invasive.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Dr. W. Joseph Ketcherside, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer |
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Methodist Le Bonheur Further Developing EMRs
It’s been almost a decade since Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) began the first phase of transition to electronic medical records (EMR). And the momentum hasn’t declined in the first healthcare data farming project.
GARTHIA ELENA BURNETT |
Access vs. Excess
Cardiologists Struggle with Imaging Appropriateness
Echo, SPECT, PET, MRI, CTA, EKG, Ultrasound –– So many options … so few insurance dollars.
Over the past several decades, technology has increased to a point where cardiac care providers truly have a proliferation of diagnostic and screening tools available to them. However, creating universally accepted guidelines to determine which tests are most appropriate for any given patient haven’t been easy to come by.
CINDY SANDERS |
Christ Community Health Services Receives Center of Excellence Designation in HIV Care
In 2005, Christ Community Health Services (CCHS) began an HIV/AIDS program to ease the burden on the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, which was handling the majority of HIV treatment in the inner city.
CCHS, a Christian, non-profit organization focused on fulfilling the healthcare and spiritual needs of the underserved population through health centers and outreach programs, already serves 80,000 patients in Memphis.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Grand Rounds February
Spinout at Graceland
West Clinic Cited by the Institute of Medicine for Being a Positive Example of How Psychosocial Needs of Cancer Patients Are Being Met
Methodist Purchases Carvel Imaging Centers In Mississippi
Tennessee Gets Top Marks For Preparedness For Public Health Emergencies
West Tennessee Healthcare Announces Discover Nursing Careers Opportunity
Dr. Lee Carter Installed as 2008 President of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians
John Yarbrough Named Outstanding Alumnus
Pathways Behavioral Health Services Awarded Accreditation from the Joint Commission
Hobart Beale, M.D., “2007 Family Physician of the Year Award”
Primary Care Practice Opens Doors To Bartlett Community
Dr. Kelly Blair Achieves Fellow Status
Methodist University Hospital Thoracic Surgeon Published in National Journal
Dr. Steven J. Bares Named Interim Director for School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
New Chief Medical Officer Joins Germantown Hospital
Hershel P. Wall, MD, Appointed Chancellor, Ken Brown Appointed Executive Vice Chancellor for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Best Doctors in America® Names UT Medical Group Physicians to 2007-2008 Database
Methodist South Hospital Offers No Appointment Necessary Screening
West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation Reaches $3.8 Million in Donations for 2007
Methodist North Hospital Names New Chief Financial Officer
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Pictured are Dr. Michael Ugwueke, CEO/administrator of Methodist South Hospital; Peggy Troy, COO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare; Dr. Clyde Brown, medical director; Delois Broady, chaplain; and Monica Hunt, clinical director. |
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Memphis Hospital One of Nation’s Few to Offer 30-Minute ER Guarantee
MEMPHIS — When Methodist South Hospital in Memphis celebrated a $350,000 renovation of its Emergency Department (ED) at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 6, hospital leaders also unveiled a gift for the community: a 30-minute guarantee for patients in the emergency room.
LYNNE JETER |
Meritless Malpractice Lawsuits Exact Psychological Toll
While tort reform is the primary front in the war waged by the medical profession against skyrocketing liability premiums, curtailing so-called frivolous lawsuits is another tactic that’s gaining ground and garnering support in statehouses and courtrooms nationwide.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. David Lan
Putting himself in his patients’ shoes is an approach Dr. David Lan has utilized since he began medical school at the age of 15 in his native China.
A cardiologist sub-specializing in electrophysiology at Memphis Heart Clinic, Lan spends the majority of his time installing devices and performing ablations on critical heart malfunctions.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Keith Gaither, TennCare Acting Chief of Networks |
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TennCare Prepares to Introduce New Strategy in East and West Tennessee
TennCare officials hope that what’s already working in Middle Tennessee will work just as well in East and West Tennessee.
In January, the TennCare Bureau released a request for proposals (RFP) for health plans to assume full financial risk and serve Medicaid-eligible patients in the two regions.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
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