Baby Steps, Big Returns: Onlife Health Study Assesses Impact of Incentivized Wellness

Nov 06, 2015 at 12:17 am by Staff

Even when taking baby steps, you can still cover a lot of ground.Perhaps that was the biggest takeaway from a recent study of 5,500 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee employees.... Read More

MGMA in Music City

Nov 06, 2015 at 12:11 am by Staff

“Welcome to the healthcare capital.”Yvette Doran, FACMPE, chief operating officer for Saint Thomas Medical Partners and a member of the Medical Group Management Association’s.... Read More

An Ounce of Prevention: Mary Yarbrough, MD Focuses on Keeping Populations Healthy

Nov 06, 2015 at 12:02 am by Staff

Growing up in the small West Tennessee town of Toone, it’s a pretty safe bet that the younger version of Mary Yarbrough, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM, couldn’t begin to guess the pl.... Read More

THA Board & Awards: Follow-up to Annual Meeting

Nov 05, 2015 at 12:32 am by Staff

Last month the Tennessee Hospital Association held its 77th Annual Meeting at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center where the membership elected and installed the 2016.... Read More

Outside Influences

Nov 02, 2015 at 12:39 am by Staff

It’s easy to think of many of the key target areas for environmental health specialists as pertaining to ‘someone else.’ After all, the United States has clean drinking water,.... Read More

ICD-10 Implemented, Sky Still Intact

Nov 02, 2015 at 12:23 am by Staff

In the end, perhaps the hardest part of the ICD-10 launch was simply getting to it. After years of ‘sky is falling’ prognostications surrounding the changeover, the launch dat.... Read More

The Art of Healing: Connecting Patients to Positive Outcomes by Enhancing the Interior Environment

Nov 02, 2015 at 12:15 am by Staff

As the delivery of care continues to transform, physicians are being called upon to address costs, improve outcomes and increase patient engagement. Miami-based Gapingvoid, a.... Read More

InCharge 2016...Coming Again in December!

Nov 02, 2015 at 12:00 am by Staff

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World’s First Virtual Care Center Launched

Nov 01, 2015 at 12:56 am by Staff

ST. LOUIS, MO — Last month, Mercy unveiled the world’s first Virtual Care Center in the heartland of America. Bishop Edward Rice of the St. Louis Archdiocese officially blesse.... Read More

World’s First Virtual Care Center Tailored to Improve Physicians’ Quality of Life

Nov 01, 2015 at 12:37 am by Staff

ST. LOUIS, MO — Internist Randall Moore, MD, MBA, recalls countless nights of sleep interrupted by on-call requests.Moore, now president of Mercy Virtual, is doing his part to.... Read More