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SeeMore, a communication robot purchased by MECA Eye and Laser Center prepares for his spot on “Live at 9” at the Peabody Place Mall. |
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Communication Robot Brings the Future to Memphis
What’s tall and metal and green all over? No, it’s not a comic book villain; it’s the newest member of the team at Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates (MECA), a robot named SeeMore. In June, MECA president, ophthalmologist Dr. Jerre Freeman, introduced a communication robot specially designed for human communication.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Connect-the-Dots
State’s eHealth Network Will Connect All 95 Counties
By Executive Order 35 on April 6, 2006, Governor Phil Bredesen created the eHealth Advisory Council to oversee the state’s efforts to allow providers to securely share information in an attempt to reduce medical errors, quickly transfer important medical data in an emergency situation, extend the reach of healthcare to rural areas through telemedicine, limit duplicative diagnostics by providing all partners with access to results from previous tests, improve communication, set up a safe way to ePrescribe, and ultimately, to improve access to quality healthcare.
CINDY SANDERS |
eHealth Alliance Allows Hospitals, Clinics to Share Patient Information, Improve Patient Care
When a patient walks into University Methodist Hospital’s emergency department (ED) complaining of chest pains, Dr. Ray Walther can’t always be sure what types of tests the patient has previously received. But with the new eHealth network, Walther can log on, type in the patient’s information, and gain immediate access to the individual’s medical history.
JANE SCHNEIDER |
Grand Rounds July
Harris Cohen, MD, Named Medical Director of Pediatric Radiology Department at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Breaks Ground On New Women’s and Children’s Pavilion
Unity Hospice Care Announces Staff Additions
Schultz Named Baptist College’s New Dean of General Studies
Dr. Stacy C. Smith Welcomed to Memphis Heart Clinic
The Board of Shelby County Healthcare Corporation (The MED) Seeks Proposals
Matthew Ennis Chosen to Lead Anatomy & Neurobiology at University of Tennessee Health Science
orthomemphis Announces Two Doctors Certified To Perform Partial-Knee Replacement Surgery
Baptist Weight Loss Center to Offer Free Seminars in July
Dr. Barrett Haik Receives Freeman Award
Dr. Ronald I. Weiner Moving His Medical Practice
Physician joins Medical Specialty Clinic
Songfest to Benefit Ayers Children’s Medical Center
Anesthesia Associates Adds Two Physicians
Tasting and Dinner for West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation
Dr. Terri Henson Opens Dermatology Office
Baptist DeSoto is the First to Offer New Technology
Methodist Opens Facilities in Olive Branch
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Dr. Barrett G. Haik examines a patient in Panama. |
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Hamilton Eye Institute Expands Reach of Telemedicine
A child in Central America with retinoblastoma used to have little hope for a positive outcome. Fortunately through the mission of the Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) telehealth program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), physicians and surgeons in developing nations have the ability to provide specialized treatment for these complex cases. Ophthalmologists at HEI have long been dedicated to contributing to global research in eye diseases and injuries.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Charles Farmer |
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Healthcare Changes Likely Regardless of the President
Whether Barack Obama can or whether John McCain will, it is likely that major legislation affecting medicare will be enacted by the next Congress.
Surprising action by Congress during the last week of June signals the coming changes, as well as giving cause for optimism that there may be uncommon bipartisanship as the changes are implemented.
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Denise Bollheimer announces Aligning Forces for Quality Initiative in June to key stakeholders in the Memphis community. |
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Healthy Memphis Common Table Announces Second Phase of Quality Initiative Grant
There’s no denying the mounting deficiencies in the healthcare industry, especially with the fragmentation of delivery and unequal outcomes. While it’s true that Memphis and Shelby County are often on the bottom of such health lists, what the city lacks in configuration, it makes up for in solid grassroots involvement. A real paradigm shift has taken place as physicians, nurses, administrators, insurance providers and now consumers are demanding higher quality healthcare.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Ophthalmologist performing eye surgery in new HEI surgery center |
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HEI Surgery Center Provides Specialized Care Under One Roof
When Lonnie Utley realized his right eye was losing vision due to a cataract, he knew it was time to come to Memphis. A commercial airline pilot in Dallas, Utley, 55, is required to maintain 20/20 vision in order to continue flying.
Growing up in Memphis, Utley was familiar with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and as a third generation patient of Dr. Ralph Hamilton, he wished to continue his eye care at UT.
Holli W. Haynie |
HIT Reforms Healthcare
The business of healthcare at the physician/patient level is 10 to 20 years behind in technology. All patient records are recorded on paper. Comparing lab results and the diagnosis of your physician is a manual operation that takes several days to process. The insurance company charging premiums gets a claim that has been handled by not less than four pairs of hands who each stake a claim to the financial outcome of your office visit.
MARK TUMBLIN |
Latest Medulloblastoma Research Closing In on Signaling Pathways as Treatment Targets
Continued discovery about brain pathways and the roles proteins play in cell growth is bringing scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Center closer to targets for the prevention and treatment of medulloblastoma tumors. A paper published in the March 15 issue of Genes and Development reports that a specific pathway which produces proteins called BMPs can actually inhibit the growth of tumors while provoking malignant cells to develop into normal neurons. This discovery suggests a safer way to treat medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children, accounting for 20 percent of all pediatric brain tumors.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Sarwat Salim
When you’ve chosen one disease as the prime target of your practice, you want to be in the middle of its battleground.
That’s what led glaucoma specialist Dr. Sarwat Salim from Yale University to the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennesse Health Science Center in Memphis.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
View from East Rim Overlook at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. |
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The Road Less Traveled
East Tennessee is a far cry from its western counterpart. As you take the family six hours east, the flat land of the Delta slowly gives way to thickly forested mountains teeming with wildlife. Millions of visitors travel here to see the Great Smoky Mountain National Park each summer, but if you skip the towns surrounding Knoxville, you’ll miss out on the fascinating culture and beauty of this region.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
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