Dear Addy:

I am part of the large healthcare industry in the Nashville area. What is your best advice to help set our organization apart and to keep us on the straight and narrow when it comes to effectively telling our story? 

— Part of the Healthcare Pack...

Noted Sexologist Returns to Meharry for Panel Discussion on Women’s Health

Despite her curiosity about the intersection of medicine and sexuality … particularly for women … Rachael Ross, MD, PhD, found there just wasn’t much offered in the medical school...

Go forth and get covered.

Physicians Tackle Tough Issues & Celebrate Award-Winners, New Leaders at Annual Meeting

Last month, physicians from across the state gathered in Franklin, Tenn. for the Tennessee Medical Association’s 178^th annual meeting...

Governor Selects “Third Choice” on Medicaid Expansion

When it came time to expand TennCare rolls to cover those up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) or decline the offer that included a hefty federal match, Governor Bill Haslam...

April 15 has come and gone.

After tax time, many businesses and individuals across the country are left with at least one thing … a resolution to do a better job of recordkeeping in the future...

May 14: Chipping in for Children™ Golf Tournament • Gaylord Springs Golf Links • 10am -8pm

(L-R): Leigh Wilburn, Deborah Williams, Jennifer Hamilton & Tracy Hamilton

This Friday evening, April 26, marks the inaugural "Ladies Night Out: A Black Dress Affair" event, which kicks off the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk of Nashville fundraising season. Planning committee members and cancer survivors, also known as the Fabulous Females Fighting Cancer, have planned a great evening with live music, dancing, inspiring stories, food, wine, beer, a silent auction and more at the Tennessee Armory, Hall of Flags, 3041 Sidco Drive, Nashville.  

Mounting Pressures Mean More Challenges for Today’s Primary Care Physicians

As the Affordable Care Act extends coverage to more than 30 million previously uninsured Americans, challenges faced by primary care providers are quickly coming to light...

State Suicide Prevention Program Receives National Recognition

A suicide prevention curriculum for juvenile justice facilities, which was developed and copyrighted by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse...

Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health

Shrill cries pierce the air in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as baby Jane writhes in pain, trying to evade an unknown attacker...

MissionPoint Partners with BlueCross, Reflects on First Year

When MissionPoint Health Partners went live in January 2012, the leadership team had hoped to launch with 10,000 members and was pleasantly surprised to exceed expectations with approximately 15,000 on their rolls...

NHCC Prepares for Mission to France

A delegation spearheaded by the Nashville Health Care Council embarks on an international trade mission to Paris from April 7-12. This marks the 10^th time...

Rich Umbdenstock, American Hospital Association (AHA) president and CEO, recently spoke to a local audience during a Nashville Health Care Council policy briefing on AHA’s vision for...

May 14: Chipping in for Children™ Golf Tournament • Gaylord Springs Golf Links • 10am -8pm

 A phone call changed the course of Robert Dittus’ life … and the call wasn’t even to him...

ORLANDO—When Karen Ocorr, PhD, initially told cardiologists she wanted to study the development of the fruit fly heart, it was a tough sell...

With the advent of Obamacare, the United States is slipping into a distinct two-tiered healthcare system, notes industry leader Keith Kantor, PhD...

Key nursing factors impact hospital readmission rates for Medicare patients

While hospitals have long worked to reduce preventable 30-day readmission rates as part of the quest for quality, provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

Update: Bills on Injectable Anesthesia for Eye Surgery Deferred

The Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology has announced strong opposition to recently-filed legislation (SB220/HB555) that, as amended, would give optometrists the ability to use infectable anesthesia on the tissue surrounding the eyelid. Currently, optometrists are restricted to using topical anesthetic. The proposed legislation would expand the optometrists' scope of practice and allow them to perform more advanced surgical procedures. More ...

Wall Street Experts Discuss the Business of Healthcare after Reform

At their annual luncheon meeting — Wall Street’s View on Prospects for the Health Care Industry — the Nashville Health Care Council served up a more encouraging glimpse into the future...

Making the Grade in Middle Tennessee

Healthgrade’s Patient Safety Excellence Award recognizes hospitals that have the lowest occurrences of 13 preventable patient safety events...

Communication Key in Improving Patient Safety

Few issues make or break a hospital like patient safety. The subject first came to light following the Institute of Medicine’s 1999 ‘To Err is Human’ report, which brought to light how many U.S...

 “The Ten Commandments”

New ASA Guidelines Call for Stroke Therapy within Hour of Hospital Arrival

In late January, the American Stroke Association released new guidelines updating the 2007 recommendations. Chief among the changes is the call to administer clot-dissolving therapy...

Curating Information on More Than 10,000 Testing Products

“The more we learn, the more we realize how little we know.” — R. Buckminster Fuller

Mistakes happen.

System Eliminates Onslaught of Unnecessary Alarms

The job of an air-traffic controller is to ensure that aircraft are exactly where they need to be, whether on the tarmac, runway or in the skies...

It’s a good thing Robert J. Fallis, MD, likes puzzles.

Correction

In sharing the news that podiatrist Caroline Gannon has been named to the board of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Make-A-Wish^® Foundation in our January 2013 Grand Rounds section,...

On Dec. 11, the March of Dimes celebrated the accomplishments of outstanding Middle Tennessee nurses who have demonstrated excellence in different sectors of the nursing field...

Promising Basic Science, New Devices, Improved Protocols & Prevention Hold the Potential to Upgrade Outcomes

The science, basic understanding, and treatment protocols of cardiovascular disease and stroke have come light years in a matter of decades...

Assessment, Access, CON Process Top Legislative Priorities

Although much energy and attention is being given to new federal mandates surrounding the Affordable Care Act, there are a number of pressing issues that demand legislative...

Tennesseans reported having ideal cardiovascular health and 11.2 percent

reported having poor cardiovascular health – each worse than the U.S. average...

San Diego Trade Mission Paves the Way for Future Collaboration

Last month, more than 35 member executives from Life Science Tennessee and the Nashville Health Care Council conducted a trade mission to San Diego...

Kids Express, the area’s only concierge pediatric outpatient services center, opened on Jan. 15 at TriStar Centennial Women’s & Children’s hospital...

The message is simple … Healthy Tennessee Babies are Worth the Wait.

Wellness is a noun. Being well is a verb … and arguably an action verb because it takes real effort to achieve a state of physical, mental and emotional health...

In the search for a place to hang their hats, physicians have more choices than ever. But changes in federal and technology healthcare standards mean fewer and fewer are taking the plunge toward self-employment...

Social Media Might Help Fight Childhood Obesity

Last month, the American Heart Association released a scientific statement indicating social media might be utilized with parental involvement and online...