MWCHC Announces Keynote Speaker for Virtual Legacy Breakfast

Blackburn, Duckworth Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Lives of People with Limb Loss

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation along with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) to improve health outcomes for individuals living with limb loss or limb differences.

Method Proposed to Correct Misinterpretations of Long-Term Survival Rates for Immunotherapies

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed cancer care to the point where the popular Cox proportional-hazards model provides misleading estimates of the treatment effect, according to a new study published April 15 in JAMA Oncology.

Blackburn, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Improve Rural Health Care

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the bipartisan Rural America Health Corps Act. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) and David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

AHA Statement On Senate Passage Of Medicare Sequester Relief Legislation

Crucial Behavioral Health Bill Introduced

Reps. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) introduced their bipartisan bill, the Rural Behavioral Health Access Act.

New Analysis Shows Continued Negative Impact Of COVID-19 On Hospital & Health System Financial Health In 2021

A new analysis prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC and released by the American Hospital Association (AHA) highlights the ongoing consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial stability of hospitals and health systems, threatening their ability to continue to provide essential services to their patients and communities.

NAACOS Asks HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to Grow Medicare ACO Programs

Letter Recommends National Goal to Have a Majority of Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries in an ACO by 2025

Luck of the Irish

Artificial Intelligence Calculates Suicide Attempt Risk

A machine learning algorithm that predicts suicide attempt recently underwent a prospective trial at the institution where it was developed, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Pre-term Births in Tennessee Decreased During Pandemic

Statewide stay-at-home orders put in place as Tennessee fought to control the spread of coronavirus last March were associated with a 14% lower rate of preterm birth, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics.