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Survival Guide to Health-System Reform
Where Do Providers Focus Their Attention First?
So, now what?
The massive health-system reform legislation dubbed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is law, enacting the most sweeping changes in America's health system since Medicare. Experts say now is the time providers should take a deep, cleansing breath, then jump into action with short-term strategies that could pay off down the road.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
MedTenn 2010
TMA Covers Wide Range of Issues at 175th Meeting
Last month, the Tennessee Medical Association convened in Nashville for the organization’s 175th annual meeting. The TMA represents the professional interests of more than 7,800 physicians and 44 component medical societies statewide.
CINDY SANDERS |
Vital Signs
Back in October, Vital Signs took a look at the loosening hospital merger and acquisition market. Given the condition of many of the country’s independent, nonprofit hospitals — who are facing battered endowments, rising numbers of uninsured and few ways to raise capital — it seemed for-profit hospital executives were ready to start circling the herd, looking for stragglers to snap up.
ERIN LAWLEY |
Middle Tennessee Hospitals Move Up to Next-Generation da Vinci
The year was 1999, and California-based Intuitive Surgical Inc. introduced its da Vinci® Surgical System for robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery. The system revolutionized several procedures and holds promise today as a catalyst for further surgical advances. More than 900 academic and hospital sites own a da Vinci, and the company grows in excess of 25 percent annually.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Tennessee Takes on Obesity
Changing Mindsets from Fat to Fit
With the warmer weather comes the realization that ‘bathing suit season’ is just around the corner. Once upon a time, this was enough to strike fear in the hearts of both men and women who hoped to lose five pounds by Memorial Day. It didn’t bother kids in the least … because children were already lean and strong from playing outdoors and eating healthy, family meals.
CINDY SANDERS |
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Demystifying Migraines
Migraines often do not receive the respect they deserve as a debilitating neurological medical condition. Too often, the ‘headache’ is dismissed as a minor inconvenience or the punch line of a joke. For those who suffer from migraines, however, it is achingly evident that ‘take two aspirin, and call me in the morning’ is no solution at all.
CINDY SANDERS |
Women in Medicine
Forum Explores Balance of Career, Family & Community
Physician, heal thyself.
Those three small words offer one big challenge for many physicians. Although doctors routinely counsel patients to take care of themselves, it’s easy for busy healthcare professionals to ignore the advice in their own lives.
CINDY SANDERS |
Planning Parenthood
Book Offers Comprehensive Insights for Couples Battling Infertility
Meharry Medical School’s Gloria Richard-Davis, MD, FACOG has co-authored an informative guide for those struggling with infertility. Planning Parenthood: Strategies for Success in Fertility Assistance, Adoption, and Surrogacy, published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, takes prospective parents through the maze of assisted reproduction technologies and adoption.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: EHRs in the Real World
As a practicing physician of a 31-person, large urology group in Nashville (and one that has been on an EHR (electronic health record) since 1996 and about to migrate to their third), this article paints a very rosy picture regarding the future of HIT … specifically as it relates to medical practice … but does not deal with the reality of day-to-day operations that the physician provider has to endure.
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HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE: Virtual Clinical Solutions Offers Secure Online Training
Clinical Trials Investigators Enjoy the Convenience
To save money and time, pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations are turning to Nashville-based Virtual Clinical Solutions, one of just a handful of companies nationwide that specializes in training clinical trials investigators remotely.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Physician Spotlight: Jill F. Chambers, MD
Pioneering OB/GYN Opens Doors for Patients, Other Physicians
Although clearly a 21st century woman, Jill Chambers, MD, is as much of a pioneer as the women who walked across the west behind Conestoga wagons.
KELLY PRICE |
Recruiting International Nurses Runs into Political Roadblock
HCCA International Diversifying as a Result
Make no mistake about it … there is a nursing shortage, according to David Bartholomew, president and CEO of HCCA International. Yet the Franklin-based company’s model to bring in U.S.-licensed nurses from the Philippines and India is hitting a snag as the federal government and politics are hampering the nurses’ attempts to enter the country.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Recruiting Top Brass
What Are Today’s Necessary Qualities for C-Level Healthcare Executives?
While hospitals, some clinics and other providers spend much time and money in a near continuous cycle of recruiting physicians and other clinicians, occasionally it’s time to fill the corner offices. That’s when recruiting companies like The Buffkin Group step in. The consulting firm is headquartered in Cool Springs with offices in New York City and Stamford, Conn.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
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