Business/Tech | Featured News

Sale of Health Care Practice to Private Equity in Tennessee from the Physicians’ Standpoint

Sep 23, 2023 at 01:23 pm by Staff

  By Anne Sumpter Arney    For the owners of a medical practice, an investment by private equity is a way to obtain value for their practice and facilitate a.... Read More
Clinical | Featured News

How Lifelong Learning Slows Genetic Alzheimer's Risk

Sep 20, 2023 at 12:04 am by Staff

  By Dr. Rekha Gandhi, Board Certified Neurologist   Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, casts a shadow over the aging population, affe.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital finalizes Level III Trauma Center designation

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:38 am by Staff

  Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) has been certified by the state as a fully designated Level III Trauma Center — the first in Lebanon, Tennessee. &ldquo.... Read More
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James R. Meade, Jr.  Named CEO and Managing Shareholder of LBMC

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:31 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE – LBMC, one of the Southeast's largest accounting and business consulting firms and top 35 in the nation, today announced its current Chief Executive O.... Read More
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Call to Action! Volunteers Needed

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:24 am by Staff

  Volunteers needed to support disaster response in the Nashville Area Chapter   NASHVILLE  — Volunteers in the Nashville Area Chapter of the.... Read More
Business/Tech | Featured News

Save Billions or Stick With Humira? Drug Brokers Steer Americans to the Costly Choice

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:20 am by Staff

  By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News   Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about $62,000 for each of the 775 patients who we.... Read More
Regulatory/Compliance

Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Sep 18, 2023 at 06:53 pm by Staff

  By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News   Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio.... Read More
Regulatory/Compliance

California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:38 am by Staff

  By Don Thompson, KFF Health News   A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousa.... Read More
Business/Tech

As More Patients Email Doctors, Health Systems Start Charging Fees

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:31 am by Staff

  By Harris Meyer, KFF Health News   Meg Bakewell, who has cancer and cancer-related heart disease, sometimes emails her primary care physician, oncologist.... Read More
Regulatory/Compliance

Why the CDC Has Recommended New Covid Boosters for All

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:16 am by Staff

  By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News    Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest covid-19 booster, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesd.... Read More