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Op-Ed: Tennessee Considers Bold Plan to Replace Medical Malpractice System, Reduce Healthcare Costs for Consumers

Sep 14, 2016 at 05:09 pm by Staff

The fall brings tough news for families who live on a budget, and it may be even worse this year as consumers return to work to discover that health insurance options for 2017.... Read More

Tennessee Increases Availability of Naloxone

Sep 12, 2016 at 09:48 am by Staff

The passage of Public Chapter 596 allows authorized pharmacists to dispense naloxone to a person at risk of opioid overdose or to a family member, friend or other person to as.... Read More

Four State Agency Leaders Call for Increased Awareness about Fentanyl

Sep 02, 2016 at 01:17 pm by Staff

Following a public health alert update last week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on increased risk of overdose and fatalities associated with fentanyl-lace.... Read More

The Legal View of M&A

Aug 09, 2016 at 05:17 pm by Staff

Mergers and acquisitions are risky business. Throw in antitrust laws, Stark Law and the False Claims Act and a deal can implode long before it hits the table.In today’s M&A ma.... Read More

The Legal View of M&A

Aug 09, 2016 at 05:17 pm by Staff

Mergers and acquisitions are risky business. Throw in antitrust laws, Stark Law and the False Claims Act and a deal can implode long before it hits the table.In today’s M&A ma.... Read More

The Pain of the Penalty

Aug 09, 2016 at 04:28 pm by Staff

In FY 2015, the United States recovered $3.6 billion in fraud-related civil settlements and judgments. That number may increase significantly in the coming years due to stiffe.... Read More

VUMC Tapped for Precision Medicine Leadership Role

Aug 09, 2016 at 01:49 pm by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to be the Data and Research Support Center for the Precision Medicine Initiativ.... Read More

TMA’s Leadership Immersion

Aug 09, 2016 at 01:39 pm by Staff

Recently, a select group of 12 emerging physician leaders from around the state met in Monteagle to learn more about collaboration, influence, conflict management and negotiat.... Read More

T.J. Martell’s Women’s Health Initiative

Aug 09, 2016 at 01:31 pm by Staff

The T.J. Martell Foundation hosted the inaugural Women’s Health and Wellness Summer Soirée on June 28 at Green Door Gourmet. Presented by SESAC, the event garnered over 150 gu.... Read More

Pediatric Device Competition

Aug 04, 2016 at 09:46 am by Staff

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2016  -- The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) is now accepting proposals for medical devices that address a significan.... Read More