Volume 2
urology.
MAY – JUNE 2013
The Prostate Screening
and Awareness Program
recently screened its
80,000th patient.
page 3
orthopedics.
Classes for the Joint Academy are now in session at
Methodist Mansfield.
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legal.
What you need to know
about HIPAA’s Final
Omnibus Rule.
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A n e w s l e t t e r f o r p h y s i c i a n s o n t h e M e t h o d i s t m e d i c a l s ta f f
From the desk of
Methodist’s CMO
Medicine is more
complex now than when
we trained. Technology
has advanced. Diagnostic
and treatment modalities
Adam L. Myers,
have improved. Our
MD, senior vice
practice patterns will
president and
soon no longer align with
chief medical
officer, Methodist
the new system of
Health System
payment that will
emphasize longitudinal management over
episodic care.
As all of these changes occur, it
becomes all the more important that we
remember the basics. Playing well with
others and doing the right thing as a
citizen of the medical staff will never go
out of style. Over the next few editions
of Progress Notes, I will highlight some of
the expectations we all agreed to when
joining the medical staff.
I hope we will each take a moment
to evaluate where gaps between the
expectations and our own individual
performance have crept in.
MPCACO reports on quality, recruits care navigators
The Medicare Shared Savings Program featured an emphasis on quality by requiring
reporting on 33 quality measures in the first year. Audits were conducted from February
through April. In total,
the audit team reported on
3,400 patients. Gathering
the data required the audit
team to visit nontraditional
locations, such as nursing homes, and took more than 2,200 hours. Methodist Health
System Assistant Vice President Managed Health Care Dawn Gulley and her team
want to thank all of the physicians who graciously helped the audit team gather the
required information.
The Methodist Patient-Centered ACO (MPCACO) hired its ACO clinical
director, Purity Nagaya, RN, BSN, and the first two care navigators, Colleen
Holliday, MHA, BSN, and Regina Wren, BSN. Our care navigators will each
initially work with a case load of approximately 100 of our chronically ill ACO
beneficiaries, helping guide them through the health care continuum. Beneficiaries
are identified through predictive modeling tools using claims history, chronic
conditions, and gaps in care.
MORE ABOUT MPCACO. For more information, email methodistACO@mhd.com
or visit MethodistHealthSystem.org/ACO.
Methodist CHARLTON
New program benefits 100th open heart surgery patient
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In the short time since the Methodist Charlton Medical Center open heart surgery
program began, the program has exceeded expectations, with more than 100
surgeries performed in just 15 months. The 100th patient was Samuel Ramos,
DDS, area dentist and Duncanville resident.
Dr. Ramos has a long, endearing relationship with Methodist Charlton. All six
of his children were born at Methodist Charlton, and he had been a member of the
Methodist Charlton Fitness Center and Fit Zone for several years.
Upon the recommendation of his cardiologist, Ravi Chandrasekhara, MD,
Dr. Ramos underwent a heart catheterization that revealed blockage in his coronary
arteries. Thoracic surgeon John Jay, MD, performed his surgery.
Dr. Ramos, who says everything turned out “better than he could have imagined,”
was back to work part time four weeks after his surgery and full time the fifth week.
Methodist Charlton
New sleep diagnostic
center opens on campus
The Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Sleep Diagnostic Center recently
opened to diagnose and treat sleep
disorders in adults and children. A sleep
specialist will monitor the patient’s
breathing, brain waves, heart rhythm,
oxygen levels, and body movements. A
credentialed registered polysomnographic
technologist will score the study promptly,
then forward it to the physician. The
information from the study will enable
doctors to interpret the patient’s quality
of sleep and identify any problems.
The Sleep Center is located in POB 1,
Suite 309. William Hwang, MD, is the
medical director. For more information,
contact John Kuzma, director, respiratory
therapy, at Methodist Charlton, by calling
214-947-0575, faxing to 214-947-7304, or
emailing johnkuzma@mhd.com.
