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Feds Help Hospitals Handle Higher Labor Costs
The federal government has awarded a $9 million grant to help Mississippi hospitals cope with the worker shortages and higher wages that followed Hurricane Katrina.
The grant is part of $19.1 million the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is providing Mississippi and Louisiana to help hospitals and inpatient psychiatric facilities recover from the storm, Secretary Mike Leavitt said. Louisiana will receive roughly $10.1 million of the total.
TED GRIGGS |
Grand Rounds July
Samarion Selected Emerging High-Growth Company To Watch
Dr. Greer Selected As Practice Change Fellow
Watson Named G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center Director
Dr. J. Edward Hill To Host WTVA’s “60 Second Housecall”
Delta Regional Medical Center: “We’re Growing Too”
DRMC Home Health Wins National Award
Singing River Hospital System Regional Cancer Center Participates In Nationwide Study
Mississippi State Medical Association Names Easterling President-Elect
Mississippi State Medical Association Inaugurates New President
Fisher Named Controller At St. Dominic’s
Dr. Gary Carr Named As Vice Speaker To The MSMA House Of Delegates
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HIPAA Audit Nightmares
How will your hospital respond when CMS arrives to audit for HIPAA compliance?
In March 2007, the Office of Inspector General thoroughly audited the HIPAA security policies and procedures at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. The results have never been made public, but the mere specter of such an audit sent shockwaves throughout the healthcare industry.
DAMON CARPENTER |
Dr. Bo Huang checks the eyes of Harlon Graves Jr. of Tylertown after his endothelial cornea transplant surgery. |
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Navigating New Sight-Savers For an Aging Population
Advances in research and technology are allowing an aging population to hold onto good vision longer — and in some cases restore sight that’s nearly lost.
At University of Mississippi Medical Center, patients are referred from across the state for specialized procedures that can help the eyes keep up with an older-but-active body.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Houston Hardin
What prompted Dr. Houston Hardin to change course after applying for a neurosurgical residency was a stunning realization: Radiology is a lot more than reading films.
“It’s a huge world of so many different subspecialties, and as a medical student you typically don’t get much exposure to that,” said Hardin, who “saw the light” after a just a month in his radiology elective.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Combating Blindness
Two recent discoveries from the University of Utah School of Medicine and the affiliated John A. Moran Eye Center, in collaboration with researchers from other locations, are providing new hope to those suffering from age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
CINDY SANDERS |
Dr. Douglas W. Rouse |
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Physicians Reveal Convention Plans
Summer Meetings Offer Chance to Share Information, Catch up with Old Friends
Medical conferences are held throughout the year, but summer is prime time convenioneering.
And although many doctors present papers at mid-year conventions, they could almost be considered working vacations because they are often held in tourist destinations such as New Orleans or Sandestin, Fla.
“It’s also a great opportunity to fellowship with old friends,” said Charles Griffith, a Purvis family practitioner who plans to attend a convention in San Diego in September.
ROBYN JACKSON |
Nurse Spotlight: Mike Bell, RN
Mike Bell went from pounding bodies on the gridiron to repairing them when he became an emergency room nurse at Hattiesburg’s Forrest General Hospital.
Bell, who earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1993 from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, had a football scholarship but decided not to pursue sports.
ROBYN JACKSON |
HIT Reforms Healthcare
The business of healthcare at the physician/patient level is 10 to 20 years behind in technology. All patient records are recorded on paper. Comparing lab results and the diagnosis of your physician is a manual operation that takes several days to process. The insurance company charging premiums gets a claim that has been handled by not less than four pairs of hands who each stake a claim to the financial outcome of your office visit.
MARK TUMBLIN |
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