Improving Access to Clinical Trials

Nov 03, 2016 at 03:07 pm by Staff

NCI Rethinks, Retools Data Mechanisms to Reach More Patients Bold goals, like the ones envisioned by the Cancer Moonshot initiative, require new approaches to old problems. Wh.... Read More

Leadership Transition at TDMHSAS

Nov 03, 2016 at 03:07 pm by Staff

Varney Retires, Williams Named Commissioner At the end of September, Gov. Bill Haslam announced Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner.... Read More

TriStar, Maury Regional File Behavioral Health CON

Nov 03, 2016 at 03:07 pm by Staff

In October, TriStar Health and Maury Regional Medical Center filed a Certificate of Need application with the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency for a freestandi.... Read More

Bringing Patient-Centered Care Home

Nov 03, 2016 at 03:07 pm by Staff

Dr. Frank Perry Works to Make his Hometown Healthier Nashville native Frank A. Perry, MD, is making his hometown a little healthier. The Father Ryan High graduate attended Fis.... Read More

Now is the Time to Engage the Next Generation of Providers

Nov 03, 2016 at 03:07 pm by Staff

MeharryNOW Initiative Seeks to Spark Interest in Health Science Last month, more than 350 Meharry Medical College students, faculty and staff participated in a daylong communi.... Read More

Policy Experts Discuss Election, Future of Healthcare

Nov 03, 2016 at 09:45 am by Staff

Shortly before 2016's historic presidential election, the Nashville Health Care Council invited some of the country's most knowledgeable health policy leaders to the nation's.... Read More

Q&A with Sen. Tom Daschle

Nov 03, 2016 at 09:44 am by Staff

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle recently spent time in Nashville to discuss health policy and innovation within the industry. In addition to being part of the N.... Read More

LHC Group, LifePoint Health to Form Joint Venture

Nov 02, 2016 at 07:36 am by Staff

On Nov. 2, LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) and LifePoint Health® (NASDAQ: LPNT) announced plans to form a joint venture to strengthen home health and hospice services across th.... Read More

Open Enrollment Launch

Oct 31, 2016 at 12:12 pm by Staff

Tennesseans can enroll or re-enroll in quality, affordable health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace when the fourth open-enrollment period for the Affordable C.... Read More

FDA Approves Device for Prevention of Recurrent Stroke in PFO Patients

Oct 31, 2016 at 09:00 am by Staff

On Oct. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Amplatzer PFO Occluder device. The PFO Occluder reduces the risk of a stroke in patients who previously had a st.... Read More