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Imp@ct: Helping you manage medical information
The Imp@ct core team is an enterprise-wide multidisciplinary workgroup that has
been meeting weekly since the summer of 2012. The team has incorporated
group facilitation methods and used
workflow analysis to understand current
electronic health record (EHR) processes.
Consensus-building tools have assisted
the team in enhancing and designing electronic orders in preparation for a clinicianfriendly implementation of computerized physician order entry (CPOE).
We have been:
• Identifying the needs of our providers
• Decreasing clicks and improving ease of use to enhance end-user satisfaction
• Incorporating improved clinical decision support into order designs to help
deliver safer care to our patients
• Eliminating duplications and streamlining confusing electronic orders.
Projects have included:
• Emergency department (ED) CPOE order set optimization
• ED electronic physician documentation
• ACT Fast rapid remote access for physicians
• UpToDate remote access for physicians, plus CME credits
• UpToDate embedded search in Meditech and NextGen
• Meditech special panels (e.g., liver transplant panel).
Inpatient CPOE will increasingly be the way we do care at Methodist Health System.
STAY UPDATED. Read the latest about Imp@ct projects in the Imp@ct blog, available
from the intranet home page, from the ACT Fast physician remote access portal, and
from a link deployed to all clinical desktops.
3 Methodist facilities win Reader’s Choice awards
Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, and the
Methodist Charlton QuickCare Clinic were honored with 2013 Reader’s Choice Awards.
The QuickCare Clinic was voted Best Medical Facility, Methodist Mansfield was
voted Best Maternity Ward, and Methodist Charlton was voted Best Hospital.
The Reader’s Choice Awards are presented by the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce
in partnership with Focus Daily News. Consumers throughout Dallas and northern
Ellis counties vote for their favorite organizations, businesses, and services throughout
the Best Southwest.
Methodist RICHARDSON
Dr. Schneider
receives Volunteer
of the Year award
Congratulations to Allen
Schneider, DO, who was
recently named Primary
Allen Schneider, DO
Care Physician Volunteer
of the Year. An article on Dr. Schneider
appeared in the Dallas Medical Journal,
where he was featured on the front cover.
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Progress Notes
WE’RE WELL ON OUR WAY: The above photograph of the Methodist Richardson Medical Center –
Bush/Renner expansion is from April 24. To follow our progress, visit earthcam.com/clients/
mrmc-bushrennerhospital.
2013 Folsom Award to benefit
emergency, trauma care
The Rev. Ricky D. Hill is the
80,000th man to be screened
by Methodist’s Prostate Screening
and Awareness Program.
Methodist’s Prostate Screening and
Awareness Program screens 80,000th man
On March 17 Methodist Health System’s Prostate Screening and Awareness Program
(PSAP) screened its 80,000th man, the Rev. Rickey D. Hill, executive pastor at
Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas. The program has screened more than
any other hospital-based program in the United States, according to the American
Cancer Society.
Since the program’s inception in July 2000, it has helped thousands of men like Hill.
Through innovative screenings in nontraditional locations, like barbershops and churches,
the program has identified more than 3,000 men with high or abnormal prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) scores and helped more than 376 men through early detection and
intervention. Anthony Ellis was one of the first men screened 13 years ago.
“I didn’t know what a PSA test was when I was screened at the YMCA 13 years
ago,” Ellis recalls. “The test results were good at that time; I had a normal PSA level.
What the screening did for me was heighten my awareness of the importance of
going to the doctor and requesting a PSA test.”
Years down the road, Ellis’ PSA did start to go up and his physician referred him
to a urologist for further evaluation, catching cancer found early. He has completed
treatment and is now cancer-free.
April Box Chamberlain, president and
CEO, Methodist Health System
Foundation, is proud to announce that
the Rev. Mark Craig will receive the 2013
Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award on
Sept. 24 at the Hilton Anatole.
Recently retired as senior minister
of Highland Park United Methodist
Church, Craig led the church to be
one of the largest and most missionoriented in the nation.
