by Associated Press Published: February 7,2013
Tags: court, doctor, Emergency Room, health care, hospital, kickback, law, legal, licence, medical, medicine, physician, revoke
GREENVILLE — The Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville is looking for a new emergency room doctor after Dr. Robert Corkern’s medical license was revoked. Corkern was sentenced last fall to two years’ house confinement and three years’ post-release supervision for his role in a medical kickback scheme. Corkern pleaded guilty to bribing a former [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
Tags: bill, expansion, health care, health care benefits, health care costs, health care reform, hospital, law, legislation, legislative, legisllature, medicial, medicine, public health, sytate government
JACKSON — Some state senators aren’t ready to expand Medicaid, but they are keeping the option alive for later in the session. The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee passed Senate Bill 2207 yesterday. The measure reauthorizes the government health insurance for the poor. Committee members rejected an amendment from Sen. John Horhn, a Jackson [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 1,2013
Tags: assisted living, bed, certificate of need, COST, health, health care, hospital, medicial, medicine, nursing home, overrun, relocation, state agency
D’IBERVILLE and JACKSON — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has issued certificates of need (CONs) for two projects. Greenbriar Nursing Center of D’Iberville has received a CON for the cost overrun to CON #0810 — relocation of 46 long-term care beds from Azalea Gardens Nursing Center. The approved capital expenditure for this project [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 31,2013
Tags: computer, computing, hardware, health care, hospital, information technology, maintenance, medical, medicine, remote support, software, technology
JACKSON — Kaiser Permanente is using Bomgar’s remote support solution to provide technology support to employees across the country. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving more than nine million members. In addition to its health plan, the organization operates 37 hospitals, more than 600 medical offices [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 25,2013
Tags: emergency medicine, Emergency Room, fund, health care, hospital, legislative, Legislature, medical, medicine, medinice, review, state government, trauma, trauma care
JACKSON — In response to a legislative request, the PEER Committee has conducted a review of the revenues, distributions and expenditures of the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund. The Legislature created the state’s trauma care system to “reduce the death and disability resulting from traumatic injury.” Participants in the state’s trauma care system are the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2013
Tags: administrator, executive, expand, expansion, federal government, health, health care, health care reform, hospital, medical, Mediciad, medicine, public health
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Some Mississippi hospital administrators say they worry about bad financial consequences if the state doesn’t expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul. Specifically, they worry hospitals will have to continue providing care for uninsured people even if the federal government stops reimbursing part of the expense. Officials say there’s a lot [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 23,2013
Tags: appropriation, bill, build, building, construction, funding, health, health care, higher education, hospital, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, public health, public university
JACKSON — Lawmakers are moving toward borrowing money to allow the University of Mississippi to construct a new medical school building. The House Appropriations Committee voted unanimously for House Bill 610, which would issue $31 million in bonds for a new five-story building on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus in Jackson. Officials said [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 22,2013
Tags: agency, ambulance, city government, federal government, grant, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, municipal, municipality, transportation
STARKVILLE — The city of Starkville is reapplying for an ambulance services grant for which officials previously thought they were ineligible. Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman tells The Commercial Dispatch the city is in the process of working with OCH Regional Medical Center to prepare a new application for the $14,000 grant provided by the Emergency [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2013
Tags: attorney, bribery, brief, court, crime, criminal, decision, health care, hospital, judge, justice, kickback, law, lawyer, legal
TUPELO — A federal court has given attorneys for Tupelo businessman Ray Lamont Shoemaker until about Feb. 19 to file briefs in his appeal of a conviction in a kickback-bribery scheme. The 5th U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans said this past week that the government would have 14 days after Shoemaker’s brief is [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 14,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, county government, health, health care, hospital, lease, medical, medicine, proposal, public health, supervisor
RIPLEY — Tippah County supervisors are moving ahead with obtaining proposals for the lease of the Tippah County Hospital. Officials tell the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal health care is changing and it is difficult for a rural hospital to survive without being part of a larger, better funded organization. Several months ago, supervisors hired an [...] [...]
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