The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released updated cholesterol clinical guidelines in November 2018, taking a more nuanced approach to care over a patient's lifetime.
A number of guideline changes and updates warrant more education around statin use and blood pressure monitoring, but local cardiologists say the higher standards are a game changer.
Cardiovascular news of note.
A TriStar Centennial, a team approach is key to hospital's successful ECMO program.
Controlling pharmaceutical prices remains a hot topic, judging from the 6,415 comments received in response to the CMS proposed rule: "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses."
Approximately 5 million Americans suffer from heart failure. Roughly, half of these have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF), of whom at least half have some degree of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR).
A new governor and many new legislators make 2019 a learning year as the state's top healthcare organizations seek to address a number of old issues and tweak some new solutions unveiled last year.
In an increasingly connected medical ecosystem where patient safety, health status improvement, and provider reimbursement are impacted at every point along the continuum, the need to efficiently, securely share data appears to have reached a tipping point.
Every company should have a succession plan. LHC plays a key role in planning for the next generation of leaders for an entire industry.
In late January, officials with Vanderbilt University School of Nursing hosted a grand opening event to celebrate completion of their $23.6 million expansion project that includes technologically advanced classrooms and simulation lab, along with student services offices.
On Feb. 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted the following information and links to resources regarding new interoperability rules:
Three medical technology companies are first to adopt new data portability model for blood pressure monitoring devices
PYA, a national management consulting and accounting firm, recently released a white paper that examines the past, present, and future of direct primary care services.
Major themes from the discussion included M&A activity, drug pricing and the overall strength of the sector. The panelists identified several trends for investors to watch, and all agreed that the push for Medicare-for-all has begun to die down and will not see real movement moving forward.
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Dr. Ashish Shah is the driving force behind the growth and innovation at one of the nation's busiest heart transplant programs.
Now in its ninth year, the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards recently celebrated 17 outstanding professionals who embody leadership, compassion and excellence.
A new analysis, published in the Lancet Public Health, raises the alarm that the rates of obesity-related cancers are rising in younger and younger adults.
A new Tennessee law that went into effect on Jan. 1 requires more transparency and limits changes to reimbursement rates in contracts between health insurance companies and healthcare providers during a contract term.
As 2018 was winding down, the Nashville Health Care Council promoted one and announced two new additions to the team.
Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP, has been tapped to serve as chief medical affairs officer for Envision Physicians Services. In this role, she will focus on health policy, advocacy, government affairs, leadership development, education and public relations.
In other news from Envision Healthcare, the Nashville-based company announced appointments of a new chief financial officer and chief information officer.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
Regionally accredited higher education institution continues to expand health care programs
Saint Thomas Medical Partners recently received a Health Disparities Grant award of $8,420 from the State of Tennessee Minority Health Division.
Ardent Health Services filed initial public offering papers last month in advance of taking the company public. The hospital company, led by CEO David Vandewater, was originally founded as Behavioral Healthcare Corporation in 1993 but had sold off its behavioral hospitals by 2005 as the focus turned solely to acute care.
Sen. Lamar Alexander asks stakeholders and future leaders to weigh in on ways to improve health outcomes, lower costs.
Says federal government provides over $5 billion a year to 1,400 community health centers that provide American families with access to affordable care
As Tennessee's infant and maternal mortality rates continue t be among the highest in the nation, leaders examine causes and possible remedies.
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