Largest Healthcare System, Partners with Largest Insurer to Launch Accelerator Program

May 10, 2016 at 10:23 am by admin

The state’s largest healthcare system, Baptist Health, has joined with the State of Arkansas and the state’s largest health insurance company, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shi.... Read More

Bo Ryall Leads Arkansas Hospital Association Efforts

May 10, 2016 at 10:16 am by admin

If there is an environment that is nearly as stressful as an operating room, it might be operating in the Arkansas Legislature. The past five years since Robert “Bo” Ryall has.... Read More

Fear of Overprescribing Opiates Can Harm Patients Who Don’t Get Appropriate Pain Medicine

May 10, 2016 at 10:05 am by admin

Concerns about abuse or overuse of opiate painkillers has recently led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to come out with strict new guidelines to reduce pr.... Read More

Nursing Schools Working to Meet Demand for Higher Skills

May 10, 2016 at 09:43 am by admin

When it comes to nursing education in Arkansas, the trends are toward more highly educated nurses including an emphasis on preparing more nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nu.... Read More

Spinal Cord Stimulator Can Change Lives of Chronic Pain Patients

May 09, 2016 at 05:02 pm by admin

Recently, in the wake of a growing numbers, much attention has been focused on reducing prescription drug opiate abuse. Opiate overdose deaths in the U.S. grew to 29,000 in 20.... Read More