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“Putting the Spurs” on Public Health
Interim State Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson said just before the August Board of Health meeting that he’s “not glad I had to come back, but I’m glad I can be” of assistance to help restore integrity and credibility to Mississippi’s public health system.
NKS WESSMAN |
Friends Five-O Educates, Entertains Seniors
Seniors everywhere are getting notices they have been turned down for certain benefits and are having insurance companies terminate their policies because of a long laundry list of seemingly unnecessary reasons. For just $15 for a lifetime membership, seniors in a few select locations are reveling in top shelf benefits.
GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Government Healthcare
Are We On the Road to Mandatory Participation?
Refusing to see Medicaid patients violates the law.
At least, that is what the Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, is claiming in the recently filed anti-trust lawsuit against the Carle Clinic and the Christie Clinic. Madigan claims the two clinics, which employ 90 percent of Champaign County’s physicians, agreed to stop providing primary care to new Medicaid patients in an effort to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates and accelerate the time it takes for the state to make payments.
KATHRYN R. GILCHRIST and DAVID W. DONNELL |
Grand Rounds September
Southern Miss School of Nursing Receives $894,444 Grant to Address Shortage
The University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing recently received an $894,444 grant for the purpose of increasing student numbers. The grant is part of the project “Expanding Enrollment in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program” by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Palliative Care Programs Stretch Across Disciplines
When faced with a grim prognosis or a chronic debilitating illness, Mississippi patients may benefit from an emerging practice aimed at helping them live free from pain and stress while still seeking curative care.
Hospitals around the state are introducing palliative care programs as a complement to time-limited hospice programs, which already provide for end-of-life care.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Huey McDaniel
The emergency transport Dr. Huey McDaniel flew from Iraq on Jan. 29, 2006, made headlines for his patients’ fame. But for McDaniel, it stands out for a different reason — the opportunity he had to later share lunch with those patients and mark their recovery.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Prescription Drug Costs
After my examination, the doctor wrote a prescription. He regretted that it would cost $125. After doing nothing for a few days, I went to Google, searched for “Canada” and “Efudex” and got hundreds of hits. This prescription costs only $25 in Canada (plus $12 for shipping). Brand-name prescription drugs are 35 to 55 percent cheaper in industrialized countries than in the United States.
ROGER MUNS |
Relevant Facts about Investing
There are a few old sayings that got us thinking recently. “What goes around comes around” and “the more things change, the more they stay the same” are two. A third is “the only constant is change.” It reminds us of the old Johnny Mercer song “Something’s Got to Give.” So do things change or not, and what causes the change? We guess what we get from this is that things obviously change — whether we want them to or not — but they had to have had substance in the first place to “come back around.”
ROGER DAVIS AND BARRY SMITH |
Surprise Your Customer!
I experienced a powerful lesson in customer service in, of all places, KFC. Hungry, but in a hurry, I pulled into the first quick place I saw. Glancing at the items on the buffet, I got into the line to order and pay. The smiling teenager behind the counter said, “That’ll be $6.05.” I pulled out the six dollars and began digging in my overstuffed purse for the change.
BEVERLY SMALLWOOD, PHD |
Wesley First to Bring da Vinci® S™ HD System to South Mississippi
Tammy McLeod never imagined that when she and her OB/GYN, Dr. Joseph Washburne, discussed her need for a hysterectomy that she would be the first in the Pine Belt to be operated on by her physician with the assistance of a robot. With the acquisition of the da Vinci® S HD™ System, Wesley Medical Center physicians have the most advanced technology at their fingertips, literally.
LYNNE JETER - 1 opinion posted |
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