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Flow Cytometry – Hyper-focused Disease Tracking
A blood sample arrives at the lab where the cells are sorted, cleaned and stained with fluorescent antibodies through a series of processes that take about 90 minutes. These stained cells are being tracked to determine if a patient's lymphoma is retreating after chemotherapy. A medical technologist enters the sample into the flow cytometer, a machine that identifies the characteristics of cells using optics and lasers. Thirty seconds later the analysis cascades across the computer screen in the form of cell clusters represented by various colors like red, green and blue.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Medical Economics: Transparency of President's HIT Bill
Well, it is official, President Obama has signed the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act of 2009, which includes $20 billion for Healthcare IT. What this means for physicians is the purchase of an EMR through a conditional "IOU."
Here are some of the details of the legislation and its potential impact to physicians.
BILL APPLING |
Understanding Silent PPO's
The American Medical Association (AMA) considers silent preferred provider organizations (PPO's) to be fraud, FRAUD, and estimates this activity costs physicians $3 billion BILLION dollars annually. To understand this phenomenon, the difference between conventional and silent PPO's must be understood.
DAN POHLGEERS |
EMR: A Revolution
Shortly before I was born my dad worked on a major project for Bank of America in California. What emerged was the remarkable technology of magnetic ink encoded checks. It allowed for rapid processing of hand written checks using magnetic and electric scanning principles coupled with the rapidly advancing computer technologies. This process was a major step in the computerization of retail banking in the United States.
STEVE COPLON |
Helping Empower and Educate an Overlooked Population
Watching women die from breast cancer because they put feeding their family ahead of treatment is a choice Gwendolyn Brown thinks no one should ever have to make. That's why 20 years ago Brown, an oncology social worker with UT Medical Group, started the Carin' and Sharin' Breast Cancer Education and Support Group for economically disadvantaged minority women.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DEE DEE TATE |
Drilling Down to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
AACR Seeks Solutions through Inclusive ResearchNearly 80 percent of children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can be cured today.
Although this statistic holds true for Caucasian children in the United States, for Hispanic and American Indian children... not so much...
CINDY SANDERS |
| Reimbursements/ACOs Focus |
Doctors Use Technology to Advance Orthopedics
When orthopedic surgeons first began doing knee replacements, the prostheses they implanted were made of heavy stainless steel, and the surgeon used manual guidelines to cut the bones and fit the joint into place. Today, computer-assisted navigation systems are enabling surgeons to do these implants with a higher degree of accuracy, and the joints used are being made from lighter, more durable alloys.
JANE SCHNEIDER |
Tennessee Biotechnology Association to Participate in Atlanta BIO Convention
From involvement in an international meeting this May to encouraging stronger support for the biotechnology industry from state government and lawmakers, the Tennessee Biotechnology Association is tackling a roster of initiatives that members hope will result in more biotech jobs and investments in Tennessee.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Earle Weeks, MD, Founder of Family Cancer Center The Long Run
Oncologist Earle Weeks MD, is the kind of doctor people would want treating them for one of life's most devastating diagnoses: cancer. He is that rare practitioner who is both compassionate and smart, driven yet calm, detail-oriented but keenly aware, too, of the big picture.
JANE SCHNEIDER |
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