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CMMC Takes Multifaceted Approach to Treating Obesity
Like dismantling a bulky barricade sitting in the way of life, effectively treating obesity takes more than one tool in your hand.
That's a lesson applied every day at Central Mississippi Medical Center's (CMMC) Comprehensive Weight Management Center (CWMC). There, the Bariatric Surgery Center founded in 2002 gained a complement three years later with the introduction of the Medical Weight Management program
BY LUCY SCHULTZE |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Katrina Poe-Johnson
In 2001, Dr. Katrina Nichelle Poe-Johnson returned to her hometown of rural Kilmichael, population 900, after completing her medical training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC).
Her return coincided with a critical juncture; the town was about to lose its only physician.
Poe-Johnson opened a family clinic there, where she now sees 250 to 300 patients per week. On call 24/7, she also makes hospital rounds and house calls, serves as the medical director for the local nursing home and monitors residents of the community's home for mentally challenged youth.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Osteopathic Doctors on the Rise
With a predicted MD shortage in the years to come, the number of schools of osteopathic medicine is on the rise.
Currently, there are 24 schools of osteopathic medicine in the United States, but that number is expected to rise to 30 by 2010. Osteopathic physicians, or DOs, are finding themselves becoming primary caregivers at a disproportionate rate. Approximately 65 percent of practicing DOs specialize in the primary care areas of family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Corinth Hospital Partners with Pikeville School of Osteopathy
With an eye on its future, Magnolia Regional Health Center (MRHC) launched into a partnership with Kentucky based Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine (PCSOM) in August to take the next step in becoming a regional health center.
The partnership makes MRHC a core teaching site for Pikeville's third-year osteopathic medicine students.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
FGH Reaches Out to Restaurants
Families whose busy lifestyles include hefty amounts of restaurant dining and the fried food temptations that come with it now have a new option for helping their kids steer clear of the childhood obesity epidemic.
Forrest General Hospital (FGH) is teaming with Hattiesburg area restaurants to offer new healthy food options through the Healthy Kids Menu program. The initiative follows the hospital's growing concern over poor childhood nutrition, said Millie Swan, director of physician and public relations at FGH.
BY LUCY SCHULTZE |
Physicians Caught in Cross Hairs of Business Practices
It's a new world. Gone are the glory days when that white coat signified the doctor knew best about how to treat his patients — and his business.
Because of outside corporate and government interferences, the profession has undergone dramatic changes. Physicians are now caught in the cross hairs between managed care, insurance companies, pharmacy benefit mangers and pharmaceutical reps trying to tell them how to run their business, how many prescriptions to write, and how to treat patients.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Understanding the Lucrative Business of Selling Medical Records
Buying and selling certain health information isn't new. Since the 1940s, health insuring organizations (HIOs) have bought prescription records from a variety of sources, including through the claims process by managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit mangers, and others, and then linked with physicians listed in the Physician Master File of the American Medical Association (AMA).
Pharmacy information, which includes physician and pharmacy identification, prescription fill and refill data, product name and quantity dispensed, authorized refills, cost, and payment and insurance information, is compiled by the HIOs and sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers for significant revenue.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Public Health Benefits of Prescribing Data
According to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA ), the gathering of prescribing information is not just needed for research but is also a mandate by the FDA which requires companies to monitor and relay medication information to physicians.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Mississippi Blood Services Works Overtime to Meet Demand
When David Allen recently spoke to a group of executives, he asked everyone in the room to raise a hand if they thought their job was tough.
Allen, president and CEO of Mississippi Blood Services (MBS), wasn't surprised to see a number of hands fly up. He then asked the business leaders to imagine a job where, rather than selling a good or service, they had to ask the customer to give them something, a part of themselves. They also had to answer embarrassing questions and endure pain not once, but twice.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Premier Facility Provides Discreet Setting for Plastic Surgery
As television shows like "Extreme Makeover" and "The Swan" bring plastic surgery from the world of the rich and famous into the arena of ordinary people, one Jackson area practice is offering star treatment to patients right here in Mississippi.
The medical and support staff at Plastic & Hand Surgery Associates, PLLC in Flowood have built one of the largest practices of its kind in the southeast, housed in a four year old facility that marries convenience with privacy and pampering for patients.
BY LUCY SCHULTZE |
Nurse Spotlight: Wanda M. Jones
Wanda Jones, executive director of the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, began working in her family's rural grocery store as soon as she was old enough to read.
"I swept the concrete floors, dusted and stocked the shelves, counted the money, made change for the customers, and pumped many, many gallons of gasoline," she recalled with a laugh. "It wasn't a chore for me. I loved it! This is where I learned many of the lessons of life, at my grandmother's knee.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Ray Shoemaker Makes a Difference with "Sky's the Limit" Attitude
At age 34, Ray Shoemaker already has an impressive resume and list of accomplishments.
But he's nowhere near ready to rest on his laurels. As CEO of Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, he has achieved a stunning record in just four years.
He has served in several capacities with the medical center, including COO, and program administrator and director of behavioral health services. During his tenure, revenues have increased 278 percent from $23 million to $64 million at the once struggling hospital, and a further increase to $90 million is expected this year. He was responsible for an increase in profit of 63 percent in a nine month period.
BY LYNN LOFTON |
Magnetic Leadership
"I tried to tell them something wasn't right, but nobody would listen to me. They thought they had all the answers. Now look what happened. If only they would have done something earlier, we wouldn't be going through this."
"You wouldn't believe how long we had to wait! Those doctors act like they're the only ones with a schedule. My time is important, too!"
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Forrest General Hospital Rehabilitation Unit Awarded CARF Reaccredidation
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) announced that Forrest General Hospital Rehabilitation Unit has been reaccredited for a period of three years for its Inpatient Hospital Rehabilitation Program.
This accreditation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization's substantial conformance to the standards established by CARF.
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Carter Honored with Distinguished Service Award
Nebo Carter, Singing River Hospital System's Director of Human Resources, recently received the Mississippi Hospital Association Society for Human Resources Administration's 2006 Distinguished Service Award. He accepted the award at the Society's annual meeting held on Oct. 27 in Biloxi.
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Swan named President of Marketing and Public Relations Society
The Mississippi Hospital Association's (MHA's) Society for Health Care Marketing & Public Relations recently named its 2007 Board of Directors during its annual meeting. Millie Swan, Director of Physician and Public Relations and Director of Spirit of Women at Forrest General Hospital, was named President of the Society.
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Working to Restart Mississippi's Hearts
It could happen to anyone, anywhere, and at anytime: sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function. Sudden cardiac death occurs with in minutes after symptoms appear.
The American Heart Association is working to restart hearts and raise awareness about this silent killer at the 2007 Art for Heart Gala.
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