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Lupus: Difficult to Detect

2013-05-07T10:52:28Z

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

2013-05-07T10:58:15Z

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.

2013-05-07T11:01:38Z

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

2013-05-07T11:11:51Z

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

2013-05-07T11:15:00Z

Ultimately, the desired outcome of a physician referral relationship is an excellent continuum of care for the patient...

Meaningful Use: The Next Step

2013-05-07T11:16:25Z

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...