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When it comes to rolling out new systems, Neal Patel, MD, said listening to users and understanding concerns are critical to success.

Nashville HIT leaders address challenges, accomplishments of the region's thriving healthcare IT market.

While healthcare faces a lot of unknowns in the coming year, two national experts shared their expectations for 2019 with insights into trends and market forces.

Improved efficiency and communication are at the heart of blockchain technology, offering great promise for the healthcare industry to realize improved outcomes in both a business and clinical setting.

The Nashville Health Care Council's popular annual program brought together top financial advisors to discuss healthcare deal activity.

On Aug. 17, nearly 250 healthcare industry professionals gathered at the Westin Nashville to attend the "Developing Healthcare Ventures: Investor and Entrepreneur Collaboration" panel, an annual event put on by the Nashville Health Care Council and Nashville Capital Network (NCN.)

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Last month, healthcare data services company Vericred, announced the closing of a $5.5 million Series A funding round led by Nashville-based FCA Venture Partners, with participation from existing and new investors.

Nashville-based technology firm Preferral, a web-based application for managing and scheduling patient referrals between physicians, recently named healthcare veteran Jim Aylward as CEO.

Last month, Nashville-based emids announced they have opened shop in London. The HIT company, which also has a presence in India, is focused on technology services and solutions for healthcare payers, providers, and HIT vendors.

This spring, IBM and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy announced an initiative to help train the next-generation of pharmacists on business analytics and insight-derived decision-making.

Nashville-based Satchel Health, a healthcare technology company facilitating innovation in healthcare accessibility through telemedicine solutions for post-acute care providers, announced the appointment of Lanson Hyde as chief executive officer last month.

In May, symplr®, a leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) based healthcare compliance and credentialing solutions, announced it has joined forces with Vistar Technologies, a leader in the development and support of provider management software for healthcare providers, managed care and payer organizations.

Nashville-based technology company, Stratasan , creator of proprietary software tools and specialized services, recently launched a new solution for hospital and health system C-suite executives interested in applying data-based insights to their growth plans.

San Francisco-based Hyperledger, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, recently announced eight new members have joined the project to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications.

As healthcare continues the journey of digital data generation and capture, the industry appears to be making real strides in the quest to be able to share and act on that data to meet healthcare's triple aim.

Mark Your Calendars for August 22-25

Last month, healthcare data services company Vericred, announced the closing of a $5.5 million Series A funding round led by Nashville-based FCA Venture Partners, with participation from existing and new investors.

Nashville-based technology firm Preferral, a web-based application for managing and scheduling patient referrals between physicians, recently named healthcare veteran Jim Aylward as CEO.

Last month, Nashville-based emids announced they have opened shop in London. The HIT company, which also has a presence in India, is focused on technology services and solutions for healthcare payers, providers, and HIT vendors.

This spring, IBM and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy announced an initiative to help train the next-generation of pharmacists on business analytics and insight-derived decision-making.

Nashville-based Satchel Health, a healthcare technology company facilitating innovation in healthcare accessibility through telemedicine solutions for post-acute care providers, announced the appointment of Lanson Hyde as chief executive officer last month.

This spring, IBM and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy announced an initiative to help train the next-generation of pharmacists on business analytics and insight-derived decision-making.

In May, symplr®, a leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) based healthcare compliance and credentialing solutions, announced it has joined forces with Vistar Technologies, a leader in the development and support of provider management software for healthcare providers, managed care and payer organizations.

Nashville-based technology company, Stratasan , creator of proprietary software tools and specialized services, recently launched a new solution for hospital and health system C-suite executives interested in applying data-based insights to their growth plans.

San Francisco-based Hyperledger, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, recently announced eight new members have joined the project to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications.

Creating a culture of cybersecurity requires training, vigilance and a desire to discover your weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

The opening of the Center for Medical Interoperability headquarters and testing lab brings national efforts to improve seamless communication across the continuum of care to Nashville.

The Tennessee Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (TN HIMSS) hosted the eighth annual Summit of the Southeast (SOSE16) last month at the Music City Center. The event included two days of panel discussions, keynote addresses and networking, as health IT professionals work to move the industry forward in a rapidly changing environment.

A new report released last month by Nashville Capital Network (NCN) and the Nashville Health Care Council highlighted robust venture capital activity with more than $1.6 billion invested in local companies over the past decade.