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Children Are Not Small Adults
Imagine a pump the size of a molecule delivering medicine directly in the body where it's needed. Or a miniscule tool programmed to seek out and destroy the first cancer cells of a tumor. That's the promise of nanomedicine. As such customized medical innovations are being researched, Edward R.B. McCabe III, MD, has one reminder: Kids are different... Read More
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Ministering to the Community
Parish nurses provide valuable service to whole patient care
Lindy Kinser, an RN in Johnson City, works as a parish nurse for Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church. As part of the Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) Parish Nurse Program, Munsey's church members are served by Kinser, who provides education, support, and even companionship to those in the congregation who need her help.
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Erlanger Academic Internal Medicine Combines Physician's Training and Top-Notch Care to Benefit Patients
The art of medicine entails a perpetual learning process. Never reaching a point of educational fixity, physicians are in a continual scramble to stay abreast of new procedures and technology, with the goal of providing their patients with top-notch care. The six teaching physicians of Erlanger's Academic Internal Medicine (AIM) maintain their cutting-edge status through the training of 30 residents involved in the practice, in turn delivering superior care to their patients in the process.
JOHN SEWELL |
The Bottom Line: Golfing Tax Credit
Interested in a $7,000 tax credit while improving your golf game? Or maybe having the tax payers cover the cost for your child's vehicle to drive around campus.
BILL MORRIS |
Health Insurers Tackle Deluge of Changes
Reform Regulations Are Kicking In Already
Healthcare reform requires changes of all stakeholders, but probably none more so than third-party payers, usually portrayed as wearing the black hat in this ongoing drama. In fact, President Obama hasn’t hesitated to cast insurers in the role of characters more worried about money than patient care.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Enjoying East Tennessee
Cool Change
As the Little River Band song "Cool Change" plays in my head, I'm reminded that summer sizzles in August. Hot, humid days may find you searching for a respite from the heat.
LEIGH ANNE W. HOOVER |
Gearing Up for Guatemala: Final Preparations
If you have been following along, you will know that our Guatemala medical mission trip was set for July. As I write this article, we will be leaving for Guatemala shortly, and I cannot express how excited we are. As the days tick off, the reality of the trip begins to set in. This burgeoning reality brings a bit of fear with it. As one of the leaders of this trip, I feel a responsibility for the success of the trip.
Lisa J. Broyles, MD, and Brad Broyles |
Legal Matters: Pa-Planning for PPACA
A Guide to Getting your PPACA Compliance Program Up and Running
For healthcare providers, having a compliance program in place has always been a good idea. Effective compliance programs help providers avoid the pitfalls they often encounter as a result of their participation in federal entitlement programs. With the recent passage of federal healthcare reform, officially titled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or "Pa-Packa"), a compliance program is now a better idea than ever.
CHRIS FIELD and DIANA L. GUSTIN |
Children Are Not Small Adults
Nanopediatrics Emerges to Ensure Nanotechnology Encompasses Kids
Imagine a pump the size of a molecule delivering medicine directly in the body where it's needed. Or a miniscule tool programmed to seek out and destroy the first cancer cells of a tumor. That's the promise of nanomedicine, medical applications in the much broader field of nanotechnology. Yet, as such customized medical innovations are being researched, Edward R.B. McCabe III, MD, has one reminder: Kids are different.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
New Immunization Rules Impact School, Day Care Enrollment
It's been a decade since Tennessee last updated immunization requirements for children. An enhanced schedule, which became official at the end of 2009, impacts those enrolling in day care, pre-school, elementary/middle school and college.
CINDY SANDERS |
Maximizing Reimbursements
In an environment of rising costs and diminishing returns, it's easy to hone in on contracted rates as the sole source of financial woes. Certainly, negotiating favorable reimbursements with payers is key to a healthy bottom line, but it's really only half the story.
CINDY SANDERS |
Loss of Limb does not mean Loss of Life
Adding quality of life to all amputees requires a deeper commitment to patients
In the solitude of the exam room of her vascular surgeon’s office, an eighty-six-year-old grandmother of ten tries to hide the tear forming at the corner of her eye. Her stoic strength has always been a lighthouse in the ebbing challenges facing her family. With her husband’s passing a few years ago, she has continued to carry the mantle of leadership for her clan.
Paul Dixon, CP |
Physician to Physician: Progress in the Treatment of Metastatic Liver Cancer
Over 20,000 patients per year are diagnosed with primary or secondary liver cancer. The majority of liver cancers are secondary liver cancers occurring from metastatic spread to the liver from other primary sites. Common sources of metastatic liver cancer are colon, breast, pancreas, lung, and stomach. For many years, the prognosis of metastatic liver cancer was extremely poor. Over the last twenty years, with the development of new surgical and nonsurgical techniques, patients with metastatic liver cancer have effective treatment options which can greatly improve survival while preserving a reasonable quality of life.
Joseph R. Lee, MD |
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Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Failure Deaths
Title: Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Failure Deaths
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 11:11:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 11:11:12 AM Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:00 am EDT
| | Selenium May Protect Against Bladder Cancer
Title: Selenium May Protect Against Bladder Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 11:01:05 AM Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:00 am EDT
| | Gene Test, Preventive Surgery Save Women's Lives
Title: Gene Test, Preventive Surgery Save Women's Lives
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 10:55:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 10:55:19 AM Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:00 am EDT
| | Timing of Delivery May Affect Cerebral Palsy Risk
Title: Timing of Delivery May Affect Cerebral Palsy Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 10:36:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 10:36:01 AM Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:00 am EDT
| | Casual Sex Can Lead to Long-Term Relationships: Study
Title: Casual Sex Can Lead to Long-Term Relationships: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/31/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:00 am EDT
| | Health Tip: Spot Symptoms of Ringworm
Title: Health Tip: Spot Symptoms of Ringworm
Category: Health News
Created: 8/31/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:00 am EDT
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