Arkansas Heart Hospital
Aging: A Disease We Can Reverse? (Dr. Bruce Murphy Commentary)
The health care sector needs a paradigm shift that approaches aging as a treatable disease. read more >
by Bruce Murphy -
Arkansas Doctors and Pharmacists Navigate the Ozempic Boom
For pharmacies, GLP-1 drugs present a tough equation. With low supply nationwide and a high price tag, margins are slim for pharmacies that choose to dispense the drugs, and some Arkansas pharmacists told Arkansas Business that they lose money each time they fill an order for them. read more >
by Cooper Gant -
Arkansas Heart Hospital Target of Whistleblower Suit
A 2019 whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former chief financial officer of Arkansas Heart Hospital accuses the Little Rock cardiac center and some of its surgeons of Medicare fraud. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Arkansas Heart Hospital Still Negotiating with UnitedHealthcare
In October, the hospital terminated its contract with UnitedHealthcare with a 180-day clause that has kept the Heart Hospital in network. The six-month period will end in April if an agreement is not reached. read more >
Arkansas Heart Hospital CEO Lobbies for Higher Reimbursement Rates Amidst Layoffs
New legislation is being drafted that would force insurers to pay Arkansas hospitals the average being paid in border states. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Arkansas Year in Review: Top 10 Business Stories of 2023
Businesses and consumers in Arkansas and the rest of the country spent 2023 in the shadow of rising interest rates. Businesses dealt with other adversity, including rising insurance rates and a deadly March tornado. Other stories this year were more hopeful.
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Jessica Rivera Named VP of Hospital Operations at Baptist Health NLR (Movers & Shakers)
She recently served as the CEO of Meridian Health in Houston, Texas. read more >
CEO Bruce Murphy Talks Recruitment, Expansion of Arkansas Heart Hospital
Dr. Bruce Murphy is CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital, which has about 30 clinics. read more >
Winthrop Rockefeller Early Childhood Center to Undergo $11M Renovation
This week's collection of million-dollar construction contracts features a school, hospitals and homes. read more >
Hospitals Question UnitedHealthcare’s Rates
Tough negotiations over reimbursement rates prompt another hospital to consider dropping UnitedHealthcare. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
UAMS Assistant Professor Receives 2022 National Preceptor of the Year Award (Movers & Shakers)
Megan Smith, also a pharmacist at The Pharmacy at Wellington, was recognized by the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation. read more >
HealthTech Arkansas Creates BioTherapy Accelerator
The first cohort is scheduled to start in April 2023. read more >
HeartX Accelerator Picks 5 Startups for 2022 Program
Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital as well as complete and total access to clinicians and administrators while executing their pilot projects with Arkansas hospitals. read more >
2 Buildings at Little Rock Office Park Sell for $23M
In both deals at Westlake Corporate Park, the primary occupants took ownership. read more >
Soomro Joins Arkansas Heart Hospital (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Armagan Soomro has been hired as an interventional cardiologist at Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas Heart Hospital Expanding to Texarkana
A new 21,000-SF clinic is set to open in mid-March. read more >
Bhattacharyya Joins Unity (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Panna Bhattacharyya, a neurologist, has joined Unity Health at Searcy. read more >
Bashir On Call at JRMC (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Maaman Bashir has joined the staff of Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff and its new clinic, Jefferson Regional Rheumatology Associates. read more >
Arkansas Heart Hospital Adds Lishmanov (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Anton Lishmanov has joined the cardiology team at Arkansas Heart Hospital and is seeing patients at clinics in Saline County, Little Rock, Hot Springs, Danville and Russellville. read more >
Medical Center of South Arkansas Seeks to Become Care ‘Destination’
The El Dorado health care provider is augmenting its services to attract and keep patients and doctors, with Conway seen as a model for a hospital expanding its services and specialties. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
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