Since 2005, the Folsom Award has
raised more than $8 million for vital
programs and services provided by
Methodist Health System. This year’s
event will support the new Charles A.
Sammons Trauma and Critical Care Tower
at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
The support of Methodist physicians
is extremely important for the event.
Physicians are respectfully encouraged
to purchase a table and attend the award
dinner. Table sponsorships begin at
$2,500; tickets begin at $250 per person.
Sponsorships of $10,000 or more will
include membership in the 2013 Folsom
Leadership Circle, an invitation for two to
the Patron Party, and special recognition.
TO LEARN MORE. Please contact
Joy Duncan, Foundation vice president
of development, at 214-947-4552 or
joyduncan@mhd.com. You can also visit
Foundation.MethodistHealthSystem.org.
Methodist MANSFIELD
TeamHealth hospitalists
to support patient care
Methodist RICHARDSON
Successful conversion of supply chains
During the month of February, Methodist Richardson Medical Center converted all Pyxis
supply cabinets on the Campbell Road campus to an Omnicell® OptiFlex™ hybrid solution
approved for capital purchase during the 2013 fiscal year. Installation was staggered and
took place over a five-week period, involving the diligent work and cooperation of the
IT and supply chain departments and clinical personnel from all departments.
The hybrid solution removed the constant constraints and costs of cabinet
storage, allowing the flexibility of a wall panel system. While we continue to hone the
system’s capabilities, the initial feedback regarding the performance of the system has
been very positive.
The Bush/Renner campus is scheduled for conversion later this year.
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We are pleased to announce that we have
hired TeamHealth, one of the nation’s
leading providers of hospitalists, to
provide care for patients at Methodist
Mansfield Medical Center starting June 1.
Lead by Shelley Lenamond, DO, our
current medical director, TeamHealth
will strengthen our clinical staffing,
offering full-time personalized medical
management and consistent care for
hospitalized patients. Many of our
hospitalists will continue to provide care
for our patients through TeamHealth.
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Methodist Mansfield
Low cost lung cancer
screenings now available
Joint Academy to help guide joint replacement patients
The National Lung Screening Trial
(NLST), a large National Cancer Institute–
sponsored randomized controlled
trial, recently confirmed that screening
individuals at high risk for lung cancer
with an annual low-dose CT scan of the
chest saves lives. As a result of the NLST
findings, the National Comprehensive
Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends that
high-risk people undergo annual screening.
Currently, most private insurers and
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services do not reimburse for LDCT lung
screening. In order to increase accessibility
of lung screening to all people at high risk,
Methodist Richardson Medical Center will
offer low-cost, self-pay screenings to people
who meet established high-risk criteria.
We believe each person’s decision to
undergo screening is best made jointly
with his or her primary care physician.
More information will be forthcoming to
assist you in ordering this screening.
Methodist Mansfield
Speech therapy now
available for outpatients
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month.
You may know that Methodist Mansfield
Medical Center’s speech pathologists
provide excellent speech, swallowing,
and cognition services for our inpatients.
But did you know that they also provide
outpatient speech therapy services?
Outpatient services include
treatment for speech, articulation,
language, cognition, and swallowing
disorders; outpatient modified barium
swallow evaluations and traditional
dysphagia therapy; and neuromuscular
electrical stimulation (NMES) and
dysphagia therapy, also known as
VitalStim® Therapy.
WE CAN HELP. To learn more,
call 682-622-3299.
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center is proud to announce the launching of our
Joint Academy program. After scheduling hip or knee replacement surgery with an
orthopedic surgeon on our medical staff, joint replacement patients are invited to
participate in the free Methodist Joint Academy. This three-hour course gives them
a preview of what to expect step-by-step before, during, and after surgery. Patients
also receive a preoperative assessment, home environment assessment, and tour of the
nursing unit.
