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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Reaches Agreement on BlueCare and TennCare plans

Feb 08, 2023 at 02:55 pm by pjeter

Negotiations continue for BlueCross employer-based and Marketplace plans MEMPHIS — Today, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced it has reached an agreement reg.... Read More

Dispensing Sample Medications: Patient Safety Strategies

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:18 pm by pjeter

  By DEBRA KANE HILL, MBA, RN   Dispensing free sample medications to patients is commonplace in medical and dental offices. With safeguards in place, it can cont.... Read More

The MA Dilemma

Nov 24, 2022 at 08:59 pm by pjeter

  Staffing shortages require new workforce solutions   By LYNNE JETER   Cone Medical Group reduced its turnover rate from 20-10 percent by starting its own.... Read More

Ageless Care: From Nurturing New Lives to Making the Last Days Count

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:37 pm by pjeter

  By JAMES DOWD   Growing up in Rolla, Missouri – a small town midway between Springfield and St. Louis – Brittany Hill knew from an early age that sh.... Read More

Continuing Education for Medical Professionals

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:20 pm by pjeter

  By CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, MD   What do physicians (both PCPs & Specialists) need to know in general about ongoing education at UTHSC? Education at UTHSC is f.... Read More

Facility Safety is for Us All to Address

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:00 pm by pjeter

  By CLINT CUMMINS, CEO, Memphis Medical Society   Editorial update: This article was written and published in our member magazine prior to the death of Liza Flet.... Read More

FBI Notice: Unpatched and Outdated Medical Devices Provide Cyber Attack Opportunities

Sep 21, 2022 at 01:55 pm by pjeter

  Please contact the FBI with any questions related to this Private Industry Notification via your local FBI Cyber Squad. www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices  .... Read More

Hospitals Cut Jobs and Services as Rising Costs Strain Budgets

Sep 13, 2022 at 01:48 pm by admin

  By Katheryn Houghton, Kaiser Health News   Bozeman Health had a problem, one that officials at the health system with hospitals and clinics in southwestern.... Read More

Three Reasons Private Practices Should Embrace Traditional and Digital Media Marketing

Jul 16, 2022 at 12:15 am by admin

By JORDAN BUNING The competing allures of digital and traditional media advertising can feel like an either-or choice. Which is the better path for private medical practitio.... Read More

AMA Adopts New Policy Aimed at Addressing Public Health Disinformation

Jun 13, 2022 at 06:31 pm by pjeter

CHICAGO – With the spread of disinformation continuing to negatively impact efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and sowing distrust in vaccines, public health mitiga.... Read More

State Doctors Debate Healthcare Policies at TMA Annual Meeting

Jun 01, 2022 at 08:17 am by pjeter

Tennessee’s Top Advocacy Organization Announces 2022-2023 Officers   NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Medical Association assembled nearly 130 of its.... Read More

No Prison Time for Tennessee Nurse Convicted of Fatal Drug Error

May 14, 2022 at 10:57 pm by pjeter

By Brett Kelman, Kaiser Health News  RaDonda Vaught, a former Tennessee nurse convicted of two felonies for a fatal drug error, whose trial became a rally.... Read More

New Construction, Strategic Expansion Changing Landscape at St. Jude

May 10, 2022 at 06:23 pm by pjeter

 Report from new SVP of Campus Operations, Jose Fernandez   By JAMES DOWD When he joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the summer of 2021, Jose F.... Read More

AHLA's Top 10 Health Law Issues to Watch in 2022

Mar 10, 2022 at 02:00 pm by admin

The American Health Law Association (AHLA) recently revealed the top 10 health law issues to watch this year as the pandemic rolls on and Congress scrutinizes healthcare legis.... Read More

2022 Legislative Priorities for TMA, Memphis Medical Society and the MGMA

Mar 10, 2022 at 01:39 pm by admin

2022 Legislative Priorities for TMA/Memphis Medical Society/MGMA 2022 will be a year of implementing what C-19 has taught us and cleaning up some of the messes it has left us..... Read More