Tag: health care

Arkansas and Medicaid (Opinion)

Gov. Mike Beebe deserves credit for trying to avoid the financial abyss just down the health-care road.

Mercy Debuts New MRI-Safe Pacemaker

An estimated 200,000 patients with pacemakers forego MRI scans each year, fearing complications.

Fitness 4 Less Up and Running

Mike Maynard and DeWayne Benson are the new owners of a 12,000-SF renovated fitness center in Fayetteville.

Get the FAQ on PPACA

Even though some provisions of the federal health care reform law have already gone into effect, there remains much confusion and many questions about its ultimate impact on employers and employees.

Healing Words

We heard through the grapevine someone at Arkansas Children’s Hospital was less than pleased with our item about that fine group in the last edition.

Rankings Redo?

Just two days after Arkansas Business published a story about financial struggles at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, we came across an interesting item on Fortune magazine’s website.

Emerging Technology Commingles Doctors’ Orders, Patients’ Needs

Northwest Arkansas medical groups are investing millions in emerging practices.

New MANA MRI Machine Appears Worth Investment

Imaging department averaged 13 MRIs per day in 2010.

Accountable Care Organizations Detected on Health Care Horizon

ACOs might be a clear alternative in a cloudy future.

MANA Answers Patients’ Calls With Lowell Clinic

New, 2,691-SF space includes six patient rooms, with at least one pediatrician and one nurse practitioner on duty daily.

MyMercy Connects Patients, Docs Through Computers, Smart Phones

More than 4,000 people in Northwest Arkansas had enrolled as of Dec. 1.

Top Health and Insurance Lists

Links to Northwest Arkansas’ top health care lists.

Garland Center Brings ‘Holistic’ Appeal to UA

The structure contains a 32,000-SF space that houses the school bookstore and another 20,000 SF of private, ground-level retail space.

ARE-ON Taking First Broadband Steps

Two-year colleges will see ‘Net’ result.

A Splash of Green Provides Clients a Pool of Alternatives

Heidi Tankersley used personal experience as the launching point for a business based on safer, cleaner homes.

Thousands in Danger of Losing Health Insurance

The sale, completed Oct. 1, of Mercy Health Plans of St. Louis to Coventry Health Care Inc. of Bethesda, Md., means that more than 6,000 Arkansans are going to lose their individual heath coverage come March 16.

Lowell Centers for Children Growing to Meet Demand

UAMS/ACH Centers for Children in Lowell, a collaboration between UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, recently wrapped up reconfiguration construction on its second-floor offices and exam rooms.

UAMS Makes Healthy Cuts

University hospital back in black since March, Chancellor says.

Instructors Expand Menu, Stress Multiple Movements

Fayetteville team is the latest to offer health-conscious clients a new fitness option.

Enterprise Targets Athletes Looking for ‘MVP’ Edge

Springdale doctor wants to open players’ eyes to sports vision training.

DOT awards $25 million to Highway 112 project in NWA

Health care leaders highlight AI use in health care at Bentonville conference

The Compass Report: Arkansas economy sees ‘balanced growth’ in Q3

Tokusen USA to close Conway plant, exit U.S. market