The rollout of an electronic health records system to practices affiliated with Athens Regional has gone much more smoothly than last year’s problem-plagued installation. Read the full article: Athens Banner-Herald
Month: July 2015
Columbus: Hospital talks end
As St. Francis Hospital works through a deep financial crisis, its board chairman confirms that for the second time exclusive discussions with a potential buyer have broken off. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Milestone: 50 years of Medicare and Medicaid
When signing the bill creating Medicare and Medicaid 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson held the ceremony in Independence, Missouri, where former President Harry Truman lived. Truman, who had pushed unsuccessfully for national health insurance during his own presidency, was at LBJ’s side during the signing. (And in one of those of odd coincidences…
What’s really in your food
More consumers are steering clear of unfamiliar or worrisome ingredients on food labels.
New CEO at Emory hospital
Dr. Bryce Gartland will be the new CEO of Emory University Hospital. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Battling rare blood disease
Jeremiah Nash, now 4, had been getting blood transfusions every week at Children’s Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston. Read the full article: Gainesville Times
Coweta: Baby’s death
Authorities believe the mother of a dead baby was under the influence of some type of drug when she was discovered passed out on top of her daughter. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald
Macon: Senior center options
A local group says it’s not satisfied with the two potential locations for a senior citizens center. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
Health data breach affects thousands
About 3,000 Georgians have been told that some of their health information was inadvertently disclosed. The data breach affected clients in the Community Care Services Program, which helps people at risk of nursing home placement to remain in their communities. The program is managed by the Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services, in…
Music during surgery: Just what the doctor ordered
This article is reprinted with permission from WABE. The last patient of the day lies on the operating table of Dr. Kenneth Neufeld. Time to play some hip-hop. “Oftentimes we change the music at the end of the day to give every one in the room a little bit of an energizing boost just to…