Family practitioner Steven Collier, MD, insists he’s not that busy.

Yet the CEO of ARcare, who is wrapping three sizable projects,...

“We aren’t winning the obesity battle yet, but there are lots of promising activities underway,” Thompson said...

Imagine being in so much pain that you can’t open your mouth very wide, you have difficulty swallowing, and sometimes it feels like your muscles are on fire. Eating isn’t a pleasure, but misery...

During several recent conversations with clients, many concerns have been raised regarding the transition of medical practice models. Some of these include a change from small community based physician office groups to regional multi-specialty practice models...

During his sophomore year at the Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock, Ray Parker made a landmark decision. He would study medicine, as his prominent surgeon grandfather, Stephen Zieman, MD, his mother, Stephanie Parker, RN, and healthcare provider aunts and uncles had done...

Fouke Elementary School in Southwest Arkansas has been getting national attention for being able to reduce the obesity rates of its children by nine percent at a time when childhood obesity rates are increasing in most of the nation...

Two tracks for Shared Savings Accountable Care Organizations

FORT SMITH—In October 2010 Traci Hayes, 5’, 8”, weighed 268 pounds. She had high blood pressure, high glucose levels and a strong prevalence of diabetes in her family...

Cardiologist Vasili Lendel, MD, makes bold mark in Arkansas

When cardiologist Bruce Murphy, MD, prepared to retire this year, he didn’t leave his medical practice without a solid plan for succession. Vasili Lendel, MD, was hand-picked to take over his practice on Aug. 15.

Cameras in operating rooms are “a revolutionary way to teach” 

LITTLE ROCK – Kris Shewmake, MD, a plastic surgeon in Little Rock, participated in a number of medical mission trips to Honduras where he would operate from sunup to sundown helping a lot of people, but having little personal interaction with doctors or patients

Early diagnosis critical to slowing progression of the disease

Alzheimer’s is generally thought of as a disease of people older than 65. But a small percentage, about five percent, of Alzheimer’s patients get the disease at younger ages, and it is important they be properly diagnosed for treatment to delay the progression of the disease while allowing the patient to make plans for future care.

But grant in doubt as GOP balks

Planning for an Arkansas-based health insurance exchange as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continues despite disagreement between Gov. Mike Beebe’s office and Republican legislators over how – or even whether – to proceed.

Providing the very best digital mammography to your patients via ONsite Mammography can be surprisingly profitable to your practice

When Baptist Health’s North Little Rock campus goes live with its Epic health information technology software next February 26, the entire system will be online. There will be no paper charts to read and no prescriptions written using ink pens.

Kent McKelvey, Jr., MD, and his team at the UAMS Adult Medical Genetics/Down Syndrome Clinic are working to become a national leader in an area that doesn't get a lot of national attention from public policy makers.

PINE BLUFF--Normally hospitals aren’t thought of as a travel destination for visitors from around the U.S. and foreign countries.

Providers get discounts by signing up with Arkansas HIT Preferred EHR Vendors

There are several hundred vendors of electronic health records (EHR) in the U.S. Choosing the right company to trust with such vitally important records could be a difficult challenge.

Progress results from novel research and its applications

Compound drugs to meet individual needs can come at less cost

Currently there are hundreds of prescription drug shortages in the U.S, but hospitals and patients throughout Arkansas don’t have to go without prescription drugs because of the capabilities of state compounding pharmacies.

State attacks heat illnesses, concussions in athletes

The high-profile death of an Arkansas high school football player during last year’s August practices helped pave the way for an increased focus on heat-related illnesses as well as a law that requires coaches to undergo training in player safety.

Nashville-led Committee Clarifies International Standards

Language has borders. Science does not.

Albert researching shaken baby syndrome

Malpractice Insurance Rates Lower; Likely to Remain So

Sheridan Family Practitioner Enjoys Challenge of Seeing All Ages

As he was growing up in Sheridan, Seth Easley, MD, was influenced by a next door neighbor who was the town doctor and by his mother’s brother who was a physician.

Electro Stimulation Therapy Producing Remarkable Results

It used to be that no more improvement was expected two years after a stroke. While it is still vital to get treatment and rehabilitation as early as possible after a stroke, sometimes it takes the brain a while to recover and patients can still benefit from “second chance” treatment.

Risk Factors Need to be Addressed to Lower Incidence of Stroke

In the past two and a half years the Arkansas SAVES telestroke program has instituted dramatic improvements in how quickly and effectively stroke patients, even in rural parts of Arkansas, can receive life-saving treatment.

Keep It All in Perspective

If nothing else, they’re one heck of a wake-up call.

Targeted Approach to High-value Areas Proposed

Institute on Aging Ramps Up Expansion Plan, Program Offerings

Emergency Room use Grew to Unprecedented Levels in 2008

The recession has resulted in more people—especially those who are unable to pay for healthcare—going to the emergency room (ER).

New Statewide Trauma System has Big Impact

Beneficiary Assignment, Data Sharing Opt Out Raise Red Flags

Specialty hospital will continue physician led, patient focused mission

Pathologist Curing Cancer, Performing Autopsies

UAMS Planning Nanotech-themed Park

Anesthesiologist Shares Nerve-block Technique with UAMS Colleagues

For years, surgeons have had limited options in preventing post-operative pain in their younger patients.

First Medical Clinic in State Goes After LEED Certification

FORT SMITH--Johnson Dermatology Clinic is leading the way with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The facility owned by husband-and-wife team Sandy Johnson, MD, and Brad Johnson, MD, is believed to be the first medical clinic in the state to use green building techniques that would qualify it to become LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Clients Can Choose Between Email and Telephone

eDocAmerica, the Arkansas-based company that allows clients to ask questions of medical providers over the Internet, is adding a voicemail service this spring.

But More Likely to Miss Signs of Heart Attack

Women have some distinct advantages over men when it comes to heart disease with the average man beginning to have heart attacks at age 55 while women are more likely to start experiencing heart attacks at age 65.

A Look at Issues Facing Gynecologic Oncologists

The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) recently held its 42^nd Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer exploring the latest breakthroughs in research and barriers that threaten optimal care.

Associate Medical Director, UAMS Blood Bank

Gina Pesek, MD, realized early in her medical career that getting to know her patients and seeing them get better would be the most gratifying aspect of her work.

Gov. Beebe Concerned Current System of Fee for Services is not Sustainable

Increasing demand for Medicaid services combined with declining state revenues as a result of budget deficits has some states facing a train wreck resulting in the need to reduce payments and\or cut eligibility.

Physician Owned Hospitals Providing Superior Care

Carrie Helm, CEO of the Arkansas Surgical Hospital (ASH), has 30 years of experience in the rapidly changing field of healthcare. This administrator is a passionate supporter of physician owned hospitals.

POHs Role Unclear As Physician Hospitals of America Seeks Legal Remedies

President Obama’s signing of the health reform bill last spring quashed most long-term strategies for physician-owned hospitals (POHs) in Arkansas, including new construction, renovation and expansion projects on the drawing board, mirroring the national trend as POH advocates scurry for legal remedies.

Healthcare Reform Adding to Concerns

President Obama recently called for more cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in order to help reduce the deficit. That adds to already significant concerns, particularly for rural hospitals and physicians who serve areas with a high percentage of Medicare patients.

Program Works with Overweight Children – and Their Parents

One year ago, 12-year-old Quinton Cordes weighed 200 pounds and was suffering from high blood pressure. Today, he is 151 pounds and still shrinking.

Couple Shares Passion for Healthcare, Children

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