| Current Nashville Medical News |
Rapid Recognition: Training Pediatricians to Assess Autism
One in 1,923 (1999) … one in 264 (2003) … one in 150 (today) … the prevalence rate of being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to escalate. Unfortunately, the number of trained professionals able to provide an accurate diagnosis is not rising nearly as quickly.
CINDY SANDERS
Calling on Congress
Leadership Health Care Delegation Visits Washington
The sixth annual Leadership Health Care (LHC) Delegation, U. S. Health Care Reform & Election 2008, traveled to Washington, DC the first week of March to explore the key healthcare industry issues headlining the national policy agenda.
KELLY PRICE
Making Sweet Music
Doctors Orchestrate Benefit to Help Talented Young Musicians
Medicine and music, Nashville’s two signature industries, will come together this spring to benefit one of the city’s most unique charities. Nashville Medical News and the Steinway Piano Gallery will sponsor Healing Hands at
Steinway, a reception and recital to benefit the W. O. Smith Music School.
KELLY PRICE
Blue Cross Gives Physicians More Time to Review Transparency Data
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) is giving its network physicians additional months to review information that the health plan intends to post on its Web site regarding doctors’ quality and prices. The decision is the result of backlash from physicians and advocacy organizations such as the Tennessee Medical Association, all concerned that the data might not adequately represent performance.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD
Building Partnerships
HealthSpring’s IPA, IPOD Program Balances Risks, Rewards
When most people think of an iPod, the image is inevitably linked to ear buds and hand-selected tunes. For physicians in Tennessee, HealthSpring’s IPOD and IPA programs have an entirely different meaning, but the terms are still music to the ears of some providers looking for a payer relationship outside the norm.
CINDY SANDERS
Addressing the Challenges of Charity Care Documentation
Nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, lack health insurance. According to a recent Health Affairs study, between 2004 and 2006 the number of uninsured Americans increased by 3.4 million despite improving economic conditions. These numbers do not even take into account the significant number of individuals who are “underinsured.”
EARL T. WINTER
Vital Signs
In February, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration ordered HCA to halt all dialysis treatment at its Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg after serious problems in care were revealed.
Walker Duncan
Nonprofit Hospitals Still Lagging on Formal Policies for Charity Care
Even after a lengthy round of intense criticism from some of the most high-profile lawmakers in Washington, DC, a large swathe of nonprofit hospitals still have done little to outline formal policies on the kind of charity care they have been providing to their communities.
JOHN CARROLL
Saint Thomas Celebrates 110 Years of Service
Often described as the “Daughter’s hospital,” the “heart hospital,” or the “hospital with a soul,” Saint Thomas Hospital celebrates 110 years of service to the Nashville community this month.
“For 110 years, this hospital has been devoted to physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
The Naked Doctor
Welcome to the age of the naked doctor.
Not disrobed, of course. But exposed, for certain.
Think of the hospital gown that doesn’t quite close where it should.
Every week, it seems, another Web site is launched with aspirations of becoming the information gateway for shoppers wanting an online version of Consumer Reports for hospitals and physicians. These sites are backed by terabytes of...
DAVID JARRARD
The Next Steps: Early Autism Interventions
Wendy Stone, PhD, director of Vanderbilt’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and a Kennedy Center investigator, said that as important as the programs are to train pediatricians and family practitioners to screen for or diagnose autism spectrum disorders, it’s only a first step.
| Stroke/Neurological Focus |
The Long Road Back
Rehabilitation after Stroke or Neurological Trauma
With a very small window of time to reverse the effects of ischemic stroke, the reality is many patients wind up with neurological deficits. The same is typically true for those who suffer trauma, hemorrhagic stroke or are victims of degenerative neurological disease.
CINDY SANDERS
Skyline Expands Neuro ICU
Skyline Medical Center recently announced a $3.2 million expansion of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit, doubling the hospital’s current capacity from 6 to 12 beds.
“We’ve been at capacity for two years now,” said Debra Philpot, director of critical care and neuroscience services...
CINDY SANDERS
Stopping Strokes
An Aggressive Push for Primary and Secondary Prevention
We all know the stats. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the number one cause of disability. The southeastern United States is known as “The Stroke Belt.” Approximately 780,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year — on average, that’s one stroke every 45 seconds. About every three minutes, someone dies of stroke. In 2008, it is estimated that the direct and indirect cost of stroke will be $65.5 billion.
CINDY SANDERS
In Today’s Times, It’s Good to Stick to the Plan – the Financial Plan
Stay the course. That’s the advice of two Nashville private bankers who specialize in service to physicians. During today’s rocky economic times, it’s good to have a financial plan — and it’s probably not a good time to make major changes.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD
The Best Kept Secret of Investment Management
Much has been written about active management versus passive management approaches to investing. The active management approach attempts to time investment selections to be more heavily invested in equities when the market is rising and selling equities when the market is declining. It is also the attempt to find securities the market has either under- or overvalued.
STEPHEN HIGH, CPA, PFS, JD
Financial Planning for Physicians
Remember during “Star Trek” episodes when Spock would raise his hand, separate his fingers and wish his colleagues an “uneventful trip”? Physicians should set that same goal for themselves when planning their financial future.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD
| Current Physician Spotlight |
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Mark R. Shaw
Repeating the second grade due to reading difficulties, a large class size and an overwhelmed teacher put a fire in the belly of Mark Shaw.
“After that year, I felt I needed to prove to myself that I could succeed academically,” admitted Shaw, a noted Nashville neuroradiologist who recently opened his own practice, Cool Springs Interventional...
LYNNE JETER
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Calendar of events - Daily News Journal (subscription)
Calendar of events
Daily News Journal (subscription), TN - 1 hour ago
1158 meeting: 7 pm second Tuesday each month, VFW, Old Nashville Highway, Smyrna. For all Marines who were honorably discharged and want to continue this ...
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| | On The Move - Charlotte Observer
On The Move
Charlotte Observer, NC - Apr 8, 2007
Dr. Payton Fennell was named a chief resident at Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency Program. Michael Foschetti joined RED F Marketing as a managing director ...
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| | Street medicine: House calls without the house - Los Angeles Times
Street medicine: House calls without the house
Los Angeles Times, CA - Apr 2, 2007
People who become homeless tend to have severe personal problems, said John Lozier, the Nashville-based executive director of the National Health Care for ...
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