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Patient Safety Takes Flight in Tennessee
TCPS, LifeWings Partner to Implement TeamSTEPPS
The Tennessee Center for Patient Safety (TCPS) recently announced a collaborative agreement with LifeWings ...Read More
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Patient Safety Takes Flight in Tennessee
TCPS, LifeWings Partner to Implement TeamSTEPPS
The Tennessee Center for Patient Safety (TCPS) recently announced a collaborative agreement with LifeWings Partners LLC, a West Tennessee company that has adapted the best practices...
CINDY SANDERS |
Vanderbilt Set to Overhaul Medical Curriculum
In the Running for AMA Grant
Are U.S. medical schools training physicians to treat patients using today’s delivery systems? The answer to that question, most experts agree, is no. That’s one reason the...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Getting the Deal Done
Health Care Council Hosts Annual ‘Financing the Deal’ Panel
Last month area executives gathered for the Nashville Health Care Council’s annual “Financing the Deal” panel discussion, bringing together financial experts to provide insight on access...
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The High Cost of Failing to Comply with HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been around since 1996, and the compliance required under HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules are not new news...
ANNE ARNEY |
2013 Women’s Health Report Card Released
Some Improvement, Much More Needed
After years of Ds and Fs, an overall grade of C for the state of women’s health in Tennessee is clearly a move in the right direction, but preventive health experts also stressed there is much room for improvement...
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Financing the Future
Planning for the Transition from Earner to Spender
How much do you need, and how long do you need it to last? Realistically assessing those two questions is the first step in preparing for the transition from wage earner to living well in retirement...
CINDY SANDERS |
A Sense of Independence
For a growing number of senior adults, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) provide the best answer – supporting active, independent lifestyles while offering increasing...
CINDY SANDERS |
Retirement Roundup
Brookdale Acquiring Chartwell Facilities
Officials with Brentwood-based Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. recently announced the senior living solutions company has purchased seven retirement centers from Chartwell Retirement Residences for a little...
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Recognizing Retirement as a Major Life Transition
Addressing the Emotional Aspects of a New Reality
Generally, work as a means to income is only one part of the equation. For most professionals, a career also provides benefits ranging from a sense of identity, purpose, and...
CINDY SANDERS |
Understanding Alzheimer’s
Forgetting a name, losing the keys or not finding the right words are age-related challenges faced by most. But for the 5.2 million Americans with Alzheimer’s, memory...
MELANIE KILGORE-HILL |
Nashville Universities Redefining Senior Care
Today, 10,000 Americans will turn 65 … just as they will tomorrow, and every day for the next 17 years. So what’s being done to ensure care of America’s record-setting senior population?...
MELANIE KILGORE-HILL |
Brain Boosters Roundup
The Next Generation of Gamers
A recent University of Iowa study found seniors could prevent natural aging of the mind by playing … video games. According to researchers, “Elderly people who played just...
MELANIE KILGORE-HILL |
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: David Penson, MD, MPH
David Penson, MD, MPH, has numerous titles and responsibilities at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and in the national arenas of public health and research...
CINDY SANDERS |
Grand Rounds June
Spring Hill’s First Comprehensive Cancer Care Center Opens
In late April, Tennessee Oncology, the state’s largest community oncology practice, became the first comprehensive cancer care provider in Spring Hill with...
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TDH Names Tennessee Facilities That Received Suspect Medication
The Tennessee Department of Health, Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC, and other state and federal organizations worked throughout the Memorial Day weekend on investigation, research and patient outreach efforts pertaining to issues associated with methylprednisolone acetate products from Main Street Family Pharmacy. In Tennessee, all facilities and physicians that received the suspect medication have been contacted and patient outreach efforts are continuing. Of the 7 clinics identified in Tennessee, only 1 is in Middle Tennessee (Axis Medical Clinic in White House) with the remaining clinics being located in the western portion of the state.
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Canine Research Sheds Light on OCD in Humans
Title: Canine Research Sheds Light on OCD in Humans
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Stepdads Must Navigate Tricky Waters
Title: Stepdads Must Navigate Tricky Waters
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Primary Care Doctors Still in Short Supply in U.S.
Title: Primary Care Doctors Still in Short Supply in U.S.
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study
Title: Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | New Silicone Breast Implants Approved
Title: New Silicone Breast Implants Approved
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Are There 2 Types of Gulf War Illness?
Title: Are There 2 Types of Gulf War Illness?
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT
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Titans Coaches, Players Down Pins to Raise Funds at 'Strikes to Stop Diabetes' - Titansonline.com
Posted Monday, June 17, 2013 11:17 am CDT
| | Interview: Harmonizing with John C. Reilly at the Old Town School of Folk Music - Gapers Block
Posted Monday, June 17, 2013 1:53 pm CDT
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The Marietta TimesMarietta TimesJack and Frosty had seven children, all who earned post-secondary degrees; Debbie K. Hoppe (Paul) of Washington, W.Va., Sharon D. Hutchinson of Marietta, Carol L. Armann (Jeff) of Marietta, Nancy R. Dodd (Tom) of Nashville, Tenn., David M. Haas (Leslie ... |
Posted Monday, June 17, 2013 6:47 am CDT
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| Financing the Future
Planning for the Transition from Earner to Spender
How much do you need, and how long do you need it to last? Realistically assessing those two questions is the first step in preparing for the transition from wage earner to living well in retirement...
CINDY SANDERS |
A Sense of Independence
For a growing number of senior adults, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) provide the best answer – supporting active, independent lifestyles while offering increasing...
CINDY SANDERS |
Retirement Roundup
Brookdale Acquiring Chartwell Facilities
Officials with Brentwood-based Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. recently announced the senior living solutions company has purchased seven retirement centers from Chartwell Retirement Residences for a little...
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Recognizing Retirement as a Major Life Transition
Addressing the Emotional Aspects of a New Reality
Generally, work as a means to income is only one part of the equation. For most professionals, a career also provides benefits ranging from a sense of identity, purpose, and...
CINDY SANDERS |
Understanding Alzheimer’s
Forgetting a name, losing the keys or not finding the right words are age-related challenges faced by most. But for the 5.2 million Americans with Alzheimer’s, memory...
MELANIE KILGORE-HILL |
Nashville Universities Redefining Senior Care
Today, 10,000 Americans will turn 65 … just as they will tomorrow, and every day for the next 17 years. So what’s being done to ensure care of America’s record-setting senior population?...
MELANIE KILGORE-HILL |
Brain Boosters Roundup
The Next Generation of Gamers
A recent University of Iowa study found seniors could prevent natural aging of the mind by playing … video games. According to researchers, “Elderly people who played just...
MELANIE KILGORE-HILL |
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