Round 2
Methodist Counting on CON Process Changes Being Adopted July 8
OLIVE BRANCH—Undaunted by the Mississippi Legislature's inaction on certificate of need legislation that would have allowed Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to build a 100-bed hospital in Olive Branch, leaders at the Memphis-based healthcare system are ready to try again... Read More



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Round 2 | Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Luke Lampton, David Baytos, Olive Branch, certificate of need, CON, Mississippi State Department of Health, Merle Flowers, Baptist-DeSoto, Baptist Healthcare, Carvel Imaging, Gary Shorb, Greg Duckett, Kenneth Williams, Alliance HealthCare System, Forrest Hamilton, Mississippi Legislature
Round 2
Methodist Counting on CON Process Changes Being Adopted July 8
OLIVE BRANCH—Undaunted by the Mississippi Legislature's inaction on certificate of need legislation that would have allowed Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to build a 100-bed hospital in Olive Branch, leaders at the Memphis-based healthcare system are ready to try again.

 
Fighting Obesity | American Heart Association, Go Health Challenge, Annette Low, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
Fighting Obesity
AHA Prepares for Go Health Challenge
Because Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the nation, the American Heart Association (AHA) is focusing on building awareness about decreasing the rate of childhood obesity in the metro Jackson area.

 
Spirited Women Celebrated
NMMC Honors Difference-Makers
TUPELO—At the Spirit of Women awards luncheon held in mid-May, North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) honored three spirited women who have become difference-makers in the northeast region of Mississippi.

 
Implementing the Second Phase of Stark IV: A Glimpse of What's Ahead
The Stark Law, also known as the physician self-referral law, prohibits a physician from making referrals to an entity with which the physician (or an immediate family member) has a financial relationship for the furnishing of designated health services ("DHS") that may be covered by Medicare unless an exception applies. Since the Stark Law was first passed in 1989 to prohibit physician referrals for clinical laboratory services, Congress has expanded the law to prohibit self-referrals for ten DHS and to grant the Secretary the authority to issue advisory opinions determining whether DHS referrals are prohibited under the self-referral law.
 
Wesley Medical Center Celebrates Pine Belt's Strong Women
HATTIESBURG—On a crisp spring day in late May, Wesley Medical Center honored more than 100 Hattiesburg-area women who have exemplified strong leadership, perseverance, mentorship, promise and defense of others at the fourth annual Celebration of Strong Women luncheon at Lake Terrace Convention Center.
 
Taking Preventive Measures for Children
Diabetes Foundation Launches New Statewide Awareness Campaign
When children are laughing and playing in the summertime, it's difficult to imagine that anything could be wrong. Yet a startling and frightening number of Mississippians do not recognize the warning signs and risk factors associated with diabetes and generally do not believe that infants, toddlers and young children may develop the disease.

 
Are You Ready For RAC Audits?
Welcome to RAC.
Recovery Audit Contractors ("RAC") is a new program being instituted nationwide by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") to detect and correct past improper payments (over- or under-payments) made on claims of health care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries, and to prevent future improper payments.

 
Health Information Technology Focus

Moving it up a Notch
Mississippi's Family Health Care Clinic Improves Quality of Healthcare via e-Network Upgrade
Mississippi's Family Health Network recently implemented a unified system encompassing electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) to better coordinate patient care and to provide cost-efficient, high quality medical/dental services to Mississippians regardless of their ability to pay.

 
Trauma and Emergency Care Focus

Urgent and Emergent | Trauma Center, Emergency Care, Emergency Room, Emergency Department, Access to Emergency Medical Services, National Trauma Center Stabilization Act, Connie Potter, James Eadie, American College of Emergency Physicians, Trauma Center Association of America
Urgent and Emergent
Nation's Trauma & Emergency System Nears Breaking Point
Congress is currently considering two pieces of legislation that many leaders in trauma care and emergency medicine consider a lifeline for their respective specialties. Without intervention, these professionals fear a time will come when a call for emergency care cannot be answered.

 
Physician Spotlight

Bruce Hirshman, DO
Bruce Hirshman, DO
Between the cane, the slight limp and the squint-eyed scowl, there was little doubt whom Bruce Hirshman, DO, was suggesting as he stood before physicians and physical therapists at the Methodist Pain Management Center in Flowood.

 
Jason Williams, MD | Jason R. Williams, Northwest Regional Medical Center, Mississippi, Delta Radiology Associates
Jason Williams, MD
Bringing cutting-edge medical services to one of the poorest parts of the United States has its challenges. But as radiologist Jason R. Williams, MD, is finding, the rewards can be just as great.
 

TV Ads Trigger Mindless Eating
Title: TV Ads Trigger Mindless Eating
Category: Health News
Created: 7/2/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2009 7:00:01 AM Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:00 am CDT

Your Surroundings Mirror Your Beliefs
Title: Your Surroundings Mirror Your Beliefs
Category: Health News
Created: 7/2/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2009 Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:00 am CDT

Health Highlights: July 1, 2009
Title: Health Highlights: July 1, 2009
Category: Health News
Created: 7/2/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2009 Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:00 am CDT

Test Before Corneal Transplant May Improve Outcome
Title: Test Before Corneal Transplant May Improve Outcome
Category: Health News
Created: 7/2/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2009 Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:00 am CDT

Possible Gene Regions for Schizophrenia Located
Title: Possible Gene Regions for Schizophrenia Located
Category: Health News
Created: 7/2/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2009 Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:00 am CDT

Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified
Title: Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified
Category: Health News
Created: 7/2/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2009 Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:00 am CDT


Childhood obesity also a concern - Wisconsin Radio Network

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Childhood obesity also a concern
Wisconsin Radio Network
But, Dr. Alexandria Adams with the UW's Department of Family Medicine says that only tells part of the picture, because rates of childhood obesity are also ...
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Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 5:43 pm CDT

Catching up on matters important to our furry friends - DeSoto Times Today

Catching up on matters important to our furry friends
DeSoto Times Today
Malcolm Mabry's efforts to get a radiation oncology unit at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After his beloved dog, Lulu, ...

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Posted Friday, July 3, 2009 1:29 pm CDT

Hartness celebrates 40 years in medicine - Kosciusko Star Herald

Hartness celebrates 40 years in medicine
Kosciusko Star Herald
He received his MD degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. The Kosciusko native, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. DS Hartness of ...

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Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2009 10:08 am CDT



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