CMS Finalizes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process

Jan 21, 2024 at 03:25 pm by Staff

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to increasing health data exchange and strengthening access to care, the Centers for Medicare &am.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Board of Directors Welcomes Respected Chancellor to Board’s Quality and Patient Safety Committee

Jan 21, 2024 at 02:24 pm by Staff

  The Quality and Patient Safety Committee of Ascension Saint Thomas Board of Directors is pleased to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Peter Buckley. His academic exp.... Read More

Dr. Jimmy Kerrigan, Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, selected to be Young Leader for 2024 CRT Conference

Jan 21, 2024 at 02:21 pm by Staff

  Dr. Jimmy L. Kerrigan, interventional cardiologist at Ascension Saint Thomas Heart and Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been selected for the 2024  Cardiovasc.... Read More

Ascend Federal Credit Union Donates $200,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Jan 16, 2024 at 12:05 pm by Staff

    Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee, announced today a donation of $200,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospita.... Read More

TMA Staff Changes Announced for 2024

Jan 16, 2024 at 11:57 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) announces several promotions and additions to the staff as 2024 begins. The following staff changes are new.... Read More

What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

Jan 16, 2024 at 11:22 am by Staff

By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News  On the presidential campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is, once again, promising to repeal and replace the Affordable C.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Celebrates COO Selection to the 2024 Council Fellows Program

Jan 16, 2024 at 10:51 am by Staff

NASHVILLE — Ascension Saint Thomas is proud to announce that Chris Moore, chief operating officer at Ascension Saint Thomas, has been selected into the 2024 Class of the.... Read More

The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial Medical Center receives 2023 Press Ganey Human Experience Pinnacle of Excellence and Guardian of Excellence Awards

Jan 14, 2024 at 11:21 pm by Staff

NASHVILLE – The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial Medical Center has been named a 2023 Human Experience (HX) Pinnacle of Excellence Award® winner.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West Achieves Elite Three-Star Rating for Cardiovascular Excellence in Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Jan 14, 2024 at 11:18 pm by Staff

  Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in aort.... Read More

New NIH grant funds novel brain network approach to improve epilepsy surgery

Jan 14, 2024 at 11:09 pm by Staff

A multidisciplinary group of investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million gra.... Read More

Vanderbilt nurse managers take part in inaugural cohort of the Health Management Academy’s Nurse Manager Idea Labs

Jan 14, 2024 at 11:03 pm by Staff

Matt Batcheldor Five Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) nurse managers participated in the inaugural cohort of the Health Management Academy’s Nurse Manage.... Read More

Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center honored by CF Foundation

Jan 14, 2024 at 10:57 pm by Staff

Rachel Vitolo The Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been selected for the Cy.... Read More