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Tavenner to Fill Ignagni's Spot with AHIP

Jul 15, 2015 at 12:28 am by Staff

Former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Marilyn Tavenner has been tapped to lead the America's Health Insurance Plans. On July 15, the AHIP board of directors u.... Read More
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MDsave’s E-commerce Model Takes Healthcare in a New Direction

Jul 15, 2015 at 12:00 am by Staff

In the quickly evolving world of value-based healthcare, one company is taking cost transparency to the next level. Meet MDsave, a web-based company offering self-pay patients.... Read More
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New Report Presents Framework to Establish Standards for Psychosocial Interventions Used to Treat Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Jul 14, 2015 at 12:39 pm by Staff

A considerable gap exists in mental health and substance abuse treatments known as psychosocial interventions between what is known to be effective and those interventions th.... Read More
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Uric Acid May Lessen Women’s Disability after Stroke

Jul 13, 2015 at 06:18 pm by Staff

Uric acid – a chemical that at high levels can lead to serious illness – may lessen women’s disability after stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Associatio.... Read More
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Vanderbilt Researchers Develop Potential Treatment to Fight Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus

Jul 08, 2015 at 05:00 pm by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s James Crowe, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, and his team are reporting the first large panel of antibody treatments agai.... Read More
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ACS NSQIP Study Shows Reform to Resident Physicians' Work Hours Does Not Improve Surgical Patient Safety

Jul 08, 2015 at 01:33 pm by Staff

Work hour restrictions for resident physicians, revised nationally four years ago largely to protect patients against physician trainees’ fatigue-related errors, have not had.... Read More
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New AMA Study Reveals Majority of America's Physicians Still Work In Small Practices

Jul 08, 2015 at 10:28 am by Staff

Despite challenges posed by a changing healthcare landscape, a new updated study on physician practice arrangements by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that most p.... Read More
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Tennessee Ranks Low for Senior Health

Jul 03, 2015 at 12:56 am by Staff

In late May, the United Health Foundation released America’s Health Rankings 2015 Senior Report. The third annual report, which focuses on 35 measures including obesity, chron.... Read More
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New Head Lice Treatment Center Opens in Brentwood

Jul 03, 2015 at 12:53 am by Staff

Serving a niche market, The Lice Place, a certified professional lice treatment clinic, celebrated its grand opening on June 19. The new franchise location is owned and operat.... Read More
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Healthways Adds Two to Board

Jul 03, 2015 at 12:52 am by Staff

Nashville-based Healthways, Inc., the largest independent global provider of well-being improvement solutions, recently added two new members to its board of directors. Robert.... Read More