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Battling Alzheimer’s | Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Alzheimer’s Association, UMMC Division of Geriatric Medicine, Kathy Van Cleave.
Battling Alzheimer’s
Mississippi providers discuss challenges in research, legislative advocacy

The 4th Annual Mississippi Physicians Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease held earlier this year at the Table 100 Conference Center in Flowood still has medical professionals buzzing...


 
Taming Disruptive Behavior | Indiana Supreme Court, Raess v. Doescher, workplace bullying,Healthy Workplace Bill, Joint Commission, American College of Physician Executives, ACPE, Dr. Marty Martin, Taming Disruptive Behavior, Dr. Phillip Hemphill.
Taming Disruptive Behavior

Pine Grove director highlights “bad boy” workplace behavior as co-author of new ACPE manual

HATTIESBURG – A few years ago at a spring meeting of the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in Tuscon, Ariz., Marty Martin, PsyD, and Phillip Hemphill,...


 
Improving Bladder Cancer Detection | Dr. Patrick Daily, Baptist Medical Center, Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview®, Photocure, bladder cancer, American Cancer Society.
Improving Bladder Cancer Detection

Baptist adopts innovative imaging agent to upgrade outcomes

Baptist Medical Center in Jackson is among a select number of medical centers nationwide – and the first in Mississippi – to offer a newly approved optical imaging agent for the detection of papillary cancer of the bladder in patients with known or suspected bladder cancer...


 
IT Acceleration | Dr. Bill Hefley, Dr. William Franklin Hefley Jr., Steve Pierce, MedEvolve, Medical Business Services, OrthoSurgeons.
IT Acceleration

MedEvolve finds ‘sweet spot’ niche providing PM and EMR software and RCM services to physician practices nationwide

LITTLE ROCK – When Bill Hefley, MD, was a junior partner at a Little Rock orthopedic practice more than two decades ago, he was tasked with choosing a new information...


 
MSMA Roundup | Learmonth v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Dr. Luke Lampton, Mississippi State Medical Association.
MSMA Roundup
Mississippi physicians celebrated a victory earlier this year when a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld as constitutional an essential element of the state’s tort reform law...
 
MEDICAL ENTREPRENEURS: The Power of Habit
I was recently driving my seventh grade daughter to school when she leaned over and asked tentatively, “Dad, where are you going?...
 
Historic Cancer Research Effort | Cancer Prevention Study-3, CPS-3, University of Mississippi Medical Center, UMMC, American Cancer Society, ACS, JeanAnn Reeves, Hammond-Horn Study, CPS-I, CPS-II, Dr. Alpa V. Patel.
Historic Cancer Research Effort
Participants sought for CPS-3 study

For the second and final time, Metro Jackson residents have a unique opportunity to participate in a historic cancer study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations...


 
Reducing Hospital Readmissions | Dr. James S. McIlwain, Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, Mississippi Information & Quality Healthcare, IQH, QIO.
Reducing Hospital Readmissions

IQH leads community teams to better outcomes across Mississippi

When Medicare patients make an unplanned return to the hospital that could have been avoided by better care coordination, it delays their recovery,...


 
AutoImmune Diseases Focus

Unconventional Wisdom | Autoimmune Disorders, Dr. Stephen Paget, Rheumatology, Lyme Disease, Chlamydia-induced Reactive Arthritis, Hospital for Special Surgery, Synovial Inflammation, Immunosuppressive Therapy, Antibiotics
Unconventional Wisdom
Rethinking the approach to some autoimmune disorders

What if the standard treatment approach was the wrong one? In the case of several autoimmune disorders, it’s a theory that is gaining traction bolstered by recent research findings...


 
Marketing/Communications Focus

The Move from Social Media Marketing to Social Business Strategies | Social Business Tools, Social Marketing, Andrew Dixon, Igloo Software, Social Business Strategy, Microblogging, Wiki, Forums, Digital Media, Marketing Tools
The Move from Social Media Marketing to Social Business Strategies
Earlier this year, Andrew Dixon, senior vice president of marketing and operations with Igloo Software and the former chief marketing officer for Microsoft Canada,...
 
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Physician Spotlight

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Michael Stonnington, MD
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Michael Stonnington, MD
For Hattiesburg orthopedist Michael Stonnington, MD, running a cattle farm isn’t just an outlet for his off-hours pursuits. It’s an open door to connect with his patients...
 

Is Menopause Overlooked in U.S. Medical Schools?
Title: Is Menopause Overlooked in U.S. Medical Schools?
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Teen Bullies May Turn to Crime as Adults
Title: Teen Bullies May Turn to Crime as Adults
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Age Amplifies Damage From Obesity, Study Finds
Title: Age Amplifies Damage From Obesity, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
Title: Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging
Title: Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:00 am CDT

College Women More Prone to Problem Drinking Than Men: Study
Title: College Women More Prone to Problem Drinking Than Men: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:00 am CDT


Conference Looks at Community Health Care - Jackson Free Press

Conference Looks at Community Health Care
Jackson Free Press
(AP) — Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on health care equity, will speak Wednesday at an annual Mississippi conference on improving community health care programs. The 6th Empowering Communities ...
Health Department hosts conference to improve community healthMississippi Business Journal (blog)

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Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:54 am CDT

Marathon bombing doctor's perseverance rooted in Miss. - USA Today - USA TODAY

Marathon bombing doctor's perseverance rooted in Miss. - USA Today
USA TODAY
I was down there last year for a family event and spent quite a bit of time going around Jackson. Mississippi has so much to offer, so many natural resources. We have a deepwater port that could be enlarged, a world class medical center in (the ...

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Posted Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:33 pm CDT

Vermont Legalizes Assisted Suicide - Huffington Post - Huffington Post

Vermont Legalizes Assisted Suicide - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
"I know from my many years of practice that there are many patients out there that want to have this option available to them, and because it's a new bill I anticipate that a lot of people are going to ask questions about it," said Dr. Diana Barnard, a ...

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Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 6:16 pm CDT