Business/Tech

Point of View: Nurse-Patient Ratios

Sep 11, 2023 at 02:30 pm by Staff

  By Brianna Zink    Approaching the final stretch of 2023, the Unites States has seen at least 13 healthcare worker strikes and narrowly avoided many more..... Read More

Health Care Employers, Take Note: NLRB Takes a Strong Stand Against Non-Compete Provisions

Sep 11, 2023 at 02:00 pm by Staff

  By Thomas P. Hubert and Joseph F. Lavigne, Jones Walker LLP   For decades, employers in virtually every industry have relied on a host of employment-contract cl.... Read More

Transparency in ‘Doctor’ Title Essential for Patient Informed Consent

Sep 11, 2023 at 01:30 pm by Staff

  By Rebekah Bernard, MD, and Carmen Kavali, MD, with PPP (Physicians for Patient Protection)   In August 2023, we were interviewed for a Washington Post article.... Read More

Common Insurance Billing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Sep 11, 2023 at 01:00 pm by Staff

  By Tina Hsiao, COO of Soundry Health Data shows that almost 15+% of claims are denied, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenue for providers. This trend in d.... Read More

Residency program supports newly licensed RNs as they transition from students to professional nurses

Sep 04, 2023 at 12:24 am by Staff

  By Matt Batcheldor   One hundred-fifty new nurses gathered recently in Langford Auditorium for orientation at 6:30 a.m. It was an exceptional time for an except.... Read More

For Orthopedic Surgeons, an All-of-the-above Approach Lowers Liability Risks

Sep 04, 2023 at 12:13 am by Staff

  By Jacqueline Ross and Eric E. Cleckler Jacqueline Ross is coding director, and Eric E. Cleckler is patient safety risk manager, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC.... Read More

HCA Healthcare Collaborates with Google Cloud to Bring Generative AI to Hospitals

Aug 29, 2023 at 11:36 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE and SUNNYVALE, Calif., – HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, and Google Cloud today anno.... Read More

Study shows Vanderbilt-developed technology assists surgeons in identifying parathyroids

Aug 28, 2023 at 10:17 pm by Staff

  By Jill Clendening A team of surgeons and biomedical engineers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University (VU) have shown the use of probe-base.... Read More

VUMC August 2023 Leadership Assembly highlights

Aug 28, 2023 at 10:03 pm by Staff

  By Holly Fletcher Creativity and ingenuity are key to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s growth and sustained focus on improving care and efficiency, leader.... Read More

Vanderbilt Health expands self check-in, centralized welcome desks at adult ambulatory clinics

Aug 28, 2023 at 09:57 pm by Staff

  By Jill Clendening   Adult patients with appointments at Vanderbilt Health System ambulatory or outpatient clinics will soon be able to save time and skip the l.... Read More