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Grand Rounds February
CHS Announces New Appointments
Baptist Fourth in Nation, First in Tennessee to Receive Certification in Inpatient Diabetes Care
MTMC Moves Forward on Replacement Hospital
Vanderbilt Awarded $4.4 Million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation
Saint Thomas Research Institute Chosen for Hypertension Device Trial
State Announces Expansion of CoverTN
Dr. Tim F. Jones Named State Epidemiologist
STHS Cardiologists Pass the Baton as Governor for TN Chapter of ACC
ACHE Leadership Changes for Two Area Healthcare Executives
Free Will Baptist Bible College Joins Belmont’s Nursing Consortium
STHS Partners With The Corner Pharmacy
Hospital Hospitality House Doubles Residential Program
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Physician Spotlight: Drs. Harry Page and Barton Campbell
For many years now, the names “Dr. Page” and “Dr. Campbell” have been synonymous with cardiac care in Middle Tennessee.
After all, they were among the first practitioners in the medical specialty to see patients in Nashville. The two helped pioneer numerous procedures in the region during their long affiliation with Saint Thomas Hospital.
Cindy Sanders |
Change of Heart
Cardiac Care at STHS, VUMC after the Split
Just over 18 months ago, the tenuous “ties that bind” the heart programs of Saint Thomas Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center came unbound.
In the wake of the upheaval, each program was clearly changed. Physicians who had practiced at one location or the other switched allegiances. A long-held teaching partnership disappeared. And both hospitals were forced to rethink their roles in the regional and national marketplace.
CINDY SANDERS - 1 opinion posted |
Premier Micronutrient Corp. Launches Supplement for Hearing Health and More
If you haven’t heard of Nashville-based Premier Micronutrient Corp. (PMC), its Hearing Health supplement launched for public sale late last year just might change that. That’s the company’s newest product, and it and several others come with a seal approval from the United States military.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Caption: Pictured are (from left to right): Adam Feinstein, Matthew Ripperger, Ken Weakley, Wayne T. Smith, Frank Morgan, and Tom Gallucci |
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Financial Analysts Share Insider Insights
Getting to be as much of a New Year’s tradition as diet and exercise, the Nashville Health Care Council’s “Wall Street’s View on Prospects for the Health Care Industry” gathering drew a crowd of healthcare executives to the Cool Springs Marriott on January 16 for an update and lunch.
The panel was moderated by NHCC chairman, Wayne T. Smith, president, chairman and CEO of the country’s largest publicly traded hospital chain, Community Health Systems, Inc.
KELLY PRICE |
Dr. James Baker |
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Study Calls for Restraint Using CRT in Heart Failure Patients
Electrophysiologist and Saint Thomas Hospital researcher Dr. James Baker has recently co-authored a study challenging the hypothesis that cardiac-resynchronization therapy might benefit heart failure patients outside the accepted ranges that signify wide QRS complex.
“The study came from an interest in seeing if there was a larger population of patients who would benefit from an established therapy that has been well proven to be beneficial in improving heart function in patients with congestive heart failure,” he explained.
CINDY SANDERS |
Access vs. Excess
Cardiologists Struggle with Imaging Appropriateness
Echo, SPECT, PET, MRI, CTA, EKG, Ultrasound –– So many options … so few insurance dollars.
Over the past several decades, technology has increased to a point where cardiac care providers truly have a proliferation of diagnostic and screening tools available to them.
CINDY SANDERS |
Robert B Leflar, University of Arkansas and University of Tokyo Law Professor |
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Transpacific Study Reveals Different Liability Fears
Where American doctors fear tort, Japanese doctors fear handcuffs.
A recently published study finds the threat of litigation looms large for medical professionals in the United States and Japan. U.S. malpractice cases consume vast quantities of time and money in addition to the risk of damage to professional reputation, but in Japan, the stakes are even higher.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
Meritless Malpractice Lawsuits Exact Psychological Toll
While tort reform is the primary front in the war waged by the medical profession against skyrocketing liability premiums, curtailing so-called frivolous lawsuits is another tactic that’s gaining ground and garnering support in statehouses and courtrooms nationwide.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Keith Gaither, TennCare Acting Chief of Networks |
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TennCare Prepares to Introduce New Strategy in East and West Tennessee
TennCare officials hope that what’s already working in Middle Tennessee will work just as well in East and West Tennessee.
In January, the TennCare Bureau released a request for proposals (RFP) for health plans to assume full financial risk and serve Medicaid-eligible patients in the two regions.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
CMS Finalizes ACS and HOPDs
Effective January 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made dramatic changes through a new payment methodology that reimburses Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for services provided to Medicare patients. In addition, on that same date CMS made significant revisions to the rules for payment under its hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).
ROGER GREENUP |
DNA Test Helps Physicians Determine Proper Dosage of Warfarin
Warfarin (Coumadin®) is the most commonly prescribed oral anticoagulant in North America and Europe. In the United States, approximately 2 million people initiate warfarin treatment annually, primarily to prevent or reduce the risk of a thrombotic event.
NICHOLAS T. POTTER, PHD |
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