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History in the Making
Healthcare Reform Becomes Law
The president needed 216. He got 219. By the slimmest of margins … and without a single Republican vote … the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 21.
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The Bottom Line: Medical condominiums nice option for Healthcare Real Estate
In July of 2008, East Tennessee Medical News reported the opening of East Tennessee Healthcare Center in Dowell Springs Business Park, conveniently located in West Knoxville on Middlebrook Pike. Since that report, a variety of clinical and wellness facilities and medical offices have opened, and the property, home to mountain views, waterfalls, walking trails and historical landmarks, houses Allergy Specialists of Knoxville, East Tennessee Diagnostic Center, Center for Biomedical Research, East Tennessee Healthcare Partners, East Tennessee Vein Clinic, Endocrinology Consultants of East Tennessee, Knoxville Comprehensive Brest Center, Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic, Tennessee Cancer Specialists, Tennessee Eye Care, and additional services of nuclear medicine, physical therapy and The Wellness Center arriving in June.
BECKY MINK |
Alternatives in Pain Management
Mercy Pain Management Centers
Unlike years ago, when advanced treatments were not available, chronic pain no longer has to be endured. "I think that there is more awareness that people do not really have to suffer with pain," said Chris Vinsant, MD. "There are some alternatives and things that can be done."
LEIGH ANNE W. HOOVER |
Clinically Speaking: Minimally Invasive Surgery in Contemporary Neurosurgical Practice
Neurosurgeons draw on a long heritage of surgery which seeks to alleviate pathology in the nervous system while preserving or enhancing neurological function. The delicate structures in the brain and spine lend themselves to techniques involving gentle handling of tissue, careful manipulation of neural structures, and attention to anatomical detail. As technology has allowed the evolution of neurosurgical procedures over the last forty years, progressive techniques in brain and spinal surgery have resulted in shorter hospital stays, decreased blood loss, fewer operative complications, and faster, more complete recoveries.
James A. Killeffer, MD |
Clearing the Air
A Look at Hospital Tobacco Policies across Tennessee
The winds of change began in the west and have moved across the state as hospitals look at rules regarding smoking on campus by employees, patients and visitors. The latest policy changes have come out of East Tennessee where several hospitals have adopted a tobacco-free workplace, and one has opted to no longer hire employees who use nicotine at all.
CINDY SANDERS |
The Literary Examiner
Reviewss of The Decision Tree by Thomas Goetz and Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth by Randi Hutter Epstein, MD
Terri Schlichenmeyer |
Gearing Up for Guatemala
Planning a Medical Mission
Those of us who have been on a medical mission team hopefully share good memories of long hard days which are extremely exhausting but rewarding. For myself, each time I go to Guatemala I feel a strange sense of being home. My days are full treating long lines of mostly women and children who otherwise have no healthcare. I always dread returning home as it tears my heart out to leave them. Their need and suffering galvanize my passion for medicine; they are the reason I am an MD today.
LISA J. BROYLES, MD |
Local Gastroenterology Group Partners With Clinics To Offer Colonoscopy Screenings
Colon cancer does not discriminate. Whether a person can afford treatment or not, the risk is present, and colonoscopies are important for detecting the disease before it’s too late. However, preventative care can also be costly, and physicians in the Tri-Cities region are working together to offer these important screenings to patients who cannot pay for them.
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Healthcare Real Estate Outlook
Looking for Silver Linings in Cloudy Skies
Turn on the television; open any paper, and it’s clear the American housing market has been in a freefall for more than a year. For the most part, the commercial sectors have followed suit.
Cindy Sanders |
| Provider/Payer Relations Focus |
Fibromyalgia: A Disease Without a Medical Home
"Ideally, It Would Be Neurology," Expert Says
Rae Marie Gleason, executive director of the National Fibromyalgia Association, said the tendency still exists among physicians to view fibromyalgia as “an illness of whining women who really could get better if they just wanted to.” Yet, Gleason’s job gets easier every day, as an abundance of research ties those patients’ complaints to brain activity – or lack thereof.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Physician Spotlight: John D. Simmons, MD
Radiology is a family affair for John D. Simmons, MD. He and his wife, Margo Uri, MD, are radiologists with Abercrombie Radiology in Knoxville. "We met while I was in med school in Cleveland, Ohio, and we both did our fellowship training at the same place in California. We've been married for 32 years," shared Simmons, who also explained how his daughter Leslie broke the news that she would not be following in her parents' footsteps...
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Administrator's Corner: Kevin Burris
If he isn't in his office identifying and evaluating industry trends for Premier Surgical Associates in Knoxville, you may find Kevin Burris, CEO of Premier, out on Norris Lake if it's summer time. While his weeks are filled with taking care of day-to-day operations, blocking and tackling, and watching internal trends for the group, on the weekends, he takes time out to be with his family. "We like to go to the lake, particularly Norris," shared Burris. "You have to take time for yourself. Otherwise, you will be less productive."
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Physician Spotlight: Charles A. Crump, Jr., MD
Simple is a word that aptly describes Charles A. Crump, MD’s approach to medicine. His decision to become a doctor was simply based on his urge to help people. He believes simply that healthcare reform needs to be decided by those who work in medicine, and his philosophy of patient care is about simple communication. "There is no need to make things complex for patients," shared Crump. "Make it simple, explain things, and take time with them. Stay in touch with them."
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Administrator’s Corner: Robert Main
Building a rehabilitation hospital literally from the ground up is no small task, but it's one that Robert Main says has allowed him and his team to create a nationally known center that goes far behind just simple treatments and therapies.
JOE MORRIS |
Physician to Physician: New Options in Neurosurgery at Mountain States Health Alliance
Surgery is only one of many modalities available to your patients through Mountain States Appalachian Neurosurgery Clinic. Because surgery is not reversible, we try hard to help patients improve without surgery first. Medication, physical therapy and other modalities such as spinal injection therapy are all routinely utilized prior to neurosurgical intervention. Where surgery is required, our surgeons have led the southeast and in many cases, the nation, with the introduction of new less invasive techniques to maximize your patient’s outcome and speed recovery.
SCOTT C. DULEBOHN, MD |
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