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Ave Maria's New Green House® Project Rethinks Nursing Care
When Frank Gattuso strides through Ave Maria, a nursing home in Bartlett, he sees not what is — but what is to come.
Since the mid-1950s, this spacious, well-tended facility has provided round-the-clock care for the elderly and disabled. The average age of nursing home residents here is 90 and women outnumber men by roughly 8 to 1. Patient rooms are spacious and clean, the staff attentive, but as the nonprofit's executive director, Gattuso recognizes their shortcomings as well...
JANE SCHNEIDER |
Locking Horns
BlueCross Launches Transparency Ratings Amid Provider ConcernsAs BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's quality and cost information on physicians was revealed online last month, the giant insurer and many doctors and administrators in its network remained locked in a philosophical struggle over the transparency initiative's purpose and accuracy...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Center for Good Grief Provides Whole Family Comfort and Counseling
When Angela Hamblen, clinical director of the Baptist Trinity Center for Good Grief, sits down with a child who has just lost a loved one, she is often surprised to see the different ways in which grief is experienced. She recalled a particular encounter with a 6-year-old girl whose mother had recently died. As they began the counseling process, Hamblen helped the child understand that her mother was never coming back. She didn't break down in tears, but was particularly concerned about one thing...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Going for Equity
More Physicians Own their Office SpaceRemember when you were finally out on your own, renting your first apartment? Remember your parents’ admonishments to, as quickly as possible, buy your first home and stop "throwing your money down the drain" by renting? According to some commercial real estate experts, if you’re a physician leasing office space, that admonishment still applies...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Common Table Update
Healthy Memphis Common Table's (HMCT) Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Initiative with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is well under way to help Memphis physicians improve the quality of care for the people they serve – across all settings. The AF4Q Leadership Team, composed of Memphis area physician, nurse, consumer and hospital leaders, recognizes that coordination of care is essential to this endeavor. They have adopted the patient-centered medical home model as a central strategy to help Memphis physicians improve their patient care infrastructure and to serve their patients better...
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Methodist North Uses Technology to Improve Sepsis Intervention
Sepsis kills more people every year than heart attack or stroke, yet it is a commonly misunderstood and under-recognized condition. The reasons for that are numerous and complex, but the most basic reason is there still is not an industry-wide accepted definition of sepsis or the standard of care for it. There is no simple blood test that identifies sepsis and physicians often have a challenging time recognizing it since the initial symptoms – fever, rapid pulse and respiratory difficulty – can be attributed to many conditions, leading to a late or missed diagnosis. Moreover, with this lack of awareness about sepsis, many stereotypes persist...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Atrial Fibrillation: A Symptom of Living Longer
Just about every publication and media outlet is using the term "aging population," a perpetual reminder that the majority of the people in the United States are getting older. Moreover, they are living longer. While healthcare innovations have made it possible to prolong life, the downside for many people is that living longer in our modern hectic American lifestyle is a recipe for chronic health conditions...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Christine Mroz, MD
Receiving an abnormal mammogram is a moment of stark fear for any woman. Even if tests show the abnormality is benign, uncertainty looms in her mind. It's at that time that Christine Mroz, MD, general surgeon and breast care specialist, sees the majority of her patients. Mroz is the medical director of the Mroz-Baier Breast Care Clinic, the clinic she began with her husband, Joseph Baier, in 1995...
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
THA, TNA Prepare for Annual Meetings
Workforce Issues, Policy on AgendasThe Tennessee Hospital Association and Tennessee Nurses Association host their annual meetings in October. Both organizations are scheduled to look at key workforce issues facing nursing, as well as health policy, public health agendas, and the development of a climate of quality and safety for patients and staff...
CINDY SANDERS |
Healthcare in the Election: Obama v. McCain
Are you familiar with the healthcare proposals of Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barak Obama? Are you ready to vote based on their positions on healthcare? If not, here is a point-by-point comparison of the two contrasting approaches to health care reform in this election year...
CYRIL F. CHANG |
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