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Quality Improvement in Arkansas Nursing Homes Takes Second Step as Part of National Collaborative

180 nursing homes recruited to work on quality initiatives The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) and the Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) recently exceeded a nursing home recruitment Read more →
AFMC Wins Four Communicator Awards

International competition lauds quality of health promotion tools The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) has announced that the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) has won four Read more →
Two Physicians Elected to AFMC’s Board of Directors

Dr. William LaDell Douglas of Hope and Dr. Harvey Potts of Fort Smith were elected to the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care’s (AFMC) Board of Directors at its May 5 annual membership meeting. Read more →

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Arkansas Physicians Newsletter

Type	File Name	Date Modified	Size

pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2014 Q1	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	5.5M
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2014 Q2	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	520k
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2014 Q3	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	709.7k
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2014 Q4	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	1.1M
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2015 Q1	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	492.1k
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2015 Q2	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	695.9k
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2015 Q3	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	1.2M
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2015 Q4	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	492.1k
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2016 Q1	3:19 pm 05/31/2016	639.8k
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2016 Q2	12:26 pm 08/02/2016	340.1k
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2016 Q3	2:48 pm 10/20/2016	5.5M
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2017 Q1	10:57 am 01/23/2017	2.9M
pdf	Arkansas Physician Newsletter 2017 Q2	1:05 pm 05/17/2017	3.3M

Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society

Type	File Name	Author	Month	Year	Date	Size

pdf	2014-2015 Another Unusual Influenza Season in Arkansas	Naytham Safi MD MPH Jennifer Dillaha MD Dirk Haselow MD PhD and Gary Wheeler MD MPS	September	2015	201509	96.8k
pdf	Achieving Meaningful Use of EHR Data	Marq Walker CPHIT CPEHR	April	2015	201504	80.8k
pdf	Antibiotic Stewardship is a National Security Priority	Mandy Palmer RN CPHQ CPPS	March	2017	201703	60.4k
pdf	Beneficiary Surveys Track Medicaid Improvements	Michelle Pullman MS and Anita Joshi BDS MPH	June	2016	201606	102.5k
pdf	CPC Plus Will Continue Health Improvement, Lower Costs	Alicia Berkemeyer	October	2016	201610	55.2k
pdf	Decreasing Unintended Pregnancy with LARC	Wilbur C Hitt Jr MD FACOG	February	2016	201602	62.1k
pdf	Dental School Could Fill a Cavity in Arkansas' Health System	Stephanie F Gardner PharmD EdD W Gene Jimes DDS Dan Rahn MD	January	2016	201601	63.9k
pdf	Emergency Department Assessment and Treatment for Medicaid Patients	Gloria Boone and Kellie Cornelius	June	2017	201706	65k
pdf	HIPAA Compliance Mandates Business Associate Agreements	Breck Hopkins JD	December	2016	201612	61k
pdf	Hazardous Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder	David A Nelsen Jr MD MS	March	2015	201503	73.1k
pdf	Health Literacy Increasing Pharmacological Compliance	Lynda Beth Milligan MD FAAFP CPE CHCQM	February	2015	201502	171.9k
pdf	Hospice Medicare Benefit Increasingly Popular	Kim Garner MD JD MPH	January	2015	201501	81.7k
pdf	Hypertension, Heart Disease and Health Behavior Change	David A Nelsen Jr MD MS	June	2015	201506	167.1k
pdf	Improving Nursing Home Residents' Quality of Care	Angela Norman Kimberly Tackett and Cat Hamilton	July	2017	201707	64.7k
pdf	Is a Diabetes Epidemic Preventable	Eldrina Easterly	December	2015	201512	76.2k
pdf	Medicaid Meaningful Use Incentives	Eldrina Easterly	March	2016	201603	63.8k
pdf	Newborn Screening Improvements in Arkansas	Steven Chasteen MNSC RN CPHQ William E Golden MD MACP Nathaniel Smith MD MPH	May	2015	201505	153.8k
pdf	Palliative Care Improves Value and Quality of Care	Kimberly Garner MD JD MPH and Kristin Wheeler Chaffee MD MPH	July	2016	201607	83.8k
pdf	Patient Centered Medical Home Quality Assurance Validation	Shelley G Fedor BSHA	August	2015	201508	78.4k
pdf	Pediatric Screening in Primary Care Settings	Jill Fussell MD FAAP Chad Rodgers MD FAAP NIcola Conners Edge PhD	November	2016	201611	74.5k
pdf	Physician Assistants Increase Care Access	Tara Bruner MHS PA C	May	2016	201605	58.8k
pdf	Pregnant Women, Babies and Substance Use Preventing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome	Jessica L Coker MD Alan Mease MD Curtis Lowery MD	May	2017	201705	62.8k
pdf	Preparing for the Future of Health Care	Rhelinda McFadden RN Chad Rodgers MD Steven Chasteen RN	February	2017	201702	65k
pdf	Prescription Monitoring Reduces Opioid Abuse, Deaths	Denise Robertson PD	January	2017	201701	58.4k
pdf	Preventing Substance Abuse with Data Driven Coalitions	Kristina Bondurant PhD MPH	April	2016	201604	304.9k
pdf	Quality Improvement is Unique in Arkansas Nursing Homes	Betty Bennett RN and Kimberly Tackett LNHA	October	2015	201510	60.7k
pdf	Quick Tips to Insure HIPAA Compliance	Breck Hopkins JD	August	2016	201608	57k
pdf	Reducing Antipsychotics for Dementia Patients in Nursing Homes	Kim Garner MD JD MPH Prasad Padala MD MS and Sheila Cox Sullivan PhD RN	July	2015	201507	182.5k
pdf	Screening for Lung Cancer in Arkansas	Mary Meek MD Angela Frost MD Patricia Franklin APRN and Matthew Steliga MD	November	2015	201511	61.9k
pdf	Transforming Practices Enhances Quality, Reduces Cost, Engages Patients	Chad Rodgers MD FAAP Steven Chasteen MNSc RN and Rhelinda McFadden RN	September	2016	201609	77.6k