AHA Responds to MSSP Proposed Rule

Feb 06, 2015 at 11:47 am by Staff

On Febuary 5, the American Hospital Association sent comments to Ceners for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn B. Tavenner outlining thoughts and concerns reg.... Read More

Pinnacle Purchases Stake in Healthcare Lender

Feb 06, 2015 at 10:24 am by Staff

Pinnacle Financial Partners has acquired a 30 percent stake in a Florida-based healthcare lender with a national footprint and pre-tax margins of 50 percent. Nashville-based.... Read More

Insure Tennessee Dies in Committee

Feb 05, 2015 at 08:33 am by Staff

Governor Bill Haslam worked nearly two years to put together a program to expand access and make healthcare coverage attainable for more low-income Tennesseans ... it took th.... Read More

Tavenner Stepping Down

Jan 16, 2015 at 10:36 am by Staff

After serving as CMS administrator for a little more than three years, Marilyn Tavenner has announced she will resign from her position effective the end of February. Tavenne.... Read More

AMA Weighs In on Medicaid's Equal-Access Mandate

Jan 12, 2015 at 09:26 am by Staff

Medicaid Patient Access at Stake in U.S. Supreme Court Case WASHINGTON - Jan. 12, 2015 - The American Medical Association (AMA) and a coalition of several healthcare organiz.... Read More

January 2015

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

TriStar Southern Hills Files CON In December, TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center filed a Certificate of Need application for a free-standing emergency room to be built on.... Read More

A Look Ahead: Healthcare Law in 2015

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

Local Attorneys Weigh in on Anticipated Changes, Advice for the New Year In today’s increasingly complex healthcare landscape, terms like “meaningful use” and “regulatory co.... Read More

Fighting Flu … and Misperceptions

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

During the recent Ebola scare, Americans became transfixed with the infectious disease that ultimately killed two individuals on American soil. To the frustration of many med.... Read More

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Aronoff Leads the Charge on Infectious Diseases

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

What goes around, comes around. For David Aronoff, MD, FIDSA, that means being in a position to give back to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which played a key rol.... Read More

HC ENTERPRISE: Equal Protection Under the Law

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

Tennessee Justice Center’s Statewide Fight for Access to Care A demonstrated need for an organization like the Tennessee Justice Center was the driving force behind founding.... Read More