Modern Healthcare’s annual list of “50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders” includes Middle Tennessee’s Jonathan Perlin, MD, of HCA and Lynn Simon, MD, of CHS.
Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage recently announced it has been named a Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.
Brentwood-based predictive analytics firm WPC Healthcare recently announced their TapRootTM Cloud Solution Suite has been named a finalist for the 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards in the Best Healthcare Technology Solution category. The Taproot Cloud Platform was designed to deliver fast, affordable access to advanced predictive analytics across all core functions – clinical, operational and financial – in healthcare organizations of every size.
David Morgan and Mike Cain have been awarded the esteemed “Legend” award from LEA Global. They were honored for their outstanding contributions to LBMC, their clients, and their communities over the span of their careers.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has designated multiple TriStar Health hospitals a Blue Distinction Center+ or Blue Distinction Center for cardiac care, maternity care, knee and hip replacement, and spine surgery programs as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
In recently released results, the CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System recognized Home Care Solutions with a 5-star rating in patient satisfaction. According to the data, the Nashville home health provider achieved the highest rating possible in the patient satisfaction category.
Belmont’s Masters of Science in Nursing program for Family Nurse Practitioners has achieved a 100 percent pass rate with all graduates passing the nursing certification exam on their first attempt. The most recent class of 22 graduates passed the exam this spring, making this the 12th consecutive year of 100 percent first-attempt success.
After analyzing HCAHPS scores, Healthgrades has honored 448 hospitals across the country with the 2016 Outstanding Patient Experience Award. Honorees in Middle Tennessee are Maury Regional Hospital, Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery, and Williamson Medical Center.
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital has received a 2016 award of excellence in Stroke Care from Healthgrades. Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital is the only hospital in Tennessee to receive Healthgrades awards of excellence in two key areas this year: Stroke Care and Cranial Neurosurgery. Additionally, Saint Thomas West Hospital received the designation of a five-star recipient for treatment of Stroke for seven years in a row.