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St. Dominic is among first few hospitals worldwide selected to participate in limb-saving global clinical tria

Earlier this spring, St. Dominic’s was selected as the first hospital in Mississippi and only the second one in the United States to participate in.... Read More


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PAD Relief | St. Dominic’s, St. Dominic Hospital, Dr. John B. Simpson, Ocelot, CONNECT II, Dr. William Crowder, Jackson Heart Clinic, Dr. Gray Bennett, Dr. Huey McDaniel.
PAD Relief

St. Dominic is among first few hospitals worldwide selected to participate in limb-saving global clinical tria

Earlier this spring, St. Dominic’s was selected as the first hospital in Mississippi and only the second one in the United States to participate in CONNECT II,..


 
Making the Leap
Making the Leap

Two physicians climb aboard with Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center

The three R’s – reputation, research and relationships – lured two new physicians to one of Mississippi’s largest sports medicine and orthopaedic centers...


 
Tax-free Money | Mississippi Legislature, House Bill 1547, Mississippi Rural Physician Scholarship Program.
Tax-free Money
Mississippi passes tax break to lure doctors to rural area

Some new physicians in Mississippi may be getting a tax break beginning July 1, in another move by the state to address the shortage of doctors, primarily in rural areas...


 
Emergency Room Discharges | Timothy R. Bone, MedMal Direct Insurance.
Emergency Room Discharges
Subhead: How to avoid litigious situations

Studies show that as many as 40 percent of patients don’t follow the doctor’s advice!

The alarming statistic gives pause to risk managers,...

 
Your Table is Waiting
“Mr. Good, we just wanted to let you know that there are five different parties of guests all finishing dessert and paying their bills. I am sorry this has taken longer than we expected,...
 
Establishing and Maintaining Fair Market Value Physician Compensation
As a result of the current economic and regulatory environment, physician-hospital integration is on the rise, particularly physician recruitment and employment by hospitals...
 
Improving Cash Flow | Transworld Systems, Dewayne Calloway, Gary Loring.
Improving Cash Flow

Transworld Systems focuses on healthcare industry

In the last decade, Transworld Systems has recovered more than $6 billion for 60,000-plus clients. One-third of those clients represent the medical industry...


 
MEDICAL ENTREPRENEURS: The Main Thing
In the 1991 box office hit City Slickers, Billy Crystal’s character Mitch Robbins is going through a mid-life crisis. His two buddies played by Daniel Stern...
 
Recruiting Focus

Allied Health Shortage a Recruiting Challenge | Shortage of allied-health professionals, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions, Medical Group Management Association, Kenneth T. Hertz, Harold Jones, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Allied Health Shortage a Recruiting Challenge
Experts offer tips to lure young graduates

While shortages of doctors and nurses are well documented, the shortage of professionals in allied health is also causing recruiting headaches for hospitals, clinics and group practices...


 
Nursing/Physician Assistants Focus

Utilizing Physician/PA Teams to Improve Efficiency, Patient Satisfaction | Physician Assistants, PA, Ann Davis, Sandy Harding, American Association of Physician Assistants, AAPA
Utilizing Physician/PA Teams to Improve Efficiency, Patient Satisfaction
Although physician assistants are relative newcomers to the healthcare field, they have carved out a niche as one of three primary care providers, along with physicians and advance practice nurses...
 
Maximum Impact | Scope of Practice, Physician Assistants, Advance Practice Nurses, PA, APRN, APN, Lisa Summers, Ann Davis, Sandy Harding, American Association of Physician Assistants, AAPA, American Nurses Association, ANA
Maximum Impact
Continuing the quest for the least restrictive practice environment

Scope of practice … three small words that invoke passionate responses within the practice setting.

In the trenches, physicians and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) typically have a highly-collegial,..

 
The PA Factor |  
Lisa Shock, Utilization Solutions in Healthcare, PA recruitment, NP
The PA Factor
Attracting and keeping a great PA/NP is an art form In the tsunami of change resulting from sweeping healthcare reform in the United States, two integral, highly skilled medical roles have risen to the forefront of healthcare delivery:...
 
Physician Spotlight

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Kirk Eddleman, MD
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Kirk Eddleman, MD
When an acute need for specialty services intersects with a great quality of life, finding the right community to begin your practice is easy...
 

Health Tip: When Physical Therapy Ends
Title: Health Tip: When Physical Therapy Ends
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Health Tip: When Should I Wash My Hands?
Title: Health Tip: When Should I Wash My Hands?
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis
Title: Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
Title: Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Education Is Key to Health: Report
Title: Education Is Key to Health: Report
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00 am CDT

Americans Living Longer but Obesity Rising
Title: Americans Living Longer but Obesity Rising
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00 am CDT


Jones, Grissom join Forest dental clinic - Scott County Times

Jones, Grissom join Forest dental clinic
Scott County Times
Working part time in the office will allow me to increase my teaching time at our dental school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.” Dr. Smith will cut back to being in the office on Wednesdays while Dr. Russell will work on ...

Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:28 pm CDT

World Bank Group President-Elect Jim Yong Kim: Tackling the World's Troubles - Huffington Post

World Bank Group President-Elect Jim Yong Kim: Tackling the World's Troubles
Huffington Post
Muscatine with its beautiful sunsets by the Mississippi River. Mark Twain wrote about them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscatine,_Iowa in Life on the Mississippi. Dr. Kim and his wife are both physicians. He is also an anthropologist.

Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:56 pm CDT

Dr. Brian Lum - Clarksdale Press Register

Dr. Brian Lum
Clarksdale Press Register
Dr. Brian Lum is the newest addition to Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center's stable of doctors. He will practice family medicine. 1 Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.

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Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:52 am CDT


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