Clinical

Who is Getting Healthcare Right?

Nov 15, 2018 at 02:58 pm by Staff

Healthgrades Releases 2019 Hospital Quality Report & National Health Index For 20 years, Healthgrades has reviewed hospital quality and released an annual analysis of per.... Read More

TDH Issues Public Health Advisory On Cannabis

Oct 08, 2018 at 12:01 am by Staff

The Tennessee Department of Health is issuing a public health and safety advisory to warn Tennesseans about the risks of harm associated with use of products derived from Cann.... Read More

The War Against Opioids in Pain Management

Oct 05, 2018 at 04:35 pm by Staff

Nashville Specialists Offer Insight, Alternatives to Curb Abuse The governor's TN Together plan, which went into effect this past July, impacts both the dosage and duration of.... Read More

Designed to Disinfect: The Relation Between Interior Design & Infection Control

Oct 05, 2018 at 04:24 pm by Staff

About one in 25 patients in America has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI) on any given day, according to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disea.... Read More

Addressing the Gap Between Need & Access in Treating Addiction

Oct 05, 2018 at 04:09 pm by Staff

Largely driven by opioid usage, there is a strong consensus on a local, state and federal level that substance abuse is at epidemic proportions in the United States. Numerous.... Read More

News of Note in Addiction

Oct 05, 2018 at 03:50 pm by Staff

Rx Opioids Most Common Drugs Linked to Overdose Deaths in State Tennessee Department of Health data show 1,776 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses in 2017, the highest annual.... Read More

Physicians, Healthcare Organizations Convene to Combat Tennessee's Opioid Crisis

Oct 05, 2018 at 03:09 pm by Staff

Physicians and other healthcare professionals from across the state met in Nashville Sept. 14 and 15 for the second annual TriMED Healthcare Education Summit. The conference f.... Read More

Keeping the Focus on Quality & Safety

Oct 05, 2018 at 02:46 pm by Staff

LifePoint Health Efforts Recognized & Shared Nationally Quality and patient safety are benchmarks for any healthcare organization. In Middle Tennessee, LifePoint Health is.... Read More

New Tech Solutions to Improve Medication Adherence

Oct 05, 2018 at 02:32 pm by Staff

A health system can make remarkable strides in patient safety and quality only to see those results squandered when patients fail to properly adhere to a medication regimen. A.... Read More

Meharry Launches Data Science Institute

Oct 05, 2018 at 10:43 am by Staff

Last month, Meharry Medical College announced the launch of a new data science initiative designed to accelerate the treatment and care of underserved populations. The Data Sc.... Read More