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Tennessee Moves Up in Health Rankings
State Climbs Three Notches from 2010
After years spent in the bottom 10 when it comes to health rankings in the United States, Tennessee pulled up to number 39 in the nation. True, the state is still in the bottom third of
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Tennessee Moves Up in Health Rankings
State Climbs Three Notches from 2010
After years spent in the bottom 10 when it comes to health rankings in the United States, Tennessee pulled up to number 39 in the nation. True, the state is still in the bottom third of the...
CINDY SANDERS |
HEALTHCARE LEADER: Angie Wilson
Committed to maintaining group’s quality of care
Angie Wilson loves healthcare. “It’s who I am,” she said. “I’ll probably continue working forever.” While she has not served as the administrator for Memphis Gastroenterology Group (MGG...
DAPHNE THOMAS |
Healthcare community embarks on year of prevention
As the local medical community continues grappling with healthcare reform, the year 2012 is almost certain to be an extension of what already has been occurring.
“What you have is the providers, insurance companies and state and local governments getting ready for the big year, which is 2014,...
LINDSAY JONES |
Financial obstacles slow race to beat Congress
Hospitals and physicians’ groups may become more prominent in 2012 as a result of the politicization of healthcare reform in 2011. Aware that some reforms may actually stick, healthcare providers are racing to beat Congress to the punch...
JONATHAN DEVIN |
MEDICAL ECONOMICS: Well-Advised To Use Tax Advisors
Ever-changing laws make these experts more valuable than ever for medical practices and small businesses.
During the last few years, we have seen a multitude of changes in tax and healthcare law. Numerous provisions in these bills affect medical practices and small businesses...
RENEE GOETZKA, CPA |
Memphis’ Child Advocacy Center Seeks Healing For Victims
On guard against sexual abuse
In the wake of the recently publicized sexual abuse charges against two former assistant college coaches, Jerry Sandusky of Penn State and Bernie Fine of Syracuse University, and Memphian Robert “Bobby” Dodd, President and CEO of the Amateur Athletic Union, there is heightene...
PAMELA HARRIS |
ACOs & EHRs
With the advent of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) making a splash in the healthcare market, healthcare providers are facing yet another challenge in their efforts to cost effectively provide care for their patients...
SUZANNE BOYD |
ACOs Today
Where are we? Where are we going? How will the rules be affecting providers?
In the year 2000, there were approximately 43 million Medicare eligible beneficiaries in America. When the last of the Baby Boomer generation reaches age 65 in 2035, there will be close to 78 million folks eligible...
BARNEY HEBERT |
Peer-to-Peer Health Care: Generating Hope
More often than not, the most important part of your social media presence is not what your organization or practice has to say, but what your patients have to say –...
tim@gobigfishgo.com |
Plantar Fasciitis and Obesity
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the band-like ligament at the bottom of the foot called the plantar fascia. This band runs from the tubercles of the calcaneus to the metatarsal heads and is responsible for helping the foot adjust to different terrains, as well as helping the foot turn into a rigid lever for pushing off during the gait cycle...
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PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Jeremy Draper, MD
Not many people can say they are living their dream, but Jeremy Draper, MD, is doing what he dreamed of doing since he was eight years old. Draper completed his residency in family medicine in June and started his career as a physician at Northside Medical Clinic shortly afterward...
SUZANNE BOYD |
Hospitals’ New Focus: Heal Thyself
Employers, employees tackle weighty problem
While hospitals typically respond to their patients’ immediate healthcare needs, they now are adding their employees’ health to their list of priorities...
DAPHNE THOMAS |
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Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC
Title: Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST
| | Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
Title: Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST
| | Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?
Title: Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST
| | Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
Title: Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST
| | New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
Title: New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST
| | 1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure
Title: 1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST
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Davis makes most of time in pros - Statesman Journal
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Davis makes most of time in prosStatesman JournalSalem native and Memphis Grizzlies forward Josh Davis (right) battles Detroit's Vernon Macklin in a game earlier this season. Davis is playing in the NBA for the first time in five years. / The Associated Press Who: Josh Davis, a 6-foot-8, ...and more » |
Posted Saturday, February 4, 2012 5:13 am CST
| | Family medicine is student focus - Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Family medicine is student focusMemphis Commercial AppealBy Leslie Champlin, Special to My Life Kentera Hix, a second-year medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been named the American Academy of Family Physicians student liaison to the Student National Medical Association ... |
Posted Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:11 am CST
| | Memphis self-defense class packs a punch - New Baltimore Voice Newspapers
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Memphis self-defense class packs a punchNew Baltimore Voice NewspapersSessions will be offered at the Memphis Junior-Senior High School, 34130 Boardman Rd., from Feb. 9 - March 29, every Thursday evening, from 6:30-8 pm The cost is $10 per session, or $80 for eight weeks of training, with a $5 family discount for each ... |
Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:36 am CST
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| Hospitals’ New Focus: Heal Thyself
Employers, employees tackle weighty problem
While hospitals typically respond to their patients’ immediate healthcare needs, they now are adding their employees’ health to their list of priorities...
DAPHNE THOMAS |
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