Patients are encouraged to bring along a family member or friend who will become
their joint coach and participate in their care and recovery process. Each patient goes
home with a Joint Academy book that is used as a comprehensive guide to follow
throughout the surgery experience.
“The Joint Academy program is a workshop that allows our patients to learn about
the joint replacement process before it happens and gain a real feeling of comfort up
front,” says Paula McMahan, RN-BC, med-surg nurse navigator at Methodist Mansfield.
The patients also have the opportunity to get acquainted with the hospital and meet staff
who will be involved in their care. Attending a Joint Academy class decreases our patient’s
anxiety and gives them the information they will need for recovery.
TIME FOR CLASS. The Joint Academy class at Methodist Mansfield meets every
Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more by calling Paula McMahan at 682-622-2338
or Gayle Lindsey, PT, CWS, FACCWS, physical medicine director, at 682-622-3287.
Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital offering
new therapies for patients with Parkinson’s
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®) Big™ and Loud™ therapies, available at
Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital, empower those living with Parkinson’s disease to
move and speak better.
Declining vocal strength, muffled speech, and difficulty swallowing create
problems with communication and eating. Patients also often experience tremors,
slow movement, impaired balance, and stiffness.
LSVT Big and Loud therapies can help people with Parkinson’s disease as well
as other conditions, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, multiple systems atrophy,
and cerebral palsy, improve communication and movement for work, family
time, and social activities.
The method was developed following rigorous research funded by the National
Institutes of Health. Here’s how the components help:
• LSVT Big — Therapists work with individuals to improve major motor skills,
such as walking, arm and leg movement, balance, and hand skills like writing.
• LSVT Loud — Speech-language pathologists improve vocal loudness by
stimulating the muscles of the voice box (larynx) and speech mechanism through
a series of loud exercises. Therapy does not train people to shout or yell; rather,
it trains a healthy louder voice with no strain.
HOW TO HELP YOUR PATIENTS. For more information about these new treatments
offered at Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital, call Janie Bush, ST, at 972-708-8600.
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Methodist Charlton
Methodist charlton
New procedure offers
long-lasting asthma relief
The newly
renovated cardiac
catheterization
lab at Methodist
Charlton is helping
the hospital achieve
fast door-toballoon times.
Heart attack care ranked No. 1 in Dallas County
The cardiology team at Methodist Charlton Medical Center has once again been named
a top performer for heart attack care by the Dallas County STEMI System of Care.
During third quarter 2012, Methodist Charlton ranked No. 1 for average door-toballoon (D2B) times in the county, with an average D2B time of just 50 minutes.
Also, out of the top D2B performers, Methodist Charlton holds eight of the fastest
times and four of the top 10. The award was given as a result of data submitted to the
W. W. Caruth Jr. Foundation initiative with the American Heart Association.
Helping Methodist Charlton achieve its fast D2B times is a recent $1.3 million
upgrade to the cardiac catheterization lab.
Among the new features is a 60-inch monitor that can display up to 20 different
images on a split screen, including film, ultrasound, live, and stored images. Also, a
bigger camera enables staff to scan larger areas in a shorter amount of time. With the
new equipment and software, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology cases can be
performed in the same room.
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MOVING THE QUALITY METER: Teamwork yielded success for Methodist Dallas Medical Center
as the hospital moved into position No. 6 out of 15 for door-to-balloon time performance among
Dallas–Fort Worth hospitals for third quarter 2012. The recognition came from the W. W. Caruth Jr.
Foundation grant-funded initiative with the American Heart Association.
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
is bringing hope to asthma sufferers.
Bronchial thermoplasty is a nondrug
procedure for severe, persistent asthma
in patients 18 and older whose asthma is
not well-controlled with medications.
The minimally invasive bronchoscopic
procedure is performed in three outpatient
procedure visits, each treating a
different area of the lungs and scheduled
approximately three weeks apart. Bronchial
thermoplasty is expected to complement
current asthma maintenance medications
by providing long-lasting asthma
control and improving asthma-related
quality of life.
Pulmonologist Stephen Mueller, MD, is
the medical director at Methodist Charlton,
one of the few hospitals in Texas offering
the procedure.
FOR BETTER BREATHING. Contact
John Kuzma, director of Methodist Charlton’s
respiratory therapy department, at
214-947-0575 or johnkuzma@mhd.com.
Help us help you shine
Methodist Health System’s public
relations and marketing department
distributes Shine magazine to more
than 200,000 homes throughout the
Metroplex each quarter. We need your
help to make this publication a success.
Physicians can:
• Identify patients success stories
• Offer an expert’s perspective on key
health issues
• Confirm that our health content
is accurate.
So how can you help?
1. Let us know about your patient success
stories as well as new technologies and
procedures you’re using at Methodist.
2.Inform your office staff that you would
like to be included in Shine. That way
when we call, they’ll know to make sure
you get the message.
3.Let us know the most convenient way
to reach you and your office staff.
IS IT YOUR TIME TO SHINE? Email
sarahcohen@mhd.com or call 214-947-4601
with your story ideas and contact information.
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Methodist RICHARDSON
Decreasing distractions during
medication administration
Methodist Richardson Medical Center’s
Nursing Practice Council is working
on a new safety initiative to decrease
distractions during medication
administration. Starting May 1, we began
screening all nonphysician calls in order
to decrease the phone distractions during
medication administration times. All
physician calls will continue to be directed
to the primary nurse.
Signs on the workstations on wheels
will serve as visual cues that the nurse
is in the process of administering
medications and needs as few distractions
as possible.
These simple interventions will aid our
effort to administer medications safely and
in a timely manner for our patients.
Preprinted orders relocated
Preprinted physician/patient care order
forms are moving from the Methodist
Richardson Medical Center intranet to MCN
Policy Manager. Orders will no longer be
divided into folders, but can be located
easily using the “Advanced Search” field.
You must log in to view documents for a
specific campus.
Physician login: 6-digit dictation number
Initial password: password
MCN Policy Manager can be accessed
from the Methodist Health System
Physician Portal home page under “Policies
and Guidelines.”
Methodist Charlton
Welcome to our new wound care nurse
Barbara Manning, RN, BSN, BC, CWOCN,
CFCN, recently joined Methodist Charlton
Medical Center as the inpatient wound care
nurse. Manning has extensive experience
both in med-surg nursing and wound care
in both acute-care and long-term care
facilities. She also has specialty certification
in wound care and diabetic foot care and
in ostomy and continence.
You can reach Manning at 214-947-9754
or 214-947-6242, Monday through Friday,
6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Privacy: Final Omnibus Rule strengthens
protections, increases obligations
The Final Omnibus Rule took effect March 26, expanding HIPAA and HITECH
requirements and patient privacy protections. Physicians and covered entities have until
Sept. 23 to achieve compliance. Here’s what you need to know:
Expanded breach definition. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of protected
health information (PHI) is now presumed a breach requiring notification and
reporting unless the provider specifically finds there is a low probability that PHI was
compromised. Any such finding must result from an appropriate risk assessment that
considers four factors: (1) the nature and extent of the PHI involved, (2) the identity
of unauthorized recipient(s), (3) whether PHI was actually acquired or viewed, and
(4) mitigation of the risk to PHI.
Expanded restriction rights. The Final Rule clarifies that insured patients that pay
in full for a service or visit can restrict disclosures to their insurance plan of related PHI,
requiring diligent monitoring of payment and collection activities for such patients.
Also, the Final Rule:
• Extends privacy and security rule requirements to business associates
• Establishes new limits on the use of PHI for marketing and fundraising
• Prohibits sale of patient PHI without specific individual authorization
• Expands patient rights for requests and receipt of electronic copies of PHI
• Increases information that must be contained in the Notice of Privacy Practices.
Questions or requests for more detailed information on the Final Rule can be
directed to the Methodist privacy officer at privacyofficer@mhd.com.
