The Coming Broader Role of Advanced Practice Nurses for Primary Care

There is no doubt that as shortages of primary care physicians (PCP) worsen, particularly in rural areas of the state,....

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Lupus: Difficult to Detect | Lupus, Elizabeth Russell, MD, rheumatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, The Lupus Foundation of America, Jamesetta Smith, autoimmune diseases, Becky Gillette
Lupus: Difficult to Detect
Experts believe an increase in the autoimmune disease lupus has been seen in recent years, heightening the importance of healthcare providers being alert to the symptoms of lupus...
 
Training Critical to Defusing Problems with Potentially Violent Patients or Visitors | workplace violence, abusive patients, violent patients, Michael Corcoran, The Workthreat Group, workplace homicides, mass shootings, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, Society of Human Resource Managers, OSHA,
Training Critical to Defusing Problems with Potentially Violent Patients or Visitors
With healthcare providers hard pressed to keep finances on an even keel with declining reimbursements, combined with rising costs for care,...
 
HEALTHCARE LEADER: William Franklin Hefley Jr.
HEALTHCARE LEADER: William Franklin Hefley Jr.
Orthopedic Surgeon, OrthoSurgeons, Little Rock; Medical Entrepreneur, MedEvolve

In 1981, Bill Hefley, MD, landed a job that involved flying daily in a helicopter to an island in the Arctic Ocean to clean up an oil spill...


 
IT Acceleration | Dr. Bill Hefley, Dr. William Franklin Hefley Jr., Steve Pierce, MedEvolve, Medical Business Services, OrthoSurgeons.
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MedEvolve finds ‘sweet spot’ niche providing PM and EMR software and RCM services to physician practices nationwide

LITTLE ROCK – When Bill Hefley, MD, was a junior partner at a Little Rock orthopedic practice more than two decades ago, he was tasked with choosing a new information technology (IT)...


 
Yours, Mine and Ours: The Ideal Physician Referral Relationship
Ultimately, the desired outcome of a physician referral relationship is an excellent continuum of care for the patient...
 
Meaningful Use: The Next Step
Close to 2,800 Arkansas healthcare providers have already started the journey toward meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems in order to qualify for federal financial incentives...
 

HealthCare Marketing Focus

Inbound Marketing Becoming Increasingly Important for Healthcare Providers | Healthcare marketing, social media in medicine, Facebook, Rebecca Pittlillo, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Emily Reeves, Stone Ward, Stacy Johnson, Sparks Health System
Inbound Marketing Becoming Increasingly Important for Healthcare Providers
A major change is afoot in the way healthcare facilities are marketing themselves. Outbound marketing with television, print and newspaper is declining, and inbound marketing is taking over because of social media,...
 

Primary Care Focus

The Coming Broader Role of Advanced Practice Nurses for Primary Care | Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Doctor of Nursing Practice, evidence-based medical practices, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Nursing, Lorraine Frazier, Michael Hadley, RN,
The Coming Broader Role of Advanced Practice Nurses for Primary Care
There is no doubt that as shortages of primary care physicians (PCP) worsen, particularly in rural areas of the state, there will be an increasing need for nurse practitioners (NP) to fill the gap...
 
Incentives, Better Pay and Dispelling of Myths Needed To Address Shortages of Primary Care Physicians | Primary Care Physicians shortages, family practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, Richard Berthelot, Community Health Centers of Arkansas Services, Arkansas Primary Care Association, Medicaid, The National Health Service Corps
Incentives, Better Pay and Dispelling of Myths Needed To Address Shortages of Primary Care Physicians
Recruiting primary care physicians (PCPs), particularly into rural areas of Arkansas, isn’t an easy sell. Today PCPs may have 50 job offers to choose from by the time they complete their residencies...
 
What Measures can be Taken to Fill the Primary Care Physician Gap?
The majority of Arkansas Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) practice in just ten of the state’s 75 counties, leaving PCP shortages in many of the rural and underserved areas of the state...
 

Physician Spotlight

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Hakan Paydak, MD | Dr. Hakan Paydak, UAMS Cardiac Electrophysiology Program and Laboratory, UAMS Electrophysiology Fellowship Program, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Hakan Paydak, MD
Associate Professor, Director of the UAMS Cardiac Electrophysiology Program and Laboratory, the Electrophysiology Fellowship Program, and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.

A year after joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on July 20, 2009, heart rhythm disorder specialist Hakan Paydak, MD, FACC, increased the volume for electrophysiology (EP) procedures from 50 to 250...


 

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Dr. John Allen Burnett Joins Medical Staff at St. Bernards

Dr. John Allen Burnett has joined the medical staff at St. Bernards as a psychiatrist.

He earned his M.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed a residency in psychiatry there...


 


Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions
Title: Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC
Title: 1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Title: Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT


Procrustes, the new god of medicine (or one size fits all) - Salisbury Post

Procrustes, the new god of medicine (or one size fits all)
Salisbury Post
When my great-grandfather, a general practitioner living in the Ozarks of northwest Arkansas, cared for a patient, he negotiated face-to-face a reasonable compensation. It might have been cash, bacon, ham, corn, ... Those who do go into medicine will ...

Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:47 pm CDT

Where to go for... - Evansville Courier & Press

Where to go for...
Evansville Courier & Press
Find out what Arkansas has to offer as a destination. Quite a bit as it turns out. You'll tour the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum as well as dine and tour at Marlsgate Plantation, famed as one of the most resplendent plantation ...

Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:10 pm CDT

Current Arkansas Medical News

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Don’t miss the Digital Edition of Medical News OPTIMIZED for your tablet or smartphone...

 
Lupus: Difficult to Detect | Lupus, Elizabeth Russell, MD, rheumatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, The Lupus Foundation of America, Jamesetta Smith, autoimmune diseases, Becky Gillette
Lupus: Difficult to Detect
Experts believe an increase in the autoimmune disease lupus has been seen in recent years, heightening the importance of healthcare providers being alert to the symptoms of lupus...
 
Training Critical to Defusing Problems with Potentially Violent Patients or Visitors | workplace violence, abusive patients, violent patients, Michael Corcoran, The Workthreat Group, workplace homicides, mass shootings, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, Society of Human Resource Managers, OSHA,
Training Critical to Defusing Problems with Potentially Violent Patients or Visitors
With healthcare providers hard pressed to keep finances on an even keel with declining reimbursements, combined with rising costs for care,...
 
HEALTHCARE LEADER: William Franklin Hefley Jr.
HEALTHCARE LEADER: William Franklin Hefley Jr.
Orthopedic Surgeon, OrthoSurgeons, Little Rock; Medical Entrepreneur, MedEvolve

In 1981, Bill Hefley, MD, landed a job that involved flying daily in a helicopter to an island in the Arctic Ocean to clean up an oil spill...


 
IT Acceleration | Dr. Bill Hefley, Dr. William Franklin Hefley Jr., Steve Pierce, MedEvolve, Medical Business Services, OrthoSurgeons.
IT Acceleration

MedEvolve finds ‘sweet spot’ niche providing PM and EMR software and RCM services to physician practices nationwide

LITTLE ROCK – When Bill Hefley, MD, was a junior partner at a Little Rock orthopedic practice more than two decades ago, he was tasked with choosing a new information technology (IT)...


 
Yours, Mine and Ours: The Ideal Physician Referral Relationship
Ultimately, the desired outcome of a physician referral relationship is an excellent continuum of care for the patient...
 
Meaningful Use: The Next Step
Close to 2,800 Arkansas healthcare providers have already started the journey toward meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems in order to qualify for federal financial incentives...
 

HealthCare Marketing Focus

Inbound Marketing Becoming Increasingly Important for Healthcare Providers | Healthcare marketing, social media in medicine, Facebook, Rebecca Pittlillo, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Emily Reeves, Stone Ward, Stacy Johnson, Sparks Health System
Inbound Marketing Becoming Increasingly Important for Healthcare Providers
A major change is afoot in the way healthcare facilities are marketing themselves. Outbound marketing with television, print and newspaper is declining, and inbound marketing is taking over because of social media,...
 

Primary Care Focus

The Coming Broader Role of Advanced Practice Nurses for Primary Care | Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Doctor of Nursing Practice, evidence-based medical practices, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Nursing, Lorraine Frazier, Michael Hadley, RN,
The Coming Broader Role of Advanced Practice Nurses for Primary Care
There is no doubt that as shortages of primary care physicians (PCP) worsen, particularly in rural areas of the state, there will be an increasing need for nurse practitioners (NP) to fill the gap...
 
Incentives, Better Pay and Dispelling of Myths Needed To Address Shortages of Primary Care Physicians | Primary Care Physicians shortages, family practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, Richard Berthelot, Community Health Centers of Arkansas Services, Arkansas Primary Care Association, Medicaid, The National Health Service Corps
Incentives, Better Pay and Dispelling of Myths Needed To Address Shortages of Primary Care Physicians
Recruiting primary care physicians (PCPs), particularly into rural areas of Arkansas, isn’t an easy sell. Today PCPs may have 50 job offers to choose from by the time they complete their residencies...
 
What Measures can be Taken to Fill the Primary Care Physician Gap?
The majority of Arkansas Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) practice in just ten of the state’s 75 counties, leaving PCP shortages in many of the rural and underserved areas of the state...
 

Physician Spotlight

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Hakan Paydak, MD | Dr. Hakan Paydak, UAMS Cardiac Electrophysiology Program and Laboratory, UAMS Electrophysiology Fellowship Program, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Hakan Paydak, MD
Associate Professor, Director of the UAMS Cardiac Electrophysiology Program and Laboratory, the Electrophysiology Fellowship Program, and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.

A year after joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on July 20, 2009, heart rhythm disorder specialist Hakan Paydak, MD, FACC, increased the volume for electrophysiology (EP) procedures from 50 to 250...


 

National Articles

Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds May
Dr. John Allen Burnett Joins Medical Staff at St. Bernards

Dr. John Allen Burnett has joined the medical staff at St. Bernards as a psychiatrist.

He earned his M.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed a residency in psychiatry there...


 


Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions
Title: Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC
Title: 1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Title: Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT


Procrustes, the new god of medicine (or one size fits all) - Salisbury Post

Procrustes, the new god of medicine (or one size fits all)
Salisbury Post
When my great-grandfather, a general practitioner living in the Ozarks of northwest Arkansas, cared for a patient, he negotiated face-to-face a reasonable compensation. It might have been cash, bacon, ham, corn, ... Those who do go into medicine will ...

Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:47 pm CDT

Where to go for... - Evansville Courier & Press

Where to go for...
Evansville Courier & Press
Find out what Arkansas has to offer as a destination. Quite a bit as it turns out. You'll tour the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum as well as dine and tour at Marlsgate Plantation, famed as one of the most resplendent plantation ...

Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:10 pm CDT