August 2019 Digital Edition

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Ways to recruit a new physician

BY Reed Tinsley   You’ve run the analysis and know that not only do you need to hire a physician (or specialist, staff member, etc.), but you have the resources to support the addition. You’ve presented your findings to your partners, and they’re all on board. You’ve done your prep work, and you’re ready to dive into the recruiting process.   The following is a sampling of the recruitment tools my clients have used in...

Conditions of participation: The new landscape of hospital co-location

BY Elizabeth Jepson and Allison Shelton   On May 3, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released draft guidance for hospitals and other healthcare providers addressing co-location.  This guidance is CMS’ first formal policy on co-location and provides insight into how CMS will evaluate co-locating providers’ compliance with Medicare’s conditions of participation (“CoPs”).   Co-location refers to the sharing of space, staff, and services between separate entities, such as two hospitals or...

Don’t fall for the At-Will Employment Myth – Texas healthcare employers face continually evolving legal landscape and requirements

BY A. Kevin Troutman, Fisher Phillips Houston   While at-will employment remains a bedrock principle in most states, including Texas, healthcare employers must ensure that their leaders and supervisors never make the mistake of relying exclusively upon this principle when making employment decisions. The “myth” of at-will employment is especially dangerous when decision-makers do not recognize the myriad limitations on the proposition that either the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship for any...

Integrative Medicine, non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain, and update on CBD oil

BY Victor S. Sierpina, MD   This week, I am speaking at a conference at Moody Gardens on the topic of Integrative Approaches to Pain Management. As I prepared, I recalled that just one morning this week working with our medical students, no fewer than five patients asked about the potential of CBD for their pain, or shared that they were already using it.   Before going into the CBD story for pain, why are...

Texas hospitals and health care providers must remain vigilant against measles

BY Ted Shaw, President/CEO, Texas Hospital Association   Measles ranks as one of the leading causes of childhood mortality in the world. Prior to the availability of the measles vaccine, measles cases were estimated at 130 million a year. Despite the progress made in measles control with the introduction of measles vaccination, it is estimated that nearly one million deaths from measles still occurred in 1997. And outbreaks of measles continue to occur even in...

Memorial Hermann announces Dr. David Callender as new President & CEO

Following a nationwide search, Memorial Hermann Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of David L. Callender, M.D., MBA, FACS, as its next President and CEO.   Dr. Callender, who is an accomplished physician executive with significant experience leading academic health systems, has deep roots in the Houston community. Since 2007, he has served as President of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health). Dr. Callender will succeed current President and CEO, Charles “Chuck” D. Stokes,...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome obstetrician-gynecologist Rosalyn Miller, DO. Miller is the first hospital’s first OB-GYN employed by the Houston Methodist Physician’s Organization, and she will begin seeing patients at her new practice, Houston Methodist Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates at Sugar Land. Miller is board-certified in obstetrics-gynecology and has extensive experience dealing with high-risk pregnancies, including patients with hypertension and diabetes. She also provides the full range of gynecological care, including...

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