Methodist Mansfield
Mock chest pain incident trains care providers,
educates restaurant patrons
On March 26, the Methodist Mansfield Medical Center emergency
department (ED) partnered with Mansfield Fire Department
and the Broad Street Chick-fil-A in Mansfield to perform a mock
STEMI drill.
Two volunteer actors visited the restaurant, and one of them
complained of chest pain while ordering at the counter. A discussion
started among restaurant workers, patrons, the patient, and his friend
Alan Taylor, MD
about whether someone should call 911. The patient’s friend finally
insisted someone call, despite the patient’s reluctance.
Mansfield Fire Department arrived and assumed care of the patient. They performed
a 12-lead EKG, placed the patient on oxygen, started an IV, and simulated giving
appropriate medications. They transmitted the EKG to the ED and activated
Code STEMI, allowing the cardiac catheterization lab and interventional cardiologist
to prepare for a patient.
Back at the restaurant, cardiologist Alan Taylor, MD, and volunteers from the ED
provided heart attack education to the employees and patrons. Emphasis was placed
on the importance of calling 911 and not allowing people with chest pain to drive
themselves to the ED.
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Methodist charlton
Thank you, Dr. Beall,
for years of service
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
recently thanked Leber Beall, MD, with
a reception for his 23 years of service
as medical director of the radiology
department. Dr. Beall will remain on
staff, working part-time.
Paul Tarnasky, MD, holds
the scope as Charles
Lightdale, MD, looks on.
New GI conference room impresses at RFA training
Seventeen physicians from across North Texas convened at the John R. Ford Family
Center for Digestive Diseases at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on April 10 for case
presentations and procedures utilizing the endoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
technique for Barrett’s esophagus.
Paul Tarnasky, MD, gastroenterologist on the medical staff at Methodist Dallas,
proctored the meeting, along with visiting gastrointestinal (GI) esophageal cancer specialist
Charles Lightdale, MD, from Columbia University.
The meeting was in the interventional suites using the interactive video capabilities of
the newly renovated GI Conference Room. Dr. Lightdale said he was impressed with the
professionalism and level of teamwork exhibited by the GI laboratory staff as well as with
the functionality of the procedure suites and conference room.
Notes from the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
IRB satisfaction survey
We welcome your comments and feedback on the customer satisfaction survey in order
to assess the IRB’s performance as we provide research review services, training resources,
and oversight for the research community at Methodist Health System. The survey is
found at surveymonkey.com/s/GHZQVL2. The survey is also available on the intranet by
clicking the IRB link and then clicking “Survey” on the left panel.
Obtaining CME credits through IRB training
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) for clinical research
investigators also provides CME credits for a fee as investigators complete the required
CITI training for their research studies. To apply for CME credits, go to citiprogram.org/
citidocuments/cme/cmepage.htm.
Informed consent observation
Methodist IRB Human Subject Protection Officer Tony Paterniti, PhD, and possibly
some IRB delegates, will conduct informed consent observations on some selected
new studies within the health system. The aim is to verify if investigators and delegated
research personnel are conducting the informed consent process in a way that is
noncoercive. The observation process has been designed to be entirely nonpunitive but
rather make viable suggestions if necessary. The effective date was April 1. Call the IRB
compliance auditor at 214-947-2463 with any questions.
Hospital earns QRCR
4th year in a row
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
recently earned Quality Respiratory Care
Recognition (QRCR) under a national
program aimed at helping patients and
families make informed decisions about
the quality of the respiratory care services
available in hospitals.
Only about 700 hospitals, or
approximately 15 percent of hospitals in
the United States, have applied for and
received this award. This is the fourth
consecutive year that Methodist Charlton
has received this recognition.
Methodist Mansfield
You can help us reach Magnet status
In our pursuit of excellence, Methodist
Mansfield Medical Center has adopted
the Magnet Recognition Program® as
a framework for transforming nursing
practice and the environment in which
nurses work.
