HJLR Nov/Dec 2018

Healthcare Journal of little rock I  NOV / DEC 2018 61 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalLR.com Yadav completed fellowships at Tulane Univer- sity School of Medicine in New Orleans and the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoe- nix, respectively. “I strive to provide patient-centered care using the latest advancements in treatments and state- of-the-art technologies in order to alleviate any cardiac condition,” said Mendoza, who speaks Spanish fluently. “Coming from a family of doctors, I understand the importance of cultivating and maintaining life- long meaningful relationships with my patients,” said Yadav. “I like to treat patients as my family.” Mendoza has been practicing medicine for 10 years, and Yadav for eight. Both are board-certi- fied in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. Their expertise combined includes coronary angiogra- phy, vascular and intravascular ultrasound, frac- tional flow reserve, optical computer tomogra- phy, high-risk coronary and peripheral vascular interventions, percutaneous mechanical circula- tory support, balloon aortic valvuloplasty, trans- thoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, myocardial perfusion, and peripheral vascular imaging, coronary artery cal- cium scoring, holter monitoring, ankle-brachial indexing, nuclear medicine stress testing, and a. v. graft studies. Baptist Health Heart Institute-North Little Rock is located at 3343 Springhill Drive, Suite 1035, in Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock. Conway Regional Adopts Technology to Reach Out to Patients After Discharge CipherHealth, focusing in patient experience and engagement, announced a partnership with Conway Regional Medical Center to implement an automated outreach solution for all patients discharged from the hospital. Conway Regional will use the technology to communicate with patients after they leave the hospital to ensure a successful recovery at home. Nationally, an estimated 20 percent of patients report that they encounter an issue after leaving hospitals, which can often result in an unnecessary readmission or a more serious event. The technology calls or sends text messages to check in on a patient’s recovery, reinforce their discharge instructions, and resolve any issues they may be experiencing. Clinical staff at the hospi- tal are immediately alerted when a patient has an issue. Staff members then call the patient or caregiver back to answer questions and arrange appropriate care. “As we continue to look for ways to deliver the best possible care, we realize that we must stay engaged with our patients before, during, and after their visit to our hospital. This will allow our clinical staff to practice at the top end of their license by engaging with those patients that have a true clinical need or issue,” said Alan Fin- ley, chief operating officer at Conway Regional Health System. “We are honored that Conway Regional has chosen us to enable their patient engagement and experience strategy,” said Alex Hejnosz, co- founder of CipherHealth. “As healthcare shifts to keeping people healthy, providers must find ways to better engage consumers in managing their health between visits and episodes. As with other industries, providers will need to be highly efficient as they take on this new responsibility.” Conway Regional Welcomes Hospitalists Whitney Philamlee, MD, and Ben Burkett, MD Whitney Philamlee, MD, and Ben Burkett, MD, have joined the medical staff of Conway Regional Health System. Philamlee completed a residency in medicine/ pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medi- cal Sciences in Little Rock and also holds a medical degree from UAMS. A native of Jonesboro, she received a bachelor’s degree from UCA. “I enjoyed Conway during my time at UCA and I am happy to get to return to Conway to begin my hospitalist practice,” said Philamlee. “I chose hos- pitalist practice because it allows me to work with the entire patient care team to assess the patient as a whole and get them back to their families.” Burkett completed a medicine/pediatrics resi- dency at the University of Mississippi. He holds a medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Prior to relocating to Arkan- sas, Burkett practiced medicine at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. “I have had the pleasure of working in inpa- tient medicine for the past six years and I look forward to continuing my practice with Conway Regional,” said Burkett. “Hospitalist medicine is fulfilling as we help patients throughout each step of care during their stay. There is great gratifica- tion in sending a patient home in better health than when they arrived.” The Conway Regional Hospitalist program is comprised of 14 healthcare providers who provide in-hospital care at Conway Regional and Ozark Health Medical Center in Clinton. “I am excited to welcome both Drs. Philam- lee and Burkett to the growing Conway Regional Hospitalist program,” said Dr. Greg Kendrick, MD, the medical director of the Conway Regional Hos- pitalist program. “They both provide a unique perspective, given their med/peds background, and will make excellent additions to our team.” Baptist Health Foundation Announces the Little Rock Open Baptist Health Foundation recently announced the Little Rock Open to be held June 3-9, 2019 at Rebsamen Tennis Center. The event is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Whitney Philamlee, MD Ben Burkett, MD