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Dramatic Upgrades at the Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department
A streamlined ED at The MED

With its Level 1 Trauma designation and four distinct Emergency Department units – trauma, labor & delivery, burn and medicine –...

TRINA L. JONES

HEALTHCARE LEADER: David Crislip’s Move Pays Dividends for Methodist Fayette Hospital
Some people leave their jobs for greener pastures. David Crislip left work in Memphis for tranquil lakes, peaceful streams and the fish that live in them...
SUZANNE BOYD

Medical Students Meet Their Match
Match Day Sometimes Means Accepting a Second or Third Choice

At Match Day for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 145 medical students found out where they will attend residencies and training – the final step in their medical education...

JONATHAN DEVIN

MEDICAL ECONOMICS: Washington on Trial

President Obama, Governor Romney, Defense Secretary Panetta, and 80 percent of members of Congress have never served in the United States Military...

BILL APPLING

Local Organization Helps Homeless Veterans Help Themselves

Memphis’ Alpha Omega Veteran’s Life House Offers

When Jack Cox, a Vietnam Vet, came into the Alpha Omega Veteran’s Services (AOVS) program, he was an alcoholic who had burned all his bridges and exhausted every family resource he had...

PAMELA HARRIS

Putting EHR in a Starring Role

TMA Videos Showcase Advantages of EHR Adoption

A series of video presentations encouraging Tennessee healthcare providers to adopt electronic health record (EHR) technology is now available for viewing by physicians, other healthcare providers, and patients across the state...

Nursing/Physician Assistants Focus

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,..
CINDY SANDERS

Utilizing Physician/PA Teams to Improve Efficiency, Patient
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...
CINDY SANDERS

Recruiting Focus

Recruiting Today’s Physicians: Different Challenges in a Changing Environment

Candidates’ questions now concern stability, security

In an uncertain healthcare environment, physicians’ groups are finding that keeping up with the times is not only better for business, but a necessity when recruiting new doctors...
JONATHAN DEVIN

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...
RUD BLUMENTRITT

Nursing Spotlight

In Recognition: Outstanding Nurse Practitioners

Listening and serving at an extraordinary level

In planning its annual salute to nurse practitioners, Memphis Medical News intended to feature one exceptional leader in the field. But the call for nominees presented a dilemma:...
JUDY OTTO

Making an Impact on Healthcare Arena
Whether you call them nurse practitioners (NP) or advanced practice nurses (APN), as the state of Tennessee refers to them, these advanced-degree nurses are leaving their mark on the healthcare arena...

SUZANNE BOYD

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