http://www.tnmed.org/rss.aspx?id=8Tennessee Medicinehttp://www.tnmed.org/practice_choices_Sep10/<p>There are options across the spectrum, and physicians have more choices than ever when it comes to structuring their medical practices. </p>Brenda Williams (CMS)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.tnmed.org/ruffner_Sep10/<p>I am convinced that within five years almost all paper medical charts will be replaced by electronic health records (EHRs) and that patient care will be better and more efficient. </p>Brenda Williams (CMS)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.tnmed.org/kirkpatrick_Sep10/<p>Have “old things passed away” and “all things have become new”? Is the hospitalist a “new creature” (II Corinthians 5:17) or have we re-invented or simply become aware of what was there all the time? </p>Brenda Williams (CMS)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.tnmed.org/rosen_PSO_Sep10/<p>There has been a significant change in the interpretation of peer review protection in Tennessee.</p>Brenda Williams (CMS)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.tnmed.org/drsmgmt_breach_Sep10/<p>The HITECH provision spells out breach notification regulations covering impermissible use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI).</p>Brenda Williams (CMS)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.tnmed.org/askTMA_Sep10/<p>The fees a medical practice can charge for copies of medical records have been increased under a new law sought by the TMA.</p>Brenda Williams (CMS)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.tnmed.org/LP_Sep10/<p>Severe pain following a hip replacement leads to a six-figure settlement.</p>Brenda Williams (CMS)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT