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AHA Statement on MedPAC Recommendations
America’s hospitals are very disappointed with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) recommendations today regarding changes in Medicare payment to hospitals. Cutting hospital reimbursement for evaluation and management services in hospital outpatient departments threatens patient access to care that is not otherwise available in a community. More ...
Rich Umbdenstock - Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:11 pm |
Good Medicine is Good Business
Latest Pulse Report underscores link between quality patient care and profitability
Amid continuing uncertainty and concern surrounding healthcare reform, potential cuts to federal funding and the search for sustainable reimbursement methodologies, Press Ganey’s 2011 Pulse Report uncovered a little good news … providing quality patient care increases profitability.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:56 am |
Moving On Up
Horne’s 19th annual medical office staff salary survey shows overall increase in healthcare compensation rates
Despite the continued national economic slump, healthcare compensation rates continue to climb, with overall compensation rates increasing 1 to 2 percent in 2011, according to results from HORNE LLP’s recently released 19th annual medical office staff salary survey.
LYNNE JETER - Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:53 am |
CMS Releases ACO Final Rules, Deadlines Loom
Two tracks for Shared Savings Accountable Care Organizations
The final regulations governing Medicare accountable care organizations were released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in October, and they represent a sea change in healthcare’s future.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:51 am |
Grand Rounds January
Taylor Appointed Dean of Belmont's College of Health Sciences & Nursing
Cathy Taylor, DrPH, MSN, RN, has been named as the new dean of the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing at Belmont University. She begins her new position at Belmont on Feb. 1, 2012.
Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:14 am |
HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE: Dayani Center Offers Community Medically-based Fitness Option
For the countless Middle Tennesseans vowing to get healthy or lose weight in 2012, Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness might just be the answer. The medically-based fitness facility promotes healthy living under the guidance of exercise physiologists, physical therapists, dietitians and health specialists. Now in its 23rd year,...
MELANIE KILGORE-HILL - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:57 am |
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Russell L. Rothman, MD, MPP
Deciphering Food Labels for Better Diabetes Control
One in every three babies born today will be obese at some point in its life.
For Latinos, the number is one in two.
Clearly the obesity tsunami is cresting, and there is an urgent need to teach people the best choices for healthful eating...
KELLY PRICE - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:41 am |
Physician Network to Tackle Surgical Costs, Quality
Health Innovation Specialists Will Do Measurements on Its Own
As the phrase “cost and quality” becomes synonymous with healthcare reform, and physicians find themselves talking about benchmarks and metrics, a collection of eight Nashville-area medical practices are working to...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:30 am |
Bad Debt is a Moving Target in Today’s Challenging Economy
As healthcare providers face declining reimbursements and a deteriorating payer mix, debt collection is critical to the bottom line for hospitals and physician groups. Yet, with many of their patients facing economic woes of their own in this dreary economy,...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:25 am |
CMS Releases ACO Final Rules, Deadlines Loom
Two tracks for Shared Savings Accountable Care Organizations
The final regulations governing Medicare accountable care organizations were released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in October, and they represent a sea change in healthcare’s future...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:13 am |
Politics and Reimbursement
Providers’ Frustration Builds as Politics Impede Progress
Barry Jarnagin, MD, is frustrated — just like most of his physician colleagues and … it’s probably safe to say … like most Americans.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:09 am |
Ditching the “D” Word
Nutritionists stress healthy eating for weight loss rather than dieting
It fits all the criteria for a “four-letter” word. The very name conjures up unpleasant feelings, and it’s not something you typically talk about in polite society...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 5:11 pm |
Saint Thomas Heart Announces New Season of Healthy Cooking Classes
What is good for the heart is also good for the stomach … and thighs … and that annoying back fat.
Recently, Saint Thomas Heart, the cardiac division of Saint Thomas Health, announced the 2012 Winter/Spring schedule for its wildly popular Heart Healthy Cooking School,...
Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 4:46 pm |
Experience and Expertise
When Pam Davis, RN, CBN walks into a room of bariatric surgery candidates, she not only shares her expertise as a certified bariatric nurse and the program director for the Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity, but she also shares...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 4:09 pm |
Food Fight
Addressing Addiction in the Obesity Battle
For those with a significant amount of weight to lose, surgical options are a viable … and effective … weapon in the battle against obesity. Clinicians, however, are quick to add that it is simply one part of the armamentarium required to win the war...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 3:47 pm |
Cause for Optimism
New Nursing Study Improves Workforce Outlook
A perfect storm of increased patient need and decreased supply in the nursing workforce has loomed over the healthcare delivery system like a dark, ominous cloud...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 3:35 pm |
Capella, Saint Thomas Health Enter Equity Partnership
Last month, Capella Healthcare and Saint Thomas Health (STHe) announced the two entities had signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture for the delivery of healthcare in a 60-county area of Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 3:26 pm |
Tennessee Moves Up in Health Rankings
State Climbs Three Notches from 2010
After years spent in the bottom 10 when it comes to health rankings in the United States, Tennessee pulled up to number 39 in the nation. True, the state is still in the bottom third of the country when it comes to health status,...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 3:04 pm |
Tennessean Tapped to Lead ACEP
New President Brings Broad Perspective to National Role
David C. Seaberg, MD, FACEP, was installed as president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) at the national organization's annual scientific meeting in mid-October.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:25 am |
A Geriatric Anesthesia Subspecialty?
Experts weigh in on challenges of anesthetizing the elderly
“People are never more alike than they are at birth, nor more different or unique than when they enter the geriatric era.”
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:18 pm |
The Tax Man Cometh
As has been oft quoted and misquoted, life’s two certainties are death and taxes. While we certainly wouldn’t presume to predict the former … for most of us, it’s a pretty sure bet that it is once again time to prepare for the latter.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:18 pm |
Resolve to Reduce Employee Benefit Costs
As one year ends and another begins, it’s a good time to reflect on what has worked well in the past and focus on areas that need attention.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:18 pm |
A Special Niche
Transcript Pharmacy firmly planted on Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Privately Owned Businesses in America
After a career that included community pharmacy practice, working with a venture capital-funded nuclear pharmacy company...
LYNNE JETER - Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:18 pm |
Joint Commission Controversy
Critics say list is skewed of hospitals named top performers on key quality measures
The big boys aren’t necessarily thrilled about the Joint Commission’s first-ever list of top performing hospitals on key quality measures.
LYNNE JETER - Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:18 pm |
Medicare Q&A with Senator Bob Corker
NMN: Describe, in your view, the fundamental problems we have with the Medicare program and potential solutions.
BRENT MOODY, MD, FAAD, FACP - Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:09 pm |
Tennessee Welcomes New Health Commissioner
Dr. John Dreyzehner Takes Top Public Health Spot
Some people set out on a journey with their course completely mapped out. Others take the scenic route, being drawn down different paths along the way.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:09 pm |
Aging Gracefully
More Options than Ever Exist for Senior Patients
With the implementation of the Tennessee Long Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008, services to seniors broadened.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:09 pm |
HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE: Carrington Offers Senior Care During the Day
New Model a Wave of the Future
With the launch of Carrington Senior Health Services in Hermitage, Middle Tennessee now enjoys a model unlike any other in the area for the care of older citizens. Carrington offers adult day care on the campus of Summit Medical Center.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:09 pm |
HIMSS Summit of the Southeast
The Summit of the Southeast took place Sept. 28-29 at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. The Tennessee Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) sponsored the regional event.
KELLY PRICE - Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:09 pm |
LHC Delegation Returns from Wall Street a Bit Wiser
Speakers, Panelists Share Outlook on Financial Landscape
As we noted in advance of the Leadership Health Care biennial trip to Wall Street, timing is everything (NMN, “Straight to the Source,” September 2011).
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:09 pm |
The Impact of the New Voter ID Law on the Elderly
With changes to Medicare and Social Security being contemplated in Washington, D.C., plus ongoing local and state laws impacting the health and wellbeing of all citizens, it’s important that the eldest members of our communities retain their right to vote.
Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:09 pm |
HealthSpring to be bought for $3.8B
Managed care plan shares skyrocket on news of $55-per-share deal
Published October 24, 2011 by Walker Duncan
Managed care organization HealthSpring (Ticker: HS) is having a nice start to the week. According to a Monday announcement, insurance giant Cigna is acquiring the company for $3.8 billion in cash, which has sent the stock through the roof in early morning trading.
