Breaching the Healthcare Fortress

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

Can the Move from Volume to Value be Truly Measured? Who would have thought an app to find a ride in Nashville … and 70 other cities around the globe … could be a harbinger.... Read More

Pediatric Rounds

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

Monroe Carell Ranked Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has once again been named among the nation’s ‘Best Children’.... Read More

Breastfeeding Linked to Improved Maternal Heart Health

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

The connection between breastfeeding and healthier babies has long been recognized as important. Now, experts believe the benefits of nursing are equally as imperative to mom.... Read More

A Matter of Choice

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

Private Exchanges Offer a Range of Insurance Options Although not a new concept, the immense publicity surrounding the 2013 launch of federal and state-based exchanges shone.... Read More

The Local Perspective

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

BCBST on the Exchange BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee emerged as the state’s big enrollment winner in the federal marketplace. “At best we thought if we could add a 100,0.... Read More

HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE: IngagePatient Filling the Gap in Patient-Provider Communication

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

For most practitioners, it takes a village to stay ahead of the latest in meaningful use criteria and electronic health records (EHR) management. But one Franklin-based compa.... Read More

Information Exchange

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

Tennessee & the Public Health Marketplace Although Tennesseans make up less than 2 percent of the total Healthcare.gov enrollees, the state’s numbers did exceed projections.... Read More

Making (A Little) Progress

Jul 03, 2014 at 11:38 am by Staff

2014 Men’s Health Report Card Shows Some Improvement, Raises New Questions With the nation’s growing emphasis on population health, the release of the third Tennessee Men’.... Read More

Limited Access

Jun 16, 2014 at 08:47 am by Staff

Rural Communities Risk Losing Hometown Healthcare At the end of April, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems (CHS) announced plans to turn Haywood Park Community Ho.... Read More

Catching Fire: Lean Healthcare Transformations

Jun 16, 2014 at 08:47 am by Staff

Joan Wellman pioneered application of Toyota principles in healthcare; helps complex health systems facilitate large-scale change Last June, healthcare leaders from around t.... Read More