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Improvement at VA Memphis Described as 'Phenomenal'

Aug 14, 2018 at 05:11 pm by admin

Acting Secretary Credits Facility's New Leadership Team Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke describes the quick turnaround at the Memphis VA Medical Center as "nothing less tha.... Read More

Ex-Professor Realizes Dream Of Creating Medical Device

Aug 14, 2018 at 05:06 pm by admin

It probably was inevitable that Esra Roan would find a job doing what she does in what she calls "no man's land." Roan admits that while earning a PhD she was especially inter.... Read More

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes May Hit Specialists Hardest

Aug 14, 2018 at 04:59 pm by admin

Changes to patient evaluation and management (E/M) documentation requirements and reimbursement are among the most notable proposed initiatives in the 2019 Medicare Physician.... Read More

Role of the Healthcare CFO Both Unique and Challenging

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:48 pm by admin

Memphis Chief Financial Officers Reveal Strategies, Hurdles Creating strong business strategies and maintaining financial stability are important objectives for any chief fina.... Read More

While Debate Over ERs Continues, Baptist Proposes One for Arlington

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:39 pm by admin

During the last decade, hundreds of freestanding emergency facilities have cropped up across the country, fueled by a building boom that began in Texas. In Tennessee, there ar.... Read More

Betting on Blockchain

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:26 pm by admin

Blockchain has become a hot healthcare buzzword over the last couple of years. One of the key reasons so many in the healthcare industry are working to unlock the technology's.... Read More

Linking Financial Data: The Key to Real Quality and Cost Outcomes

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:16 pm by admin

I have a book on my desk that tends to scare people, but its thesis is a great way to introduce the importance of linking clinical and financial data to improve healthcare. Th.... Read More

2018 MIPS Update: 10 Changes You Should Know About

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:25 pm by admin

In the new 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined a wide range of changes to its value-based care pro.... Read More

Five Memphis CNOs Share Nursing Insights

May 07, 2018 at 04:41 pm by admin

Compassionate Roundtable Discusses Job's Most Vital Issues Editor's note: Five chief nursing officers from five Memphis hospitals were invited by the Memphis Medical News t.... Read More

Searching for Sustainable Solutions to the Physician Shortage

May 07, 2018 at 04:19 pm by admin

Adequate GME Funding Continues to be a Concern Complex problems rarely have simple solutions. Certainly that is the case with the looming physician shortage facing the United.... Read More

Suggestion Concerning Cataract Procedures Draws Concerns

Apr 10, 2018 at 04:07 pm by admin

Question Raised: Is Monitored Anesthesia Care Always Needed? A suggestion from one of the nation's largest for-profit managed healthcare companies concerning the use of anesth.... Read More

Family Lessons Guide OsteoRemedies' CEO

Apr 10, 2018 at 03:58 pm by admin

Hard work and family are at the heart of Chris Hughes' work ethic as he serves as Chief Executive Officer for OsteoRemedies. Growing up in Cleveland Ohio, Hughes' parents inst.... Read More

Growth of Medical Facilities Continues Across Mid-South

Apr 10, 2018 at 01:38 pm by admin

Renovations, Expansions Abound Throughout the Memphis Area From eastern Arkansas to Germantown, Tennessee, the growth of medical development continues dramatically throughout.... Read More

5 Reasons Healthcare Data Is Unique and Difficult to Measure

Apr 10, 2018 at 01:24 pm by admin

Those of us who work with data tend to think in very structured, linear terms. We like B to follow A and C to follow B, not just some of the time, but all the time. Healthcare.... Read More

Tennessee Legislature Approves Physician-Friendly MOC Bill

Apr 10, 2018 at 01:17 pm by admin

The Tennessee Medial Association reports in a recent news release that its "physician members are praising a new law that will ease the costly, burdensome and in many cases ma.... Read More