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456 Atlanta colonoscopy patients warned of infection risk

...Statistically, the risk of transmission of disease "is actually quite remote," Dr. Leigh Hamby, Piedmont's chief medical officer, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Piedmont said the surgery center staff cleaned the endoscopy instruments...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-05-01/456-atlanta-colonoscopy-pati
Cancer doctor Otis Brawley urges MCG graduates to focus on disease prevention

...that could threaten the country financially.Speaking Thursday at the school's Hooding Ceremony, Brawley, the chief medical officer for the cancer society, said that for too long medicine has focused on "sick care" that waits for patients to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-05-09/cancer-doctor-otis-brawle
Leicester: Will Ferrari let Massa become F1 champion?

...because the results he had in the last two Grand Prix made him very, very confident," said Dino Altmann, the chief medical officer at Massa's home race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, and his family doctor."He told me that the car this year is...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-04-11/leicester-will-ferra
Too many beeping hospital alarms linked with dozens of deaths

...standardization for what the beeps mean, said Dr. Ana McKee, the commission's executive vice president and chief medical officer.The commission's estimate of possible deaths related to the problem is lower than the reports in a U.S...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-04-08/too-many-beeping-hospital-alarms-li
Biz Bits

...Received the Personal Financial Representative designation from Allstate. DR. BERNARD MARIAAward/honor: Appointed Chief Medical Officer for the newly incorporated Pediatric Health Improvement Coalition.Details: He is chairman of Pediatrics and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/your-business/2013-02-21/biz-bits
Johnson & Johnson recalls all OneTouch VerioIQ blood sugar meters

...the company said."Our patients' safety is our number one priority," Dr. Michael Pfeifer, LifeScan's chief medical officer, said in a statement.J&J said notifications were being sent to about 90,000 active OneTouch VerioIQ Meter...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-25/johnson-johnson-recalls-al
On The Move

...ScienceEmployer: Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents UniversityWork experience: He is co-founder and chief medical officer of Cardioception LLC.Education: He is a graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/your-business/2013-03-06/move
Full-term deliveries might soon be rule for Georgia Medicaid

...about $15,000 and means better outcomes for the family, said Dr. Dean Greeson, the senior vice president and chief medical officer at Peach State."The 39-week issue caught our attention because it really is a quality of care issue for us and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-02-03/full-term-deliveries-might-s
MCG Hospital, Children's get new names

...however, so no move was made to change it, even though many liked the other name better, said Kanto, now the chief medical officer of the health system."It was recognized then that this was to be a resource for the entire state," he said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-01-24/mcg-hospital-childrens-get-n
Health network for kids aims for better care

...has been how can we come together with a single voice," said Maria, who was recently named the coalition's chief medical officer.The group has been advocating for better care from the Georgia Department of Com mu nity Health and the state's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-02-18/health-network-kids-aims-bet