Business/Tech

A Quick Look at Healthcare Design Trends for 2024

Jan 02, 2024 at 10:30 am by Staff

  As we begin 2024, Matthew Griffith, VP, director of the healthcare division at Nashville's Barge Design Solutions, gives us a look at some hea.... Read More

ADA Accessibility for Healthcare Websites: How Practices Can Avoid Suits and Attract Patients

Jan 01, 2024 at 06:26 pm by Staff

  Chad Anguilm, MBA   More than 3,000 digital accessibility lawsuits were brought in 2020—a 23 percent increase over the prior year. H.... Read More

States Expand Health Coverage for Immigrants as GOP Hits Biden Over Border Crossings

Dec 30, 2023 at 01:29 pm by Staff

  By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News   A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those l.... Read More

Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records

Dec 25, 2023 at 07:46 pm by Staff

  By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker, KFF Health News   Living with diabetes, Carlton “PeeWee” Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device.... Read More

Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

Dec 23, 2023 at 12:05 am by Staff

    By Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News   Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer.... Read More

Tennessee ‘AGGA’ Inventor Testifies His Dental Device Was Not Meant for TMJ or Sleep Apnea

Dec 22, 2023 at 11:52 pm by Staff

  By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News, KFF Health News   MEMPHIS - A Tennessee dentist who has been sued by multiple TMJ and sleep apnea.... Read More

Set Expectations for New Patients With a Conditions of Treatment Agreement

Dec 18, 2023 at 10:37 pm by Staff

  Debra Kane Hill, MBA, RN and Richard F. Cahill, JD   A review of The Doctors Company call data shows that patient relationship issues are the top reason that me.... Read More

Rift Over When to Use N95s Puts Health Workers at Risk Again

Dec 16, 2023 at 11:54 pm by Staff

  By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News    Three years after more than 3,600 health workers died of covid-19, occupational safety experts warn that those o.... Read More

Hospital Price Transparency Site Goes Online

Dec 16, 2023 at 02:30 pm by Staff

PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) launched the Hospital Price Files Finder, the first-ever free and publicly available search tool that allows consumers to view the av.... Read More

Nashville State Community College, Tennessee Oncology Form Medical Assistant Certification Program

Dec 12, 2023 at 10:19 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE -- Nashville State Community College and Tennessee Oncology have partnered to offer interested Tennessee Oncology employees the opportunity to inve.... Read More