Clearwater Compliance: Getting & Keeping Clients on the Right Track

Apr 07, 2015 at 11:40 am by Staff

For Clearwater Compliance Founder and CEO Bob Chaput, it isn’t enough to just write or talk about business security … the HIPAA compliance expert has worked hands-on with mor.... Read More

Grand Rounds: April 2015

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:45 am by Staff

Health Care Council Launches Leadership Search In case you missed it, Caroline Young, who has served as president of the Nashville Health Care Council since 2008 and been wi.... Read More

ICD-10: Take 3

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:45 am by Staff

This time last year, the healthcare industry was gearing up for ICD-10 implementation in October. Fast-forward twelve months … and the healthcare industry is gearing up for I.... Read More

Terry Alley, MD, FASM Brings Help, Hope to Healthcare Professionals Facing Addiction Issues

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:45 am by Staff

When facing a giant, it’s nice to have help from someone who has slain his own Goliath. That’s the hope Terry Alley, MD, FASAM, brings to patients at Cumberland Heights. As.... Read More

Darned if You Do, Darned if You Don’t

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:45 am by Staff

ICD-10 & the Cost of Coding There’s no question ICD-10 has received its share of pushback, and finances are a big part of that. Some providers struggling to fund EHR/Meaning.... Read More

An Endogenous High

Apr 01, 2015 at 10:30 am by Staff

Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, agrees with the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s stance that there is no proven medical value to the marijuana plant as a whole. Yet, he notes,.... Read More

Supreme Court Weighs in on Providers' Rights to Sue States over Medicaid Rates

Mar 31, 2015 at 10:24 am by Staff

In a 5-4 decision handed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 31, physicians, hospitals and other private providers will not be allowed to sue states over Medicaid rei.... Read More

Alexander, Murray Introduce Budget Amendment to Ensure Cutting-Edge Medical Treatments Reach American Patients

Mar 26, 2015 at 10:23 am by Staff

Amendment would show support for ensuring America remains global leader in biomedical innovation On March 26, Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and.... Read More

THA, National Associations Weigh in on Proposed SGR Fix

Mar 26, 2015 at 07:23 am by Staff

Update on Mar. 26: House overwhelmingly passes the bill 392-37. The bill now moves to the Senate. If passed by Senate, President Barack Obama has indicated he will sign the m.... Read More

Who Gets to Build a New Brentwood ER? Nobody

Mar 25, 2015 at 05:01 pm by Staff

From Our Sister Paper, NashvillePost.com VUMC, Williamson Medical opposition helps scuttle Saint Thomas, TriStar proposals  Published March 25, 2015 by Emily Kubis    The.... Read More