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| Current Arkansas Medical News |
Physicians, Hospitals Count Session a Success
The battle to establish a statewide trauma network gathered more attention, but the most recent Assembly session also saw what may be the end of the prolonged dispute over who can give a patient a shot.
TED GRIGGS |
Healthcare Reform Moving Toward House Vote
Compromise not Set in Stone
As the sultry days of summer heated up, so did talks about President Barack Obama's push for his signature domestic legislation—meaningful healthcare reform that covers the uninsured and puts a lid on medical costs.
LYNNE JETER |
LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE: Banko Preparing for Healthcare Changes
Peter Banko, CEO of St. Vincent Health System, came to Little Rock in 2007 after serving as chief operating officer at CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi, Texas. He grew up in New Jersey and attended Catholic schools from kindergarten through college at Notre Dame. At St. Vincent's, he has overseen the final stages of a $47 million renovation program and a $4 million increase in nurse salaries. Meanwhile, he has reduced the workforce and closed the geriatric psychiatric unit in order to save costs.
STEVE BRAWNER |
Making the Wait Time More Enjoyable
UAMS Spot Program Connects Patients with Certified Pets
To help pass the time while waiting to see healthcare providers, patients are often supplied with magazines, children's books, television monitors, and other distractions.
For some patients who want more interaction, the new SPOT (Special Pets Offering Therapy) program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) may be just what the doctor ordered.
LYNNE JETER |
Bone & Joint Decade Brings Awareness to Musculoskeletal Issues
The United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD) – 2002-2011 – is nearing the end of Phase I. Yet, the work of raising awareness and research dollars to better address preventive measures and effective treatment options has really just begun.
CINDY SANDERS |
Osteoporosis-Related Injuries Rising Long-Term
New Treatments Offer Hope
Hospitalizations involving an injury likely due to osteoporosis climbed 55 percent from 1995 to 2006, according to a report released in July by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
STEVE BRAWNER |
| Best Business Practices Focus |
Ruth Thomas, MD
Ruth Thomas never thought she would attend medical school because it was such a struggle to finish college.
Bright by nature, the problem wasn't academic. With two small children to care for at a young age and a full-time day job, Thomas and her husband struggled with problems most young parents face: lack of time and shoestring finances.
LYNNE JETER |
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