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TeamHealth in the News
Teaming Up for Better Health
MDNG New Media - May, 2009
Relationships are the foundation of any strong hospital medicine program. Chris Frost, MD, vice president of hospital and clinical excellence, discusses some of TeamHealth’s experiences and shares some lessons the company has learned from the process of serving two masters: the hospital that is our client, and the healthcare providers that work within the program.
Preparation is Key When World Faces Pandemic
Tennessean.com - May, 2009
With the increasing threat of Swine Flu, Lynn Massingale, MD, TeamHealth executive chairman, stresses the need for emergency departments and care givers to be prepared in times of pandemic. TeamHealth's pre-planned initiatives are now in place to address the pandemic threat.
ACEP: Health Reform for Emergency Departments, Too
HealthLeaders Media - April, 2009
Lynn Massigale, MD, TeamHealth executive chairman, featured with ACEP president Nick Jouriles, MD, discussing the need for reform to improve patient access to emergency medical care and support of the Access to Emergency Medical Services Act (S468).
Lunch and Learn: A Low Cost Way to Train Employees
Compliance Today - April, 2009
Linda Wolverton, vice president, compliance, TeamHealth, discusses a creative and cost-efficient way to increase compliance education in tough economic times.
Trouble Getting Along With the ED?
Today's Hospitalist - March, 2009
TeamHealth is featured in this article highlighting the benefits of staffing emergency department physicians and hospitalists through one company. Firms specializing
in dual staffing and management are able to hold both sets of physicians accountable.
Urgent Care Fills Gap Between Doc's Office, ER
The recession may have put a damper on growth at urgent care centers, but East Tennessee providers have plenty of cases to stay busy. Park Med Urgent Care Center featured in this story.
HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey 2009
HealthLeaders Media - February, 2009
TeamHealth sponsors the HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey 2009 which is based on seven concurrent surveys sent to healthcare leaders in seven segments across the industry: CEO, finance, technology, physician, health plan, marketing, and quality leaders.
Henry County Medical Center Chooses TeamHealth
The Paris Post-Intelligencer - October 24, 2008
Henry County Medical Center contracts with TeamHealth to operate its emergency department beginning in February 2009.
Hospital Medicine Program Flourishes
Hawaii Tribune Herald - October 12, 2008
This article describes the successful impact TeamHealth's hospital medicine program at Hilo Medical Center has had on healthcare and the life styles of local primary care physicians in the Hilo area.
Urgent care needs fuel healthy new niche
The Fresno Bee - January 27, 2008
This article explores the growth of urgent care centers and features Clovis Urgent Care Medical Center, a TeamHealth affiliated facility located in Clovis, CA.
Physician Retention: Making it work long-term
Emergency Medicine News - June 2008
Barb Katz talks with emergency medicine groups, including TeamHealth, who have figured out the formula for successfully retaining physicians.
Memo to the new CFO: Focus on the ED
HealthLeaders Media - August 15, 2008
Caral Edelberg, Sr. VP for TeamHealth, provides step-by-step guidelines to hospital CFS on how they can optimize ED reimbursement while ensuring compliance.
Facing a CT Scan? Think About Radiation
U.S. News & World Report - June 2008
How much radiation you've been exposed to may be the last thing on your mind on the way to the emergency room. A new study suggests such concerns should be front and center.
Exploring Efficient ED Throughput 
HealthLeaders - January, 2008
A former emergency department director and practice manager, Dr. Lynn Massingale is no stranger to the problem of ED overcrowding. Here, he discusses throughput and how to make it more efficient.
Why is the ED such a pain?
HealthLeaders - January, 2008
The emergency department has a culture all its own with a unique set of challenges to match. It’s also your hospital’s window to the community. So you’d better make it work.