Please see our sister paper, the NashvillePost: More
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2011 2:44 pm |
Corker, Bennet Introduce “Medicare Information Act”
New Annual Medicare Statement Would Show Lifetime Contributions & Benefits
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Michael Bennet, D-Col., have introduced legislation to establish a new annual Medicare statement so Americans are better informed about their contributions and benefits. The Medinfo Act, previously introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., will provide every eligible taxpayer and Medicare beneficiary age 25 and older with a detailed summary of their total lifetime contributions and benefits. The Medicare statement would be sent in a single mailing – via post or email – along with the current Social Security statement. More ...
Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 10:00 am |
AMA Reminds MDs of Impending e-Prescribing Exemption Deadline
CHICAGO – October 5, 2011 – The American Medical Association (AMA) urges physicians who were not able to meet the requirements of the Medicare ePrescribing program to apply for a hardship exemption before the November 1 deadline to avoid monetary penalties in 2012. More ...
Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 9:44 am |
A Conversation with Frist & Berwick
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, CMS Chief Talk Healthcare Reform
Last month, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, sat down to discuss the way forward for the nation's healthcare system.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: DR. BETHANY GALLAGHER
Vanderbilt Foot & Ankle Surgeon Brings Her Medical Passion and Love of Horses to Town
As one of just a handful of women orthopaedic surgeons in Middle Tennessee — and the only one specializing in foot and ankle surgery, particularly trauma...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
Aquatic Therapy Offers Buoyant Option
Transition to Land Exercise Still the Goal
Aquatic therapy, pool therapy or hydrotherapy … no matter what you call it, this form of physical therapy is a critical rehabilitation tool for some patients in pain and a welcome option for many others.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
It's Good to Have CHOICES
TennCare Programming Changes Face of Long-Term Care
Options are always more fun than ultimatums.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
Opening Yourself Up to Liability
Providers and administrators understand clinical mistakes have the potential to lead to negative financial consequences.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE: Continuing Education: Is There an App for That?
An application for your smartphone could turn potentially wasted hours in the workday — sitting at airports or waiting for appointments — into continuing education credits and a chance to complete courses required for professional recertification.
KELLY PRICE - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
Aquatic Therapy Techniques
According to the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, there are a number of well-documented and well-researched techniques for aquatic therapy. Here are just a few:
Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
Tennessee’s Peer Review Privilege
In May 2010, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Lee Medical v. Paula Beecher, 312 S.W. 3d 515 (Tenn. 2010).
Ron Pursell, JD & Judy Regan, MD, JD - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:31 am |
Healthcare Industry: Navigating the Markets
Confidence, market volatility and uncertainty are current factors shaping the future of the healthcare industry, according to financial experts who closed the Nashville Health Care Council’s Leadership Health Care Delegation to Wall Street. More ...
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2011 7:40 am |
Healthcare Industry: Voicing Our Leadership
John Seigenthaler, CEO of Seigenthaler Public Relations/New York, called on Nashville’s healthcare leaders to use their expertise and innovative spirit to continue to improve the nation’s fragmented healthcare delivery system. More ...
Posted: Friday, September 23, 2011 8:50 am |
Read Blogs From the LHC Delegation to Wall Street
Editor's Note: Check back often to our site and our sister publication, www.NashvillePost.com, for the latest information and insight coming out of the Nashville Health Care Council's Leadership Health Care Delegation to Wall Street. Following is a series of blogs and pictures from the event.
Posted: Friday, September 23, 2011 8:39 am |
Healthcare Industry: Under Construction
More than 70 emerging healthcare leaders from Nashville convened in New York in the shadow of the rebuilding at the World Trade Center site to discuss the financial and deal-making trends that will shape their industry in the months to come. More ...
Posted: Friday, September 23, 2011 8:35 am |
AMA Statement on SGR Repeal in President's Deficit Proposal
September 19, 2011
“The American Medical Association (AMA) commends the President for recognizing that any serious plan to address the deficit must include a repeal of the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula (SGR). More ...
Peter W. Carmel, MD, President, American Medical Association - Posted: Monday, September 19, 2011 2:15 pm |
AHA Statement on President's Debt Reduction Proposal
September 19, 2011
President Obama’s proposal will make it harder for America’s seniors to receive the care they need and will result in the loss of jobs in communities across the nation. Today’s plan to cut Medicare and Medicaid funding would translate into at least 200,000 job losses to hospitals and the businesses they support by 2021. More ...
Rich Umbdenstock, President & CEO, American Hospital Association - Posted: Monday, September 19, 2011 1:13 pm |
Straight to the Source
Leadership Health Care Sends Delegation to Wall Street
Timing is everything.
Also, please see blogs from the trip under "Breaking News" to the right.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:16 pm |
Physician Spotlight: Michael Neuss, MD
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Welcomes New CMO
On July 1, medical oncologist Michael Neuss, MD, stepped into the new role of chief medical officer for Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and began a new chapter ...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:16 pm |
Genetically Informed
Personalizing Oncology Care Plans
Physicians have long recognized that one size does not fit all when it comes to cancer treatments. Decades before the human genome was mapped ...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:16 pm |
Treating Eating Disorders Requires a Multidisciplinary Approach
Binge Eating to be Added to List of Mental Health Diagnoses
Imagine not being hungry and eating anyway … eating so much that your stomach aches … eating so much that you’re nauseated … eating until your jaws are sore from chewing. And then eating some more.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:16 pm |
Special Delivery:
Saint Thomas Health & Partners Launch MissionPoint
On Aug. 10, the leadership of Saint Thomas Health, Cisco Systems Inc., Crimson Services, Applied Health Analytics and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee ...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:16 pm |
Making the Connection
Entrepreneur-Investor Collaboration
Everyone loves a winner.
KELLY PRICE - Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:16 pm |
SpecialtyCare to Join Nashville Medical Trade Center
– Leading provider of outsourced clinical services to anchor floor for services –
On Aug. 10, Market Center Management Company, the management company of trade centers and trade events around the world, and SpecialtyCare announced that Nashville-based SpecialtyCare will join the Nashville Medical Trade Center. A custom 8,500-square-foot showroom will anchor the fifth floor, which is dedicated to healthcare services. More ...
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 3:06 pm |
Working Well
Vanderbilt’s international reputation as an elite university and renowned center for healthcare and research is well deserved.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:04 pm |
Reaping What You Sow
California Vintner Touts Benefits of Workforce Wellness Programming
Given a choice between a workforce with optimized health and productivity and one that works well below capacity, no employer would willingly opt for the latter …
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:04 pm |
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: J. David Forbes, MD
The Healing Connection
J. David Forbes, MD, ABIHM, is a strong proponent of the healing connection that comes from integrating body, mind and spirit.
KELLY PRICE - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
3D, Image-Guided, High-Def LASIK
New Microsurgical Technology Makes Worldwide Debut in Nashville
After working with TrueVision® to develop and modify the signal capturing and processing system of the company’s stereoscopic microsurgical technology...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
The Geriatrician’s Role
Specialists Could Play Major Part as PCPs in New Shape of Healthcare
With 10,000 Americans turning 65 daily until there will be more octogenarians than newborns, geriatricians are poised to play a major role in the new medical paradigm, the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
LYNNE JETER - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
211 Nashville Health Navigator
Making the Connection to Healthcare Help
Who can you call? Where can you get help?
KELLY PRICE - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
A Look at Physician Compensation
MGMA Annual Survey, Supplemental Reports, Highlight Regional, Specialty Trends
Physicians practicing medicine in the South earn more money than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2011 Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
LYNNE JETER - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
State of Well-being
Governor Launches Health & Wellness Task Force
Just prior to his inauguration in January, Gov. Bill Haslam announced his intent to create the Task Force on Health and Wellness ...
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
National Prevention Strategy Sets Stage for Health Improvement
Plan Focuses on Environment’s Impact on Wellness
An early keystone of the Obama Administration’s Affordable Care Act was the release in June of the “National Prevention Strategy,” a comprehensive plan to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
Frist Shines a Light on AFib in America
Sen. Bill Frist, MD, FACS, hosted a workshop in Nashville on June 9 to highlight atrial fibrillation.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
Care Closer to Home
STHe Telemedicine Partnership Increases Rural Access to Specialty Care
After much due diligence, Saint Thomas Health (STHe) recently partnered with Cisco Systems to increase availability and access to specialty care to patients in rural Tennessee counties.
CINDY SANDERS - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
A Closer Look at Tennessee’s Tort Reform
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a tort reform bill placing caps on noneconomic damages and punitive damages in tort cases.
EDWARD HADLEY, JD & JUDY REGAN, MD, MBA, JD - Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 12:01 pm |
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