Archives

Novel Aortic Valve Replacement Trial Underway at Saint Thomas Heart

Feb 09, 2015 at 01:46 pm by Staff

In June, Saint Thomas Heart became one of 27 cardiac programs nationwide to offer an investigational “sutureless” prosthesis for patients in need of an aortic valve replaceme.... Read More
Archives

TriStar Centennial Offering Latest for AFib, Heart Failure Patients

Feb 09, 2015 at 01:46 pm by Staff

There’s good news for patients with drug-resistant, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib). A clinical trial underway at TriStar Centennial Medical Center is offering hope thr.... Read More
Archives

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Suzie Brown Balances Two Demanding Careers

Feb 09, 2015 at 01:46 pm by Staff

Very few physicians and clinicians get the itch to tackle show business. It’s a short list that includes novelist/screenwriter Michael Crichton, MD, and Friends star Lisa Kud.... Read More
Archives

VHVI Offering World’s Tiniest Pacemaker, Pulmonary Hypertension Surgery

Feb 09, 2015 at 01:46 pm by Staff

Micra TPS A pacemaker the size of a vitamin is changing the cardiac game at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. Last September, cardiologist Christopher Ellis, MD, dire.... Read More
Archives

LHC Prepares for Annual D.C. Delegation

Feb 09, 2015 at 01:46 pm by Staff

A large delegation of Nashville healthcare executives will descend on Washington, D.C. next month to meet with policymakers, political pundits and industry insiders as part o.... Read More
Archives

Ebola Preparedness Update

Feb 09, 2015 at 01:46 pm by Staff

Expert Briefings & More U. S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Health Committee, met with infectious diseases experts from Vanderbilt University.... Read More
Archives

AHA Responds to MSSP Proposed Rule

Feb 06, 2015 at 11:47 am by Staff

On Febuary 5, the American Hospital Association sent comments to Ceners for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn B. Tavenner outlining thoughts and concerns reg.... Read More
Archives

Pinnacle Purchases Stake in Healthcare Lender

Feb 06, 2015 at 10:24 am by Staff

Pinnacle Financial Partners has acquired a 30 percent stake in a Florida-based healthcare lender with a national footprint and pre-tax margins of 50 percent. Nashville-based.... Read More
Archives

Insure Tennessee Dies in Committee

Feb 05, 2015 at 08:33 am by Staff

Governor Bill Haslam worked nearly two years to put together a program to expand access and make healthcare coverage attainable for more low-income Tennesseans ... it took th.... Read More
Archives

Tavenner Stepping Down

Jan 16, 2015 at 10:36 am by Staff

After serving as CMS administrator for a little more than three years, Marilyn Tavenner has announced she will resign from her position effective the end of February. Tavenne.... Read More