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Security issues, new Medicare reporting format among concerns

Medical practices face a variety of challenges in 2012, from a 27 percent cut to Medicare rates and computer...

After suffering from acutely painful menstrual cramps and excessive bleeding, a 31-year-old nulliparous,...

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is reducing the size of its workforce by approximately 115 employees...

It was the combination of patient interest and an unfilled service niche that prompted Gregory Childrey, MD, to branch out after 30 years in OB/GYN practice...

The jury’s still out for primary prevention

Just like the phrase “take two aspirin and call me in the morning” implies, acetylsalicylic acid is a medical mainstay, one of the world’s most frequently prescribed and least expensive drugs...

UMMC’s Multidisciplinary Thyroid, Pituitary and Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment Centers make international headlines

Sister Dorothea Songeroth reflects on career at St. Dominic’s

NP Camille Richards runs unique program

The new Valve Center at Baptist Cardiovascular Services provides cardiology patients who have been diagnosed with a heart valve problem with a specialty clinic in a unique program managed by nurse practitioner Camille Richards.

Alliance Health Center’s new program offers innovative option for patients with addictions

UMMC surgeons employ revolutionary procedure for minimally invasive repairs

Patients suffering from complex aortic aneurysms have a new treatment option available only at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) that offers a chance at life without fear of the ticking time bomb in their chests exploding.

Where are we? Where are we going? How will the rules be affecting providers?

Nutritionists stress healthy eating for weight loss rather than dieting

West Nile Virus can cause a polio-like paralysis

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto installs system that reduces cancer treatment to 2 minutes per session

Critics say list is skewed of hospitals named top performers on key quality measures

The big boys aren’t necessarily thrilled about the Joint Commission’s first-ever list of top performing hospitals on key quality measures.

In this column, I am addressing how to reclaim your passion for practicing medicine.

NS2 taps services of pain psychologist as part of its practice for best outcomes

Experts weigh in on challenges of anesthetizing the elderly

Providing the very best digital mammography to your patients via ONsite Mammography can be surprisingly profitable to your practice

Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership unveils Mississippi Healthcare Corridor

Metro Jackson will soon host a five-mile urban course at the crossroads of Interstates 20 and 55 via the new Mississippi Healthcare Corridor (MHC), a project recently unveiled by the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership.

Two Mississippi ophthalmologists perform IntraLase “blade-free” Lasik procedures

Thressa Baker, a 42-year-old mother of three from Gulfport, had suffered from “horrible” lifelong vision, extreme dry eye problems and other complications.

DuBard Association Method “works miracles with children with language disorders”

HATTIESBURG—Pediatricians, take note. Despite nearly 50 years of existence, few medical professionals recognize the extent of services provided by the DuBard School of Language Disorders at The University of Southern Mississippi.

Mississippi’s health insurance exchanges will look different than the Obamacare model

Grant funds from the federal government are available to set up the health insurance exchanges (HIEs) that are key provisions of the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act informally known as Obamacare.

U.S. News & World Report names two area hospitals to 2011-12 rankings

St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital and University of Mississippi Health Care (UMHC) were ranked Jackson’s best in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings.

FDA working to tackle the program

With three months left to go in 2011, the federal Food and Drug Administration reported that it had already seen a record number of drug shortages, mostly sterile injectables.

Baptist Breast Health Center accreditations boost acclaimed program

ACS Establishes First Patient Navigator Program in Mississippi

Mississippi Healthcare Leaders Share Ideas, Discuss Challenges of Boosting State’s Health

HATTIESBURG—Health-related economic development marked the third major discussion area among the state’s healthcare leaders at the collaboration-centered ...

Suicide Among Veterans Increasing

“If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, press 8.”

Rural Hospital Receives QUEST High Performing Hospital Award

Baptist Breast Health Center’s Larkin Carter, MD, Says Consistency is Key

When Larkin Carter, MD, director of imaging for the Baptist Breast Health Center, gives talks comparing a triathlon to a breast center, he often sees quizzical looks on the faces of women in the audience.

MBS Moves into New, Larger Home on Lakeland Drive

On March 28, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) started a long-awaited new chapter.

UMMC Fetal Medicine Center Offers In-Depth Procedures

When Emily Farlow’s obstetrician detected a previously unseen tumor in the mouth of the fetus during her last month of pregnancy, she normally would have been required to travel from her Hattiesburg home to an out-of-state hospital to undergo an ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure.

Physicians Have Unique Challenges, Opportunities

A Look at Issues Facing Gynecologic Oncologists

The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) recently held its 42^nd Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer exploring the latest breakthroughs in research and barriers that threaten optimal care.

Jackson Medical Mall Founder Patterns Statewide Outreach Program after Iran’s Health House System

An innovative and successful universal healthcare program initiated during the 1980s Iran-Iraq War under the Islamic Republic of Iran is being duplicated by leaders at Jackson Medical Mall and Jackson State University for implementation in Mississippi, beginning with the rural Delta.

Mississippi’s Only PET/CT Scanning Technology Reveals Superior Cardiac Imaging

Since Baptist Medical Center became Mississippi’s first hospital to use PET/CT scanning technology for cardiac imaging last August, more than 400 cardiac tests have been done with the specialized imaging system, which fuses Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computerized Tomography (CT) into a single unit, revealing blood flow and disease in coronary arteries.

Gulf Coast Health System Celebrates Post-Katrina Construction Projects

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST–In the ongoing effort to rebuild the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area six years ago, Singing River Health System (SRHS) has two major construction projects overlapping.

NMMC Has $55 Million Expansion Project Underway

TUPELO— North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) has its single-largest construction project underway.

Meridian-Based Health System Opens First Hospital in Kemper County

Renewed Through 2014, JHS Moving Beyond Basic Research

Tri-State Study Offers TBI Patients Promising Treatment

Baptist’s New Joint Replacement Center Focuses on Total Patient Experience

Before the new Joint Replacement Center at Baptist opened last October, nearly 2,000 joint replacements were performed annually on hips, knees and shoulders at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.

MSMOC Achieves “Better Performer” Status for Fourth Consecutive Year

Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (MSMOC) represents the only practice in the state to achieve the coveted classification of “better performer” from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

Recent Developments Offer New Hope, Treatment Options

By all accounts, 2010 was a banner year for multiple sclerosis research. The National MS Society, which provided $36 million to support approximately 325 new and ongoing projects in 2010, noted significant advances in three key research approaches — stopping the disease, restoring function and ending MS forever.

Aaron Shirley, MD, Continues to Break the Mold of Healthcare Delivery for the Underserved

Aaron Shirley, MD, the visionary behind the medical mall, hasn’t been resting on his laurels since bringing to fruition the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center.

HMA Hospital Opens New ORs, ED to Accommodate Community Growth

Physician Re-entry, Recruitment Issues Pose Practice Obstacles

Typically, the phrase “barrier to care” calls to mind insurance coverage issues, but obstacles hampering the placement of the right physician in the right position equally compromises a patient’s ability to receive quality care.

Anderson Regional CEO Ray Humphreys Shares Plans, Changes