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,
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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.
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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...
 

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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,...
 

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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...


 


Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma
Title: Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD
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Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
Title: Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:00 am CDT


Born with a broken heart: CHD baby beats the odds - KAIT

Born with a broken heart: CHD baby beats the odds
KAIT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Makenzie Aldred should not be alive. Dubbed "The Miracle Child" by her doctors and family alike, Makenzie suffers from a form of Congenital Heart Defect that should be diagnosed. Dubbed "The Miracle Child" by her doctors and ...

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Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:00 pm CDT

Martha Shoffner Resigns: Arkansas Treasurer Steps Down Amid Extortion Charges - Huffington Post

Martha Shoffner Resigns: Arkansas Treasurer Steps Down Amid Extortion Charges
Huffington Post
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office ...

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Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:24 pm CDT

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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.
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...


 


Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma
Title: Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD
Title: Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
Title: Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:00 am CDT


Born with a broken heart: CHD baby beats the odds - KAIT

Born with a broken heart: CHD baby beats the odds
KAIT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Makenzie Aldred should not be alive. Dubbed "The Miracle Child" by her doctors and family alike, Makenzie suffers from a form of Congenital Heart Defect that should be diagnosed. Dubbed "The Miracle Child" by her doctors and ...

and more »
Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:00 pm CDT

Martha Shoffner Resigns: Arkansas Treasurer Steps Down Amid Extortion Charges - Huffington Post

Martha Shoffner Resigns: Arkansas Treasurer Steps Down Amid Extortion Charges
Huffington Post
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office ...

and more »
Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:24 pm CDT