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Speculation Swirls in DeSoto County CON Race
Methodist Moving Forward; Baptist Mum on Plans
On the heels of recent news that Mississippi Board of Health (MBH) members anticipate more than one certificate of need (CON) for DeSoto County, speculation is swirling about whether Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will submit the winning CON application, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation will apply for one as well, and if other healthcare systems plan to join the competition or oppose Methodist's plan.
LYNNE JETER |
LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE: Mark Saslawsky, MD – Southeast Urology Network
In today's medical climate, every specialty has to adapt and chart a course for the future. At Southeast Urology Network (SUN), evolving with technology and the treatments they provide is key to survival. By offering more office-based procedures and diversifying treatment options, their two clinics – in East Memphis and Southaven – are able to streamline care, making it more accessible and efficient for patients.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Vietnam Vets of a Different Sort
Memphis and Little Rock Orthopedic Surgeons Participate in Annual Overseas Outreach Projects
In 2001, Pierce Scranton, MD, a Washington orthopedic surgeon presiding over the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS), wanted to organize an official Overseas Outreach Project.
LYNNE JETER |
Mroz-Baier Breast Care Center Receives National Accreditation
Last month the Mroz-Baier Breast Care Center received accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. The endorsement recognizes the clinic for being committed to the highest level of quality breast care.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Will the FTC Raise a White Flag?
AMA May Join ABA in "Creditor" Lawsuit
On July 14, the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) wrote a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Jonathan D. Leibowitz urging the FTC not to interpret the 2003 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) to require lawyers to comply with the Red Flags Rule.
LYNNE JETER |
MEDICAL ECONOMICS: Don't Let Recovery Audit Contractors Push You Around
The Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) can be daunting and will try to intimidate you if you let them. Connolly Consulting is the RAC which was awarded the CMS contract for our area. These "bounty hunters" are paid using a contingency fee payment methodology, which of course gives them incentive to recover as much as they can. I have been involved with some of these audits and would like to share with you how you should approach them.
BILL APPLING |
Common Table Update
New Guideline for Combating Pediatric Obesity
The growing problem of pediatric obesity is addressed in a specific clinical practice guideline for pediatric obesity that has been issued by the Endocrine Society. It has implications for families, children and medical providers in our community, according to Jay Cohen, MD, medical director of The Endocrine Clinic, P.C., in Memphis, and board member of Healthy Memphis Common Table.
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Slower Economy Being Felt in Orthopedics
Several years ago, when Memphis Tomorrow hired Battelle Memorial Institute to study how the Bluff City could best compete nationally in the bioscience industry, the company returned with well-defined strategies: hone Memphis' bioscience vision, market the city as a biomedical center, and grow specific medical sectors. Chief among them were concentrating on orthopedics and the medical device business, as well as enhancing an already strong research presence in that field. What the business plan neglected to factor in was the world market's economic tumble.
JANE SCHNEIDER |
Outsourcing HR Enables Focus on Practice Challenges
A few years ago, the term outsourcing generated considerable public discourse when many domestic call center jobs moved to India and other global sites with low labor costs. The reality of outsourcing today is much more mundane, as many businesses outsource a variety of business functions with great success. While medical practices, specifically, routinely outsource back-office functions such as IT, payroll, billing and collections, they lag their counterparts in the general business community in the outsourcing of human resources services.
Michael Bruno |
Peter Lawrence, MD
Union City was home to Peter Lawrence, MD, all of his life, and being close to family has always been important to him. But when he fell in love with a Bluegrass girl, he followed her to Kentucky for medical school. The call of home and some great opportunities to hunt and fish, however, led him back to West Tennessee and close to family to settle down.
SUZANNE BOYD |
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