Our medical staff and the relationship it
has with nursing are equally important in
meeting the requirements of the Magnet®
journey. Teamwork, interdisciplinary
collaboration, collegial support, and
autonomy are fundamental to the Magnet
journey. For example, collaboration
among members of the Infection Control
Committee, comprising medical staff,
leaders, nurses, nonclinical staff, and
educators, resulted in a new process
to reduce central line–associated
bloodstream infections (CLABSI). The
cardiac-telemetry unit alone has gone
more than 700 days without a CLABSI.
Methodist Mansfield will submit the
required written documents to the Magnet
office by June 1. The review process can
take up to four months.
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P.O. Box 655999
Dallas, TX 75265-5999
New physicians on the Methodist medical staff
Save the date!
The WildRide! WildRun! Against
Cancer is just around the corner
on Saturday, May 18. To register,
visit wildridebikerally.com.
The board of directors approved the following providers as members of the
Methodist Health System medical staff between February 2013 and March 2013:
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Herschel Brown, MD
Jeffery T. Butterfield, MD
Chuong Duong, DO
Thomas Sharp, DO
Colleen Stoeppel, MD
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Syed Ali, MD
PODIATRY
Raha Mobarak, DPM
Methodist Dallas
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Lawrence Hum, MD
Justin M. Neff, MD
Ryan E. Parker, MD
Christo T. Philip, MD
Allen Roberts, MD
Gregory L. Roslund, MD
Andrew R. Rubin, MD
Anna B. Schroeder, MD
Stephen B. Sellers, DO
Trenton Stephenson, DO
GENERAL SURGERY
Jeffrey W. Henke, MD
Methodist Mansfield
Methodist Richardson
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Lin Du, DO
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
Biren Parikh, MD
NEPHROLOGY
Praneetha Puskuri, MD
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Ralph F. Baine, MD
Lisa Williford, MD
NEUROSURGERY
Gary C. Dennis Sr., MD
Joslin Marin Gilley-Avramis, MD
Michael S. Turner, MD
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Siobhan Lynch, MD
OB/GYN
Deanah A. Jibril, DO
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
Nicholas Ogunmola, MD
PULMONOLOGY
Mohammad Alfarawati, MD
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
James Miller, MD
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Thomas P. Boike, MD
FIND A PHYSICIAN. To learn more about the physicians on the Methodist medical staff,
go to MethodistHealthSystem.org/FindAPhysician.
Methodist Mansfield
Don’t send patients to hospital — call 911 instead
P.O. Box 655999, Dallas, TX 75265-5999
Progress Notes Production Team
Adam L. Myers, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer,
Methodist Health System
Sam Bagchi, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Methodist Health System
Sarah Cohen
Publication Specialist/Editor, Methodist Health System
Kris Galloway
Medical Staff Services, Methodist Health System
Christi Johnson
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Private physician offices and clinics should consider calling 911 when sending patients
to the hospital emergency department (ED) for evaluation, especially if the patient is
complaining of chest pain or has received any medications.
Here’s why: Sometimes patients who are stable in your office are not stable by the
time they drive themselves to the ED. Not only can their conditions worsen en route to
the hospital, but their driving ability may become impaired.
Ketan Trivedi, MD, Methodist Mansfield’s ED medical director, says: “We had
a recent case in which a patient with shortness of breath left a physician’s office in
southern Dallas County to drive himself to the hospital. He crashed into a car leaving
the physician’s office and hit another car in our parking lot, all before entering the ED.
EMS is definitely the safest mode of transportation for these patients. Let’s protect the
patients and our community.”
Bill Schneider and Lynette Wilkinson
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Bridget Flaherty and Angel Biasatti
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Emily Edwards
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Phyllis Everage
Institutional Review Board
Bob Bush
Pavilion Practice Management
Shari Moore
Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital
Texas law prohibits hospitals from practicing medicine. The physicians on
the Methodist Health System medical staff are independent practitioners
who are not employees or agents of Methodist Health System.
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