Population Health

Addressing a Chronic Killer

Nov 16, 2020 at 11:19 am by Staff

HCA Hosts Kidney Disease Roundtable with CMS Administrator Seema Verma HCA Healthcare recently hosted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma an.... Read More

Alexander Advocates for Permanent Telehealth Policy Changes

Jul 08, 2020 at 04:18 pm by Staff

In June, Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said at least two of the most important temporary changes in federal policy made to ease telehealth access.... Read More

All of Us Looks to Improve Care for Each of Us

Jul 08, 2020 at 01:55 pm by Staff

NIH Precision Medicine Project is Changing the Research Landscape Historically, medicine has been a 'one size fits all' proposition. It's only been in the last few decades, as.... Read More

Senior Living Solutions Evolve to Meet Resident Needs

Oct 10, 2019 at 05:06 pm by Staff

"Senior living started more as a hospitality model," said Kim Elliott, RN, MSN, senior vice president of Clinical Services for Brookdale Senior Living. "Today, we're caring fo.... Read More

VUMC Joins Effort to Stop Spread of Two Deadly Viruses

Apr 10, 2019 at 04:36 pm by Staff

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are participating in a national effort to develop vaccines and other treatments as countermeasures to prevent the sp.... Read More

Morgan Mcdonald Named Deputy Commissioner For Population Health

Apr 10, 2019 at 04:33 pm by Staff

Morgan McDonald, MD, FACP, FAAP, has been appointed deputy commissioner for population health for the Tennessee Department of Health. McDonald had been serving as interim depu.... Read More

Physician Spotlight: Tackling Health Equity

Apr 10, 2019 at 04:22 pm by Staff

VUMC's Wilkins Leads Efforts for Tennesseans For Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, vice president of Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and associate dean for He.... Read More

UnitedHealthcare and the AMA Collaborate to Understand and Address Social Barriers Preventing People's Access to Better Health

Apr 09, 2019 at 12:27 pm by Staff

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, and the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new collaboration that will better identify and addressehr (.... Read More

Healthcare 2019: Expert Expectations for the New Year

Jan 21, 2019 at 06:14 pm by Staff

The Financial & Business Case for Transformation Despite a series of unexpected challenges to healthcare as 2018 drew to a close, experts who follow the industry in the Un.... Read More

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