HEALTHCARE LEADER: Steven H. Burkett - CEO, UT Medical Group, Inc. When Steven Burkett was working in Memphis as a parole officer for the Tennessee Department of Corrections on the heels of college graduation, he was eyeing a career in medicine. "I wanted to go to medical school, but chemistry tripped me up," said Burkett, who joined UT Medical Group (then Faculty Medical Practice Corporation) in Memphis in the mid-1970s as a department manager. LYNNE JETER

Taking Hope to Haiti Le Bonheur Team Delivers Relief to Earthquake Victims Though there were countless patients Dr. Sunny Anand’s team from Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center treated during their two-week stay in Haiti last month, one remains indelibly etched in his memory. Anand described him as an older gentleman who’d sustained serious injuries to his leg from falling debris during the earthquake. JANE SCHNEIDER

Readying for Another Round of Audits Medicaid Integrity Program Audits Coming Soon to Tennessee Just when you thought you were beginning to get a handle on RAC ... here comes MIP, ZPIC and OIG. More than just another round of the federal government’s favorite game of "Guess the Acronym," these particular letters could spell big trouble for providers across the nation. CINDY SANDERS

Making the DNA Connection St. Jude Partners to ID Genetic Changes Resulting in Childhood Cancer During an unprecedented Memphis winter by contemporary standards, St. Jude researchers were connecting on another unprecedented event: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a collaboration to identify the genetic changes that expose some of the world’s deadliest childhood cancers. LYNNE JETER

Mapping Out a Plan of Attack The Cancer Genome Atlas Provides Repository for Data, Discoveries The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a comprehensive effort to create a data repository for the discoveries and findings of more than 150 of the nation’s top researchers who are working in concert on specific cancer types. These scientists, who are based out of more than two dozen renowned institutions, are systematically mapping genomic changes to create a cancer atlas accessible to all who are searching for better methods to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. CINDY SANDERS

Making Headway in Brain Cancer TCGA Data Generates New Findings for Glioblastoma Multiforme Through the work of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), researchers have confirmed the most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), isn’t one disease as once believed but is, instead, four distinct molecular subtypes. CINDY SANDERS

HITECH Act…Are You in Compliance? The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a year old, and its latest impact on healthcare is the implementation of new regulations on physician practices that expand privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). As a part of the stimulus package, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) adds a rule requiring physicians, health plans, and other covered entities to notify affected individuals when their “unsecured” protected health information (PHI) is breached. SUZANNE BOYD

Practice Managers Navigate Labyrinth Maze UT Medical Group CEO Discusses Challenges, Changes Managing the rate of change in healthcare has been the most challenging aspect of the job for practice managers, said Steven Burkett, CEO of UT Medical Group, one of the southeast’s largest practice management groups. LYNNE JETER

Disruptive Behavior is Bad for Patients Survey Reveals Troubling Conduct in the Healthcare Environment Being a good member of a team means playing well with others, but a recent survey by the American College of Physician Executives reveals that disruptive behavior by professional members of healthcare teams compromises patient safety, undermines cooperation and makes going to work a miserable experience. SHARON H. FITZGERALD

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Archie Wright, DO For Mississippi native, Archie Wright, DO, there was only one Jackson, and that was the capital of Mississippi. But life can take some funny turns and for this Mississippi boy, that turn was northeast to a smaller Jackson that afforded him the opportunity to focus on his family and the needs of his oncology patients. SUZANNE BOYD