Regulatory/Compliance

Senator Alexander Pushes for Better Data and Transparency of the Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program

Apr 06, 2018 at 12:02 am by Staff

Today, United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) - chairman of the Senate's health committee - pushed for better data and transparency of the federal 340B Drug Pricing P.... Read More

Blackburn Introduces Bipartisan Addiction & Recovery Act

Apr 06, 2018 at 12:02 am by Staff

Blackburn Introduces Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 2.0 to Combat Opioid Epidemic Congressman Marsha Blackburn, as the lead sponsor, introduced the bipart.... Read More

Primary Care Transformation a Priority for TennCare

Apr 04, 2018 at 03:28 pm by Staff

Five years after Gov. Bill Haslam introduced the state's Health Care Innovation Initiative, efforts are in full swing. The plan was designed to revamp the way healthcare is pa.... Read More

It's a Wrap

Apr 04, 2018 at 02:43 pm by Staff

Reflections on the Latest LHC Delegation to D.C. Leadership Health Care (LHC) - an initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council for emerging industry leaders - wrapped up.... Read More

Trump Administration Announces MyHealthEData Initiative to Put Patients at the Center of the US Healthcare System

Mar 14, 2018 at 12:02 am by Staff

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma have announced a new Trump Administration initiative - MyHealthEData - to empower patients by givi.... Read More

Assessing and Addressing Detriments to Health in Nashville

Mar 08, 2018 at 05:30 pm by Staff

Nashville is on the move ... in more ways than one. Efforts to address social detriments and improve livability are happening citywide, with hopes of producing a healthier Nas.... Read More

DOJ Formalizes New Approach to Frivolous Qui Tam Actions

Mar 07, 2018 at 04:39 pm by Staff

Last month we reported that Michael Granston, director of the Civil Fraud Section of the Department of Justice (DOJ), made comments during a November 2017 healthcare complianc.... Read More

Leadership Health Care Travels to D.C. for Annual Delegation

Mar 07, 2018 at 03:46 pm by Staff

This month, Leadership Health Care (LHC) - an initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council - will lead its annual delegation to the nation's capital. The event, now in its.... Read More

March 6: Doctor's Day on the Hill

Mar 05, 2018 at 04:34 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Medical Association - the state's largest professional organization for physicians - will hold its annual Day on the Hill in Nashville on Tuesday, March 6. TMA's.... Read More

Bipartisan Group of Senate Health Committee Members Introduce Bill to Spur Development of New Non-Addictive Painkiller

Feb 16, 2018 at 12:02 am by Staff

WASHINGTON, February 8 -- Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and HELP committee members Todd Young (R-Ind.), a.... Read More