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AOS Works to Help Eye Professionals
A nonprofit organization for almost 30 years, the Arkansas Ophthalmological Society (AOS) provides continuing education programs for its members and provides representation to legislative and regulatory bodies.
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Competition and Care in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH — Two is a magic number for Fort Smith.
The second-largest city in Arkansas with a population of 82,481, according to the 2005 census, the metro population of Fort Smith spills over into Oklahoma to cover two states.
JEREMY PEPPAS |
Focus on the Eyes
In the United States, an estimated 40 percent of people are nearsighted (high myopia) and about 40 percent are farsighted (hyperopia). Glasses are the most traditional means of vision correction, followed by contact lenses.
JENNIFER GILL |
Grand Rounds July
Koehn Earns Physician of the Year Recognition at St. Joseph’s
Martin A. Koehn, MD recently earned 2007 Physician of the Year recognition at St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center.
The St. Joseph’s Physician of the Year honor is a byproduct of the Physician of the Quarter initiative, which determines the three physicians who receive the most Mercy Service Recognition Certificates.
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Mum’s the Word on Medicare
Investigations in Arkansas
The advice is simple: Don’t do it.
Or as Annette Smith, a self-employed Medicare reimbursement specialist in Dover, said, “You don’t mess with the federal government. Reimbursement is just like taxes, you don’t play around, you do it right.”
And most physicians and healthcare providers listen, but in some cases — some spectacular cases — they don’t. Arkansas healthcare providers have, for the most part, listened.
JEREMY PEPPAS |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. John Brineman
Is it Graceland?
No, it’s Dr. John Brineman’s office at St. Vincent in Little Rock. The pathologist decorated the walls with over 200 pieces of Elvis Presley memorabilia.
Brineman wasn’t always an Elvis fan, even in Presley’s heyday.
So when did it start?
JEREMY PEPPAS |
State Splits Health and Human Services
The two-year experiment that merged Arkansas’s Health and Human Services departments officially ended July 1.
“I’ve heard from people all over the state. People are elated and pleased about it,” said state Sen. Tracy Steele, D-North Little Rock and author of the bill uncoupling the state’s two largest agencies. “I’ve even talked to some employees, some of those who had many years who were going to retire or take early retirement, but now say, ‘I may stay a little while longer.
TED GRIGGS |
The Three O’s
Ophthalmologist — a physician who specializes in the examination and treatment of the eyes. Ophthalmologists perform total eye care, from check-ups to managing complicated diseases to performing eye surgery. Training: Attend medical school, intern in general medicine and complete a residency, normally three years, in ophthalmology.
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