PatientFocus Names Duke EVP of Operations

Jan 07, 2016 at 04:24 pm by Staff

PatientFocus, a medical billing company focused exclusively on self-pay and patient-pay accounts, recently appointed Kyle Duke executive vice president of Operations for the N.... Read More

Council Capital Announces Investment in Rapidly Growing Adva-Net

Jan 07, 2016 at 04:22 pm by Staff

Last month, Nashville-based Council Capital announced an investment in Adva-Net, a Florida-based workers’ compensation network management company that actively manages the cos.... Read More

Vanderbilt Study Shows Decline in Opioid Use Among Preoperative Patients

Jan 07, 2016 at 04:20 pm by Staff

Declining use of prescription painkillers among preoperative patients seeking joint replacements indicates efforts by the state of Tennessee to tighten the spigot on opioids a.... Read More

Cumberland Pharma Receives Favorable Patent Ruling

Jan 07, 2016 at 04:19 pm by Staff

On Nov. 17, 2015, an Illinois judge issued a final ruling in favor of Nashville-based Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a patent case associated with its Acetadote® product.T.... Read More

Topping-Out at Saint Thomas West

Jan 07, 2016 at 03:00 pm by Staff

At the end of October, officials from Saint Thomas Health hosted a topping-out ceremony to celebrate completion of the latest major project milestone for Surgical Services at.... Read More

Fre$h Savings Program Launched

Jan 07, 2016 at 12:31 pm by Staff

With $4.3 million in support from UnitedHealthcare and the USDA, the AARP Foundation and participating grocers and farmers markets have launched the Fre$h Savings program in T.... Read More

Rice Named Chief Quality Officer for Capella

Jan 07, 2016 at 12:28 pm by Staff

Last month, officials with Capella Healthcare announced Dana Rice, RN, MHA, CCM, has been appointed senior vice president and chief quality officer. With more than 20 years of.... Read More

News from the Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Jan 07, 2016 at 12:26 pm by Staff

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) recently announced an 18-month engagement with the Kauffman Foundation to strengthen the city’s capacity to support entrepreneurs. One o.... Read More

Neighborhood Health Opens New Clinics

Jan 07, 2016 at 12:24 pm by Staff

With the opening of two new clinics in Inglewood and Lebanon, Neighborhood Health now has a dozen locations serving Davidson, Wilson and Trousdale counties.In December, Neighb.... Read More

Findings on Fat Cell Metabolism

Jan 06, 2016 at 02:07 pm by Staff

A recent study out of the University of California, San Diego uncovered new insights into what nutrients fat cells metabolize in order to make fatty acids. an assistant profes.... Read More