by - March 23, 2016 3:49 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories about rising employment in Arkansas’ education and health services sector. Link here for the first story. –––––––––––––––– As Arkansas lawmakers prepare…
by - March 23, 2016 6:34 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– MEDICARE SPENT $473 BILLION LESS FROM 2009-2014 COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS The Department…
by - March 22, 2016 9:23 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s administration is introducing two separate pieces of legislation in the upcoming special session: one that will create his program for continuing the private option, which he is…
by - March 22, 2016 3:12 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about rising employment in Arkansas’ education and health services sector. The second story is scheduled to be posted Wednesday (March 23),…
by - March 17, 2016 5:40 am
Dr. Timothy Trotter has joined Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Fort Smith, and Cherrie Phouthavong has moved up to a new role as an acute care nurse practitioner…
by - March 16, 2016 3:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will host a town hall meeting about Arkansas Works, his plan to continue the private option, at the Central Baptist College Auditorium in Conway from 7-8 p.m….
by - March 16, 2016 3:14 pm
A UAMS research team has demonstrated the ability to manipulate blood and lymph flow using remote, noninvasive ultrasound and lasers. According to a UAMS press release, the discovery would allow…
by - March 16, 2016 2:08 pm
Curtis Barnett was announced as Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield CEO-elect in December and will be mentored this year by current CEO Mark White, who is retiring at the…
by - March 16, 2016 10:31 am
Eddie Glover, a Conway pharmacist, was installed as president of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) at its spring board of directors meeting held March 13 in Little Rock. Glover is…
by - March 16, 2016 10:31 am
Eddie Glover, a Conway pharmacist, was installed as president of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) at its spring board of directors meeting held March 13 in Little Rock. Glover is…
by - March 16, 2016 10:23 am
Editor’s note: Dan Roda, J.D. and LL.M, is general counsel of Rock Capital Group LLC, based in Little Rock, and also represents startups and other small businesses statewide through his…
by - March 16, 2016 9:27 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– MANY U.S. HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES RECOGNIZE PRESSING NEED TO TRANSFORM BUSINESS MODELS Almost 60%…
by - March 15, 2016 3:46 pm
Mischa Martin, a Department of Human Services attorney who has worked with child welfare cases in Arkansas since 2008, has been named interim director of the Division of Children and…
by - March 14, 2016 2:34 pm
A group of 30 organizations, including AARP, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and Planned Parenthood, is offering its support to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works initiative. The Arkansas Health and Jobs Coalition…
by - March 13, 2016 9:14 am
Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam say initial responses to the governor’s health care reforms and newly submitted budget may lead to tweaks versus radical…
by - March 10, 2016 6:20 pm
The new director of the Department of Human Services plans a short-term review within 60 days, followed by a more comprehensive look at its structure, she told legislators Thursday. Cindy…
by - March 10, 2016 5:13 pm
OakRidge Behavioral Center executive Director David Johnson said Thursday (March 10) that the job of any behavioral center is to provide a safe place when people don’t feel safe. U.S….
by - March 9, 2016 5:09 pm
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary achieved “significant savings” while performing more than 500 knee and hip replacement surgeries for Medicare patients as part of an initiative with the federal government, according…
by - March 9, 2016 5:09 pm
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary achieved “significant savings” while performing more than 500 knee and hip replacement surgeries for Medicare patients as part of an initiative with the federal government, according…
by - March 7, 2016 7:46 pm
The Department of Human Services should be reorganized so that it takes an integrated approach rather than one marked by separate divisions that fail to communicate